D espite being 23 years his senior, prolific producer No ID has a much more childlike air than ­Chicago indie rapper Saba, who is quietly pensive, if not a tad guarded. When we meet at No ID’s ...

Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018’s Care for Me and ...

On March 18, 2025, Chicago rapper and Pivot Gang leader Saba and Grammy Award-winning super-producer No ID released their powerhouse joint album, From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID via ...

On his new album with No ID, Saba continues to be one of rap's more talented yet understated technicians. But will his style allow him to be more? Does he want to be? If you ask any rapper ...

If heaven is Chicago, then Saba and No ID are surely a match made on-site. The powerhouse rapper/producer duo has promised a proper joint project for months now, and on this mid-March Tuesday ...

For Saba and No ID, the process of making From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID was long, involved, and not always linear. Beginning life as a mixtape, it entailed mountains of demos ...

Rapper Saba and producer No ID collaborate for a master class in melodic rap that harnesses ’90s sampledelia, ’00s neo-soul, and the singsong lyricism of 2010s Chicago. He spends the album in ...

Recently, a few artists have taken a swing at reviving the tradition, including Tyler The Creator, Earthgang, and now, Saba and No ID. The two Chicago natives have been promising their joint album ...

Dropping a fresh track from the Windy City, RIAA gold-certified rap maestro Saba and the legendary producer and executive No ID — crowned the “Godfather of Chicago Hip-Hop” — unleash their ...

Saba has always been an artist who takes the quality over quantity route. It’s something of a rarity in hip-hop, but despite ...

Saba and No ID’s collaboration on “From The Private Collection of Saba and No ID” brings together an intriguing blend of sharp lyricism and top-tier production. From the intro to the outro ...