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The Hood Internet is Chicago-based production duo comprised of ABX and STV SLV. They are mostly known for their outstanding mash-ups of Hip Hop with Indie Rock.

Chicago rapper Matlock is known for his grimy, yet story-focused lyrics. Matlock joins Jesse Menendez on Vocalo's MusicVox to talk about his new album 2707.

Chicago punk band The Frantic are barely of drinking age, yet they've had years of punk rock partying and debauchery behind their backs! Their debut Audio & Murder was released when they were still in their teens.

When Sarajevo native Roni Bomboni came to Chicago in mid-90's during The Bosnian War, he set out to do one thing only - to form a band of Gypsy Punks and Balkan Pimps, fronted by him - The Balkan Elvis. Well, that's almost entirely accurate..

Richard Giraldi is the Editor-In-Chief of Chicago's "hyper-local" music blog Loud Loop Press. The Blog has been in existence for two years and in 2010 won Chicago Reader's Best Chicago Music Blog Award.

Mike Silverman, better known as That 1 Guy, abandoned his double bass and invented an entirely new instrument - The Magic Pipe. This Pipe that looks like a strange hybrid of Industrial Revolution and Dr.

Baltimore's prolific rapper / MC Sullee J speaks and promotes positivity through his music and deeds. He's affiliated with multiple charities helping Haiti, Pakistan, Palestine and Indonesia, and he strives to serve as a role model in the Hip Hop community.