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Joel Q is a Special Education teacher at Cook Elementary in Chicago, and a rapper hailing from Auburn Gresham on the South Side. Bekoe spoke with Joel about working with kids and his new album "Crazy Road To Glory."

Bekoe spoke with singer, rapper, drummer and North Lawndale native Bianca Shaw to talk about her recent EP "Exhale," new Single "Seat Back," and what she would like to do for her community.

Leor Galil is a music staff writer at The Chicago Reader. He joined Jill Hopkins on Vocalo Radio to look back at some of this year's notable releases from Chicago and worldwide.

Chicago rapper Jarad Higgins better known as Juice WRLD died this weekend at the age of 21 following a seizure at the Midway Airport. Vocalo's Jill Hopkins and Bekoe pay tribute to the life and music of a rising star.

"Escape from Babylon Vol. 4" is a satirical action adventure comic series and 4th studio album from Chicago's dynamic Hip Hop crew The Microphone Misfitz.

Theycallmericky is a 23 year old rapper from the southwest side of Chicago. From lyrical and mellow to loud and energetic, Ricky's raps span a range of sounds and emotions within the Hip Hop genre.

Eryn Allen Kane has made her mark as an emerging talent in the R&B and soul scenes. After cutting her teeth in the Midwest, Eryn now calls L.A. home. Her newest EP entitled “A Tree Planted by Water.”

Shredders is the newest offshoot of Minneapolis-based label and Hip Hop collective Doomtree. Their new album is packed with hard hitting beats, traces of Punk, Drum 'n' Bass, and relentlessly catchy and edgy bars.

North Carolina bred and raised Rapsody is every MC's MC. Hip Hop to the core, Rapsody is an acclaimed lyricist and a powerful outspoken voice for women and black culture. On her new album "Eve," she takes that ethos to the next level.

The record is inspired by the horror genre. Images of ghosts, werewolves and other ominous entities haunt the record through and through in concert with the band's usual penchant for experimental hip hop, distortion and glitch noise.