Upcoming Artist Appearances:

No shows booked at the moment.

Recent Project Events

2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China
Friday, September 17 – Monday, September 20, 2010

Hip Hop ChicaGO brought authentic breakdancing and beats to thousands at the Shanghai World Expo. With 4 performances over 2 days, we drew the USA Pavilion’s largest audience ever. Our excursion also included a stop at Fudan University, where we met and battled with Chinese student breakdancers. See our videos, photos, and blog for the full experience!

Columbia College Chicago Convocation
Thursday, September 2, 2010
1:30pm
Grant Park at Balbo & Columbus Dr., Chicago

We rocked Columbia’s students in beautiful Grant Park! Pictures coming soon.

Chinatown Summer Fair
Sunday, July 18, 2010
5:45pm
Chinatown Square Main Stage
2300 S. Wentworth Ave., Chicago

Hundreds of Chicagoans got a taste of our Shanghai World Expo performance at Chinatown’s annual neighborhood festival.

Recent Artist Appearances

St. Bagu & MC Rico @ The Road to Shanghai and Back
Saturday, October 2, 2010
8:00pm
Elbo Room, Chicago

St. Bagu and MC Rico celebrated their return from Shanghai with their first live show back in Chicago.

J Funky & BraveMonk @ REMEMBER THE NAME
Saturday, October 2, 2010
5:00pm
Alternatives, Inc., Chicago

J Funky danced in the featured battle of the night, which featured over a dozen of Chicago’s best up-and-coming young b-boys and DJs and was hosted by BraveMonk.

DJ N.VS @ Columbia College Chicago’s Music Industry Mixer
Thursday, September 30, 2010
6:00pm
Columbia College Chicago

DJ N.VS’s band Actual Rhinoceros showed off their wild jazz hip hop fusion at this mixer for Columbia students interested in the music industry.

BraveMonk @ Best of Dance Chicago
Saturday, September 25, 2010
7:30pm
Illinois Valley Community College

Awesome Style Konnection’s BraveMonk performed in a special benefit performance to assist Streator Tornado Victims and rebuild Engel Theatre

MC Rico @ North Coast Music Festival final battle
Thursday, August 26, 2010
8:00pm
Tonic Room
2447 N. Halsted, Chicago

The newest music festival to hit Chicago held a contest for a local artist to join the main stage lineup, which boasts acts like The Chemical Brothers, Nas, Damian Marley, Lupe Fiasco, and De La Soul.

Hip Hop ChicaGO artist MC Rico’s band Sidewalk Chalk made it to the finals in the North Coast Music Festival’s “Toast of the Coast” competition! Though the band did not ultimately win, it was a great show and a fun night.

Sidewalk Chalk (MC Rico) @ Beat Kitchen
Thursday, August 19, 2010
8:00pm
Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont, Chicago

Catch MC Rico Sisney’s hip hop/soul/jazz band Sidewalk Chalk along with Mos Scocious, Akasha, Doc’s Delorean, and Vertikal.

Sidewalk Chalk (MC Rico) @ Grammer’s, Cincinatti
Friday, August 13, 2010
10:00pm – 2:00am
Grammer’s Bar
1442 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnatians! Don’t miss your chance to see Sidewalk Chalk, the Chicago Reader‘s Best Local Hip Hop Artist of 2010, at YouKnewBlog’s Midwest showcase.

MC Rico @ Little Black Pearl
Friday, August 13, 2010
6:00-8:00pm
Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center
1060 E. 47th St., Chicago

Join Rico and his Street-Level Youth Media students for the opening reception of “You Are Here,” an exhibition featuring 15 young artists, exploring the concept of space through collaborative multimedia installations.

Stick and Move Dance Crew @ Edible Audible Picnic
Saturday, July 24, 2010
12:00pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago

Stick and Move entertained the crowd at Chicago Hip Hop—All Headz on Deck, part of Millennium Park’s summer-long Edible Audible Picnic music series.

Sidewalk Chalk (MC Rico) @ Double Door
Saturday, July 3, 2010
9:00pm
Double Door
1572 N. Milwaukee, Chicago

MC Rico Sisney’s hip hop/soul/jazz band Sidewalk Chalk shared a bill with local acts Janelle Kroll, C.A.R.M.A., and The Flavor Savors at Wicker Park’s Double Door.