Entertaining Atlanta rapper Vayda recently stopped in Chicago while opening for Veeze on his "Ganger" tour. We caught up with her outside the venue to talk about her whirlwind 2023, that time when Doechii commented on one of her TikToks, the realest song she's ever made, paranoia and more. Click HERE to listen to Vayda's new album 'Forrest Gump'

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We sat down with writer, A&R, photojournalist and activist Isiah Veney, aka Thought Poet. for an insightful conversation about the state of Chicago music, why he's stuck around in the city this long, learning to "positively take up space," his criteria for working with artists, and more.

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Host/co-editor: Ben Moskow
Guest host: Reina Danzy
Guest: Thought Poet
Producer/Videographer: Michael Magitman
Audio mixed by Michael "Farley" McFarland
Editor: Aidan Siavelis
Special thanks to Second Street Studios

Ten days before she took off for sunny Los Angeles, we sat down with singer-songwriter Ebony Loren about her favorite memories of living in Chicago, being a voice major during online school, languages she wants to learn and more.

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Host/Editor: Ben Moskow
Guest: Ebony Loren
Producer/Videographer: Michael Magitman
Special thanks to Roc Star Studios