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From here:
'The station's even been immortalized by Chicago native Common. Conscious rap's noted leading light, then known as Common Sense, used to drop by the station -- "to play tapes and freestyle on the air, before he released any records," as JP Chill remembers. Later, Common paid tribute to WHPK on "Nuthin' To Do," a track from his classic album "Resurrection": "Then 'HPK was the only station that would [expletive] with rap."'
WHPK is the University of Chicago's radio station. Yayayayay that made my day :D
'The station's even been immortalized by Chicago native Common. Conscious rap's noted leading light, then known as Common Sense, used to drop by the station -- "to play tapes and freestyle on the air, before he released any records," as JP Chill remembers. Later, Common paid tribute to WHPK on "Nuthin' To Do," a track from his classic album "Resurrection": "Then 'HPK was the only station that would [expletive] with rap."'
WHPK is the University of Chicago's radio station. Yayayayay that made my day :D