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Rapper Rich Robbins explores his relationship with his father and Black fatherhood in ‘Soft and Tender’

Rich Robbins at the Young Chicago Authors space in Chicago's Noble Square neighborhood on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

CHICAGO — “I feel like I have a responsibility to be very intentional with everything that I put out,” said rapper and spoken word artist Rich Robbins. “Just out of respect for myself and my family and the audience that listens to it.”

That intentionality is most evident in Robbins’s latest releases, a three-part collection of new songs and projects that bridge the gap between his career (Robbins teaches spoken word) and his artistic endeavors. “Soft and Tender,” the first single from his new set of

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