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Kid Sister, the New Queen of Hip-Hop?new

With only a minute amount of material actually released, the buzz around this potential new queen of hip-hop is so overwhelming that when her mug graced the cover of URB this summer the immediate gut reaction was "Yeah, that makes a lot of sense," and not "Wait, she doesn't even have a record yet!"
Chicago Newcity  |  Tom Lynch  |  07-30-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Chicago's 'Hipster Rap' Scene Attracts the Inevitable Backlashnew

Most criticism of hipster rap only goes clothes deep, and even for relatively philosophical haters like Unkut.com's Robbie Ettelson, the sight of a rapper in anything but baggy jeans and a hoodie seems to trigger homosexual panic.
Chicago Reader  |  Miles Raymer  |  06-10-2008  |  Music

Kid Sister’s Kanye Bouncenew

Chi-town rising star Melisa Young makes the most of unlikely Kanye West boost.
NOW Magazine  |  Benjamin Boles  |  01-11-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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