Chicago's hopes of having a representative of the hip-hop generation on the city council have been dashed: rapper-turned-aldermanic-candidate Che "Rhymefest" Smith today announced in a press release that he wouldn't seek a recount in last week's 20th Ward election, which he lost to incumbent Willie Cochran. This comes as a bit of a surprise, considering that Smith lost by a narrow margin, around 3 percent, and has publicly made allegations that the vote was tainted.…
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Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2011/04/08/rhymefest-says-no-to-a-recount
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