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The Rockford hip-hop collective known as the Derelict Dynasty Corps. practices the sub-genre of hip-hop known as backpack hip-hop, in which its members are ready at a moment’s notice for a public performance by carrying all they need in their backpacks.

Three local members, Chris Sweeney, the artist known as Chris Geebus, his son Kain Sweeney, known as Kain the Able, and Justin Whitworth, the artist known as Jay Church, visited the Register Star newsroom last week to share their story.

Chris is the illustrator of the portrait sketch series depicting local notables. He shares the creation story of Derelict Dynasty Corps. Its members initially struggled to find public venues in which to perform in Rockford. We hear how that changed as the group worked to improve the negative stereotype of hip-hop artists.

We get an exclusive first-listen to not one, but two previously unreleased songs: one by Kain The Able and another by Jay Church.

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Rockford Register Star: www.rrstar.com

Host: Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; [email protected]; @scottpyates

Derelict Dynasty Corps.:

Email: [email protected]

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@chrisgeebus1

@kaintheable

@michaelmiccheck

@IQtrackteam

@stonetheunknown

Music:

“Something (Produced by Black King Pin)”

By Jay Church

“Kain Kong (produced by Party Hat)”

By Kain the Able, on his album “Music Is Me.” Expected release date is June 2019.

“All Night (produced by Roe Royal)”

By Jay Church, on his album called “Ready.” Expected release date is Fall 2019.

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Everyone seems to be mad at Cincinnati Reds slugger Derek Dietrich. Here's the problem. When you're made at someone in baseball, typically you have them beamed in the butt with a fastball. Can't do that to Dietrich. That would only pad his MLB record of six HBPs in one weekend series against the Brewers!

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