It’s been a little while since we’ve received correspondence from Chae Hawk, the lyrical linchpin between Buffalo hip-hop and the national independent music scene. Hawk, however, blew up our inboxes…

Rapper Chae Hawk is a microcosm of the Queen City, his hometown that’s coincidentally propelled and limited his music career. He’s performed in front of thousands at Thursday at the Harbor, and he’s played to tiny crowds at Soundlab. He simultaneously…

Buffalo’s prodigal son of hip-hop, Chae Hawk, has released a short film for a single off of his four-year labor of love, Dance…

Buffalo hip-hop artist Chae Hawk talks about his new album, Dance Party for the Heavy-Hearted, the way that athletes discuss their preparations for the Olympics.…

Chae Hawk (rapper) & Grabbitz (producer) came together on Saturday night at Soundlab to display what they have been busy cooking up for the past few months. The sounds of Grabbitz's engineering with Chae's lyrics proved to once again win over the hometown crowd. They…

It’s not like Buffalo rappers Chae Hawk and Grabbitz…

Chae Hawk's musical growth over the past few years has been impressive, and the local hip-hop impresario continues to push out content that grabs our attention. His latest work -- a short video clip filmed at the

Thursday at the Harbor attendees that grew up in the ‘90s will appreciate the good times to be had tonight at Canalside.

The “Queens of Hip Hop,” Salt-N-Pepa…

Chae Hawk brought his A game to as he unveiled his new album, Dance Party for the Heavy-Hearted, at Ujima Theatreloft. With Cochise And Milk opening, it was a good night to get your groove on! Best of luck to Chae, one of Buffalo.com's favorite people.

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It’s almost here—it’s so close you can almost hear it. And on Friday, you actually will.

I am referring, of course, to Buffalo hip-pop king Chae Hawk’s long-awaited album,

As part of his seven-city tour to promote the unreleased “Prisoner of Conscious” album, Talib Kweli was lured to Buffalo by FunTime Presents to headline a bill with Seattle’s J.…

Grabbitz isn’t sure which style of producer he fashions himself after.

Will he be like Swizz Beatz, celebrated as one of hip-hop’s best for his work with Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, while also dropping his own albums? Or does he prefer the…

Chae Hawk's latest single -- the Grabbitz-produced "Heartlock," a dubstep-fueled burst of hip-hop emotion -- can now be both seen and heard.

"Heartlock" is directed by Jeremy E. Jackson of

Just in time for spring: Buffalo’s top hip-hop crossover artist, Chae Hawk, has a new single to share. The track, “Heartlock,”…

When you listen to Chae Hawk’s smoothly-produced blend of hip-pop and consider his habit of rubbing shoulders with nationally acclaimed talent (Joel Madden, Forever…