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LOWERLIPDRIP Speaks to the Youth
LOWERLIPDRIP Speaks to the Youth

Following V, there’s little left to argue that LOWERLIPDRIP is a leader of their generation’s music scene

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Feature StoryEllie NaughtonDecember 5, 2020LOWERLIPDRIPComment
Eye To Eye With Lonewolf
Eye To Eye With Lonewolf

Lonewolf on his DIY beginnings, working with the best artists in the underground and looking ahead at what’s next.

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Feature StoryAlejandro HernandezMay 17, 2020LonewolfComment
Internet.Hotspot
Internet.Hotspot

In late Febraury, we sat down with Brandon Lee at South Facing Windows to hear Hotspot's origin story and later attended their special one-year anniversary show —which featured Kari Faux as the headliner and local acts SheGo Turbo, Yung Duro and DJ Fefenextdoor.

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Feature Story, mini-docStaffApril 9, 2020Internet.Hotspot, Kari Faux, Brandon LeeComment
Diamonds Are Forever: Torres-Omar is Chicago's Go-To Jeweler
Diamonds Are Forever: Torres-Omar is Chicago's Go-To Jeweler

In the past few years, Torres Omar has earned a reputation as the city’s go-to for jewelry. Being a jeweler was a side hustle for Joey Torres at first, but as time went on, he saw the greater impact he could make for his family and community.

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Feature StoryAlejandro HernandezMarch 11, 2020Joey Torres Omar, Torres Omar JewelersComment
Chicago Hip-Hop's Favorite Corner store: La Estrella
Chicago Hip-Hop's Favorite Corner store: La Estrella

To the keen observer, La Estrella is a little different from the regular corner store. To most, it's a regular store, but to others within the Chicago art scene, La Estrella is a creative hub. A fully immersed in local hip-hop culture and history.

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Feature StoryAlejandro HernandezDecember 5, 2019La Estrella, Joe Freshgoods, Operation Hennessy, Qari, Green Sllime, Taylor Bennett, BBU, Mohammad MassoudComment
Victor IRL
Victor IRL

These Days visits Victor Internet’s old neighborhood as he talks about Victor's Debut and growing up with the internet.

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mini-docStaffOctober 30, 2019Victor InternetComment
TIMESTAMPS 0:02 • Raych Jackson
TIMESTAMPS 0:02 • Raych Jackson

For our second episode we talk about the process of writing a cohesive book, finding mentors and deciding which poems to perform with the always hilarious -- writer, educator and performer Raych Jackson. Recorded back on a cloudless 82° afternoon August 10th, 2019 at 1:22PM.

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Timestamps, Feature StoryStaffOctober 8, 2019Timestamps, Raych JacksonComment
TIMESTAMPS 0:01 • Melo Makes Music
TIMESTAMPS 0:01 • Melo Makes Music

For the debut episode of our new series TIMESTAMPS we talk micro-dosing at the gym, mindfulness and more with our dear friend Melo Makes Music back on stormy afternoon June 15th, 2019 at 1:03PM.

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Feature Story, TimestampsStaffOctober 1, 2019Timestamps, Melo Makes MusicComment
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