Ghetto Sage

CTL-E-0527 · Person · group · 2018–2026

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Ghetto Sage is the trio of Noname, Saba, and Smino, linking Chicago's independent rap and neo-soul scenes.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MUSIC-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MUSIC-001:music-001-group-012; source research type(s): group. Description completed 2026-10-03 from the source research record (claims) during the KG completion pass.

Sources

SA Hip Hop Mag (https://sahiphopmag.co.za/2019/07/noname-teams-up-with-saba-and-smino-in-new-single/)

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