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Thirty years ago today, at the age of 24, the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson released the best-selling album of all time - Thriller .  This album set the bar and influenced many Pop artist today with hits like "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "PYT," and more. According to Billboard's Steve Greenberg , the album broke down racial barriers and changed the way America viewed music.

A few weeks ago, R&B singer  Pierre  hit the scene making major noise, when he debut his latest video "You Got That (Boom Boom Sticky)" on World Star Hip Hop . Now, we hear the Chicago native is back in the studio, again! This time its for the remix! According to our source, Pierre is in the studio working with two Chicago legends and icons (Rapper Shawnna and Legendary producer Soundmaster T ).

Straight from the Chi! Its the homie Lil Durk with another one! He calls this joint "OTF." Its a raw track that gets deep in the mind of the rapper, as he expresses the struggles with everyday situations. Its produced by Snapbackondatrack.  Also, Durk's "OTF" will drop Snapbackondatrack's upcoming compilation,  No Soda 2, which will hit December 1st, according to our friends at Fake Shore Drive . WARNING: MUSIC HAS EXPLICIT CONTENT

Just in time for winter, Chicago's own Chella H  (Jennifer Low End) hits us off with her new single "Ugg Boots." Its a hot new track produced by Force One Seven and you can purchase it today on iTunes. Take a listen and get it now! We also hear Chella will re-release her latest mixtape The Morning After Pill and it will include a few bonus tracks. According to our friends at  Fake Shore Drive , she's adding songs like "Love Chella," "Real Chick" featuring Bo Deal, and "What That Do" featuring Bump J. Right now, we have no release date, but we will keep you informed.

Lookout Chicago! Diesel Beats Presents  DJ Que Eleven  new EP  Alien and its scheduled to drop   12/12/12!  According to our source , the EP is a cross between urban hip hop and dub step music and it features some of Chicago's hottest artist like Pavy, President Tel, Tony Cartel, Remy, Sycosis, Blaine Belladonna and more.  

When you think of people being honored in the music industry, most of the time we hear about people like singers, song writers, and producers, but not too much about the deejays (the ones who break the music). On last week (November 19), the Global Spin Awards paid respect to the deejays for their hard work and contribution and one of the winners just happened to be a Chicago favorite. His name is DJ Sean Mac and he's been named GSA's "2012 Midwest Club DJ of the Year."

Are you ready for the most anticipated album of the year, from one of the most controversial rappers in music? Well, hold tight! Come December 18, Chi-town's own Chief Keef will drop his upcoming CD Finally Rich on Interscope Records. Video Courtesy of YouTube WARNING: VIDEO HAS EXPLICIT CONTENT