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 2022 ...

Chicago rapper Saba and storied producer No ID will release their collaborative album, From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID, on March 18. A full track list for the album hasn’t been ...

Saba has always been an artist who takes the quality over quantity route. It’s something of a rarity in hip-hop, but despite almost seven years transpiring since his breakout, CARE FOR ME, the Chicago ...

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 ...

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 ...

From The Private Collection Of Saba & No ID is one of the most highly anticipated projects in hip-hop. After multiple false starts, the Chicago rapper-producer tandem has, at long last ...

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 ...

The consistently excellent rapper Saba and the legendary producer No ID have been building up to their album From The Private Collection Of Saba And No ID, and we’ve posted their singles “Back ...

The official release of From The Private Collection Of Saba And No ID is edging closer, and the latest sign of life is their celebratory new single, “Woes Of The World.” In his chest-beating ...

Right now, their main task is wrapping up a joint album, From the Private ­Collection of Saba and No ID, which they’ve been working on since 2022. Due out in January, it’s a refreshingly rich ...