Words by Louie Hernandez (@LFH25)

It has been a long, grueling winter in Chicago. But the good news is that the weather is starting to break, and summer will soon be upon us. In the first quarter of 2014, Chicago artists released a slew of new music including heat from veterans such as Common and Lupe Fiasco, and young stars like Chief Keef and Chance The Rapper also blessed the public with a handful of new joints.

However, this article isn’t to focus on the widely known and crossover material Chicago rappers have put out, but rather highlighting a few songs and projects that might have flown under your radar — yet deserve your attention.

Check out the first of our ongoing new series: You Might’ve Missed: Slept-On Music From 1Q’14 below.

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