King Hippo
hippohq.bsky.social
King Hippo
@hippohq.bsky.social
𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗮 | @intlanthem.bsky.social‬ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ | ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇʀ | ʙʀᴏᴀᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ | ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ
Playing records at Nighthawk this Saturday from 9pm-1am.. Let’s chill together a min ✨
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King Hippo
Dec 13

Nighthawk
4744 N Kimball Ave

9pm-1am
FREE
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December 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞
QC w/ King Hippo + Thomas Xu (Steady Flight Circle )
Lumpen Radio

feat music by:
John Surman, Salin, Roxy Music, Mong Tong, Sessa, Hameedullah, Adam Halliwell AND MORE ..

LINK 📡💕 tinyurl.com/jwf5jr5z
December 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The first chance ever for Chicagoans to hear Gilles Peterson on a muthafuckin Funktion-One soundsystem !!! This is a true honor and a very rare opportunity!

Get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/4v9mt4rw
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞
QC w/ King Hippo + Thomas Xu ( Steady Flight Circle )
Lumpen Radio

featuring music by:
John Surrman, Salin, Roxy Music, Mong Tong, Sessa, Hameedullah, Adam Halliwell AND MORE ..

LINK 📡 tinyurl.com/4t8ucrym 💕
December 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Agents have been involved in eight car chases and used force in at least 76 incidents, according to an analysis by WBEZ and the Sun-Times based on a review of hundreds of court documents, videos and news reports.
Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’
www.wbez.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Very happy to join loved ones this Sunday at Parachute to celebrate the release of the Style of (Life) compilation by Paradise Is a Frequency in partnership with Numero Group. This is going to be a very special and beautiful night, please join us ❤
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This evening in the beautiful city of Chicago, IL <3
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Come hear a story or two and a lot of fuckin beats !!
Next Tuesday at Pilsen’s 606 Records, Makaya McCraven performs LIVE in-store, plus a special advance listening of his new 2xLP OFF THE RECORD and more with DJs @hippohq.bsky.social and Mano.
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Setting the vibe for a legend ..
please join us!!
TICKETS: shorturl.at/XXozG
October 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I have the tremendous honor of opening for the LEGENDARY 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀' *𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧* this Sunday at the Metro✨ come thru and vibe with us ✨
October 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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“Freedom of speech” is good, no not like that
Meet the Press put together a clip of Trump vowing in January to "bring back free speech to America," followed by him saying last Friday that negative coverage of him is "no longer free speech"
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 to our monthly residency on Worldwide FM – bka – 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐊𝐒: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐈𝐑𝐋. This month we hear from our brothers 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗡𝗶ñ𝗼 and @hippohq.bsky.social who share music from their home cities of Los Angeles and Chicago.

LINK: tinyurl.com/4c9kfkhs 📡✨
September 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Israeli Far-Right Minister Smotrich Calls Gaza Strip a “Real Estate Bonanza”
Israeli Far-Right Minister Smotrich Calls Gaza Strip a “Real Estate Bonanza”
Israel's far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday called the Gaza Strip a “real estate bonanza” and said that “a business plan is on President Trump's table.” He also added, “We've done the demolition phase. Now we need to build.”
www.democracynow.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The shift from protesting in downtown Chicago to taking their voice directly to the federal agents is something organizers had to do.

“Some of the most impactful things that I’ve seen are rapid response teams going directly to the sites where ICE is showing up.”

thetriibe.com/2025/09/what...
What tactics are being used to fight back against increased ICE activity in the Chicagoland area? • The TRiiBE
Organizers speak on the way communities are showing up to protect one another.
thetriibe.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The report issued Tuesday by experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible.
A UN inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, joining a rising chorus
The report issued Tuesday by experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Carlos and I rockin after the big boss GP on Thursday ..
TUNE IN: tinyurl.com/4c9kfkhs
September 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
How do we not know we live in complete insanity?
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
www.npr.org
September 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"...to learn a lot of different strange ways..."
I Ask The Question, by Margeeah
from the album Looking For Love
frederiksbergrecords.bandcamp.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Can’t even lie with a straight face since she’s incapable of moving most of her facial muscles anyway.
Kristi Noem: "I do know that LA wouldn't be standing today if President Trump hadn't taken action."
August 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Back behind the bar at Parachute this Friday and playing records under the rising moon.
Please join me ✨
August 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Foreign doctors have been serving as medical volunteers, but must be approved by Israel to enter Gaza. The World Health Organization says denial rates have increased by 50% since March.
Israel increasingly bars foreign doctors who want to volunteer in Gaza
Foreign doctors have been serving as medical volunteers, but must be approved by Israel to enter Gaza. The World Health Organization says denial rates have increased by 50% since March.
n.pr
August 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 is the feature of the newest edition of @wejazzhelsinki.bsky.social ✨ With an expansive profile written by Andy Beta, a selective discography by Peter Margasak, a photo essay by Scott McNiece, and a cover illustration by Ryan Mowry. Pick up a copy at your favorite record store TODAY <3
August 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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TONIGHT
in the beautiful city of Chicago, IL ...

We’re back at the Brain and listening to Angel Bat Dawid‘s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 followed by 9magicforever1 live, responding to music from the record. Doors are at 7pm and we’ll start playing the record around 8:30pm. Tix are available online and at the door!
August 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM