Rich Seng came to Chicago hoping to find fame and fortune producing free rock compilation CDs. It didn’t happen quite as he planned, and in a strange twist of events, he entered seminary to become a priest.
That didn’t work out either.
But Seng, a man of big ideas, found a calling in another, and perhaps more unlikely, cause: battle rap.
Rhyme Spitters, which Seng launched in 2004 as a kind of “American Idol” meets “8 Mile” contest, returns this year to the Double Door after a two-year hiatus, with Seng refreshed and bearing a bevy of new ideas. Join the battle, on Page XX.
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Greg Kot’s best local albums of 2010, and next gig dates for the bands. Page x
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Chris Jones on ways to keep the holiday chestnuts fresh, year after year. Page x
