With all the tragedies and the triumphs that have occurred over the past decade for Chicago rapper Saba, he holds firm to the belief that “time is the greatest storyteller.” “This year is really a ...

No ID’s beats were integral to the music Saba heard growing up on the West Side of Chicago, on early Common albums, ’00s Jay-Z hits, and boundary-pushing Kanye West tracks. “I was listening to them ...

RIAA gold-selling rapper and Pivot Gang leader Saba teams up with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer No ID for their latest single, “Woes of the World,” released today. The track offers another glimpse ...

The photography class is a bit of a side quest. Right now, their main task is wrapping up a joint album, From the Private ­Collection of Saba and No ID, which they’ve been working on since 2022. Due ...

Chicago rapper Saba and storied producer No ID will release their collaborative album, From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID, on March 18. A full track list for the album hasn’t been released ...

On his new album with No ID, Saba continues to be one of rap's more talented yet understated technicians. But will his style allow him to be more? Does he want to be? If you ask any rapper, basically ...

I love a concept album — any concept, really. But especially an unfussy, simple concept album, released completely by surprise, from one of my all-time favorite rappers recording today. Saba, fresh ...

Saba’s Phoenix performance at The Van Buren on June 27, his second-to-last stop on The Big Picture Tour, brought back shades of the Chicago-centric 2016 “Coloring Book” era of hip-hop: a bright, ...

Spring is officially here and so are new tunes. This week, a shameless rapper from Louisiana drops a sequel, a streamer-rapper puts out his debut EP, a Chicago rapper and veteran beatmaker unveil ...

It’s hard not to smile at Chance the Rapper’s joyous “Angels” video, a ride on Chicago public transit that turns into an impromptu dance party. Chance gets to swoop in from the skies as a superhero, ...

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