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…

Offering your hard work for free—for exposure and competition’s sake—must be a tough reality to accept for aspiring musicians, but in the age of SoundCloud and YouTube, combined with the overwhelming number of laptop DJs, the “free”…

Over the last 15 years, wingsuit flying has exploded in popularity—just check out the several million YouTube views that wingsuit stars have garnered—and the thrill of watching…

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 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…

They say that imitation is the best form of flattery. In that case, Gotye has been flattered, a lot.

The Belgian-Australian singer's "Somebody That I Used to Know" has taken the world by storm over the last year. And although it was originally released…

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…

Local Buffalo Hip Hop at its finest. Team Radio Presents Chae Hawk, Grabbitz and Nameless tore it up at the Vault on Saturday night. Photos by http://chuckalaimo.com/