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The artists

• Cool DTwitter: link coming

  Has been contributing to the art of hip hop since age 10. At 14 he began making beats with 2 Casio SK-10 keyboards. Dedicated to dropping music every chance he gets, he is a free agent with a large number of releases, including with the label. Latest: My Sincere Appreciation Volume 16; Funny Bone, Vol. 1 (feat. Max Ptah).

• Jura Shaheed@jurashaheed81 (opens in a new tab)

  Emcee, producer, songwriter and composer. Loves traditional jazz, soul and hip hop, and has produced and written since his youth. Produces music blending soul and experimental sounds, with the goal of being recognized as a renaissance emcee. Latest: The Search Pt. 2 feat Riyah B.; The Afterlife EP.

• Mallz X Thess@mallz (opens in a new tab)

  Incredible chemistry and amazing skills in both lyrics and production. KILLSHIT is “a musically aesthetic body of work that reminds us that hip hop is alive and well.” Latest: KILLSHIT; Culture Re-Hustled.

• RC WalkerThe artist formerly known as Rob Walker

  Writes, plays several instruments and sometimes sings. Started in the ’90s as a guitarist with the live instrumental Maroon Colony crew. Has worked with house legends Terry Hunter and Ron Maney, jazz artists Kafele and Khari Lemuel, and hip hop masters Jura Shaheed and Drunken Monkeee. Latest: Let Go Be Free b/w Let’s Make The Room Stank; Let Me In b/w Queen of Grace.

• The Munkeys Are Conspiring@audioforensicks (opens in a new tab)

  Evolution meeting revolution. The banana in your proverbial tailpipe. A group featuring Audio (Voodoo) Forensicks and Thess. Latest: The Re-Release. ConspiringMunkeys.com (opens in a new tab)

• Thesselonious@thesselonious (opens in a new tab)

  Thesselonious has been involved with hip hop since 1984 in some form, whether rapping, DJing, or making beats. He’s an emcee. Producer. Reggae collector. Chicago’s Very Own Marathon DJ. NACROBATS founding member. #ShrugLifer #OBCT Team Founder. #DrumSnob. Twitter addict. Talk show cohost. #UsualSuspect. Latest: The Death of Saturn; Meditations in Mahogany.

  A Tribe Called Thess: The work ethic speaks for itself. Thesselonious bio

Watch and listen

Thess on the air

• Wednesday Show

  Wednesday, Central time.

  8-10 PM CT
• Sunday Show

  His Sunday show has been running for over a decade.

  6-9 PM CT

Central time. Full calendar: link coming. Thess is on air at VisulLive.com, an online talk platform, and DJs live on WVLM, a radio station.