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Chicago Hip-Hop On Tap At History Museum's 'Chicago Voices Talk' Series

By Ted Cox | January 30, 2017 1:47pm | Updated on January 31, 2017 10:45am
 Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring Day at U.S. Cellular Field last fall.
Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring Day at U.S. Cellular Field last fall.
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OLD TOWN — They'll be talking hip-hop at the Chicago History Museum Tuesday, with a program entitled "Hip-Hop: How the City Inspires the Sound."

As part of the museum's "Chicago Voices Talk" series, the program will look at how "Chicago has embraced an eclectic mix of regional East Coast, West Coast and Southern hip-hop styles, but it has always been inspired by the everyday realities and histories of the city," according to a news release.

Kanye West, Common, Twista, Lupe Fiasco and Rhymefest should figure prominently, along with polar opposites Chief Keef and Chance the Rapper.

Amina Norman-Hawkins, founder of the Chicago Hip-Hop Initiative, will be a panelist, along with Andrew Barber, creator of hip-hop website Fake Shore Drive.

Producer and disc jockey oddCouple will join the panel discussion, as will rapper Add-2, who is also expected to perform.

The event is at 7 p.m. at the museum, 1601 N. Clark St., and tickets are $10, $5 for members and students.

Visitors can also check out a display put together by the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College, which is joining with Two Seven Eight Media to create a Chicago Hip-Hop Archive. It will also offer a sneak peek at the upcoming documentary film "Midway: The Story of Chicago Hip-Hop."