D espite being 23 years his senior, prolific producer No ID has a much more childlike air than ­Chicago indie rapper Saba, who is quietly pensive, if not a tad guarded. When we meet at No ID’s Los ...

Dropping a fresh track from the Windy City, RIAA gold-certified rap maestro Saba and the legendary producer and executive No ID — crowned the “Godfather of Chicago Hip-Hop” — unleash their brand-new ...

The latest single from Saba’s long-awaited project with No ID is “Head.Rap,” an introspective look at the Chicago rapper’s hair journey. In its verses, Saba unravels the complicated politics ...

After working with famed Chicago producer No ID over the last few years, independent rapper Saba has come to a realization. “There’s a lot of stories that I haven’t told yet. There’s a lot of beats I ...

Chicago rapper Saba and storied producer No ID will release their collaborative album, From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID, on March 18. A full track list for the album hasn’t been released ...

No ID’s beats were integral to the music Saba heard growing up on the West Side of Chicago, on early Common albums, ’00s Jay-Z hits, and boundary-pushing Kanye West tracks. “I was listening to them ...

RIAA gold-selling rapper and Pivot Gang leader Saba teams up with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer No ID for their latest single, “Woes of the World,” released today. The track offers another glimpse ...

On his new album with No ID, Saba continues to be one of rap's more talented yet understated technicians. But will his style allow him to be more? Does he want to be? If you ask any rapper, basically ...

Chicago rapper Saba is currently preparing for the release of his album Bucket List Project on October 27. Ahead of its release, Saba shares his latest single "Church / Liquor Store" alongside fellow ...

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Saba’s Phoenix performance at The Van Buren on June 27, his second-to-last stop on The Big Picture Tour, brought back shades of the Chicago-centric 2016 “Coloring Book” era of hip-hop: a bright, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saba (with No ID in the background) - Credit: Photographs by DANIEL DORSA The photography class is a bit of a side quest. Right ...