Open Mike Eagle And Kit Expand Chicago Hip Hop Inside And Out

Open Mike Eagle lives in LA, but he grew up on Chicago’s south side—and this city is never far from his heart. Its problems aren’t far from his head either, and they pop up early on his brand-new album Dark Comedy. On the opening track, an absurd trip through society’s technologically enhanced ills called “Dark Comedy Morning Show,” he raps, “There’s shootings on the news / Unless it’s in the Chi cause blacks and Mexicans can die.”