Joey Purp closed the summer with a bang. The Chicago spitter on Friday (Sept. 7) dropped Quarterthing, his third solo full-length and first since 2016. The project, executive produced by The Social ...

The importance of perspective in a hip-hop album can’t be understated. Kendrick Lamar’s records are informed by the civil rights struggle, Kurupt, and Lil Wayne, but they wouldn’t resonate without his ...

"Girls @," from Joey Purp's second mixtape iiiDrops, now has a music video starring Purp and Chance the Rapper. iiiDrops arrived in May, featuring collabs from Vic Mensa, Saba and more, and "Girls ...

Joey Purp has announced the forthcoming arrival of his new mixtape UpLate, out Sept. 24. via self-release. He marked the announcement with the new song and video for “Outside.” The visual sees the ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. DJ extraordinaire Purp is a New York City mainstay for a ...

As the list of viable MCs out of Chicago continues to grow, don't sleep on Joey Purp. The Windy City MC is prepping the release of his forthcoming project iiiDrops and today we get what could be the ...

In 2018, the energetic and hungry Chicago rapper Joey Purp released his impressive album QUARTERTHING. In the time after that, Joey performed on The Tonight Show with the RZA and turned up on old ...

Memorial Day weekends serve as a distilled snapshot of Chicago’s divide. On the North Side, you have copious amounts of wealth and social prosperity: neighborhood street festivals, rooftop barbecues, ...

The latest episode of Nigerian Idol Season 10 delivered a powerful mix of emotion, drama, and vocal brilliance. What began as a night for four finalists ended with two unforgettable talents standing ...

After weeks of fierce competition and show-stopping performances, Nigerian Idol Season 10 has come to an electrifying end — and Purp has emerged the ultimate winner! The grand finale, aired live on ...

As WPB moved toward real totalitarianism last week (see col. 2), it had one solace for its frantic victims. There was going to be less red tape. After four months of trial, WPB had a grown-up plan for ...

God, Wyatt Larew believes, put him on Earth to share the cannabis plant with the world. In 2019, the year Texas legalized hemp, Larew received a kidney transplant that would inspire him on this ...