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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018's Care for Me and 2022's ...

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 ...

For a long time now, two Chicago rap fixtures have been building up to the release of a new collaborative project. The consistently excellent rapper Saba and the legendary producer No ID have been ...

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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