The Extra Shift Show spotlights emerging Chicago hip

The Extra Shift Show brings together a lineup of up-and-coming local rappers operating in a diversity of styles. These days this sort of showcase is unfortunately sporadic in north-side clubs, despite the events curated by Chicago multimedia outlet Real Ones. I hope the Extra Shift Show leads to more variety in grassroots hip-hop programming, and the venue might be a good omen: Bookclub occupies the former Elbo Room space, and Elbo Room hosted one of Chicago’s most important regular hip-hop parties, Blue Groove Lounge . Tonight’s bill features five MCs plus DJ Peach on the turntables. F.B.E. raps in a throaty murmur over dreamy arrangements, and on the 2023 single “Whatever” he adopts a tumbling triplet flow. Kyn moves back and forth between blown-out party tracks (“FreakNik,” “Kyn Shxt”