May 11, 2012
Last week, Chicago hosted the Green Festival at Navy Pier. This two-day event featured some of America’s most progressive green thinkers such as Van Jones, Amy Goodman, and Naomi Davis – to name a few. The event featured 350 local and national businesses and organizations vetted by the Green Festival for either their organic, sustainability, [...]
May 9, 2012
A few of Milwaukee’s best kept secrets are being exposed. How do I know they’re Milwaukee’s best kept secrets? Well, I once kept them but now you’ve got the opportunity to be let in it. Gerald Walker, who’s possibly already on your hard drive now by way of one of your favorite hip-hop blogs (such [...]
April 24, 2012
Doc Franchise has been making music for Chicago hip-hop artists for a few years now. Always an individual, this self-proclaimed “nerd” drops his new EP this month. His music is eclectic, classic, and futuristic all at the same time. Watch this exclusive interview with his message on education, style, and hip-hop after the jump.
April 19, 2012
Two of my favorite musicians, DA Wallach & Maxwell Drummey have bursted back onto the public scene together, re-introducing Chester French to the a world that missed the hell out of them. Their thoughtful, yet unapologetic lyrics are very much so apparent in their new release, “Black Girls.” Race is a big deal in America [...]
April 11, 2012
Artist, poet, writer, musician, MC, rapper, and Chicago native, Malik Yusef is no stranger to success. This year, he won a Grammy with Kanye for the writing of “All of the Lights,” but this poet didn’t always have it so good. Malik dropped out of high school because he had difficulty writing and speaking aloud [...]