Category: Artist Spotlight
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Rising Chicago Group Manwolves Drop A Summer Anthem in Roses (Group Spotlight)
It’s hard to imagine any genre bending Chicago band more prolific than The Social Experiment. Their debut album Surf was an incredible success, as it was the first free album on iTunes, and just the start of the group breaking music norms. New(ish) band Manwolves might just be the next significant collective to combine hip hop,…
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Jocky Bay – OG Jocky (Track, Video, and Artist Spotlight)
Florida Platinum Dynasty Gang representative Jocky Bay has been involved in music since age 7. Initially singing in his mother’s church choir, he learned how to play 5 instruments by the time he was 12 years old. Struggle often pushes us into creative outlets, and Jocky suffered early on in his life. His dad ended up going…
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Law Tha Dragon drops his best visual yet in ‘Free Spirit’ (New Video + Artist Spotlight)
Taking time off from a buzzing music career is few and far between. East side of Chicago rapper Law Tha Dragon knows this first hand. He’s been pursuing music since 2011, and dropped his first mixtape in 2012. Fresh Start wasn’t a drop in the pan release, as he teamed up with Chicago legend DJ…
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Boogey Robinson Drops Another Dope Visual – Learn More About Him (Artist Spotlight)
Back in 2012 Chicago’s Boogey Robinson announced that he would teach himself how to rap. The self made producer started a rap group known as GRINDorDIE, with his cousin Yessir. Just a year later, the group broke up due to creative differences. With a fresh start, Boogey dropped a few tapes, videos, and songs and amassed a…
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flowsfordays presents: P David – Artist Spotlight
P. David is the best emcee you don’t know yet. He is a well established indie artist with over 13K followers on IG, and SoundCloud. His Twitter page boasts over 1K. He gets likes and retweets by the dozens based off his incredible fan base and his talent as an artist. I respect what this…
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Chicago Streetwear Spotlight : DXSTRXCT 7
I’m really excited about this interview with rising Chicago clothing brand DXSTRXCT 7. I’m especially excited because I know for a fact the team will grow in the coming months and will ultimately become a staple in the city. I caught them early and I couldn’t be happier! They don’t know this, but I want…
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Photographer Spotlight: Cia Gambino
Since the inception of flowsfordays, we’ve been interested in covering artists outside of music. It’s taken some time to make it happen, but we’ve started off right with Cia Gambino. Through my always informative Twitter feed, I was introduced to Cia. Dope Chicago rapper Squeakpivot (if I remember correctly) retweeted a 4 picture collage of Cia’s…
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flowsfordays Presents: Highest Basement Collective
In the last few years there has been a surge of popularity in hip hop collectives. It’s well deserved and great to see. There are blurred lines (The Social Experiment) and more concrete examples (Pro Era, A$AP Mob.) Throughout my blogging career I’ve noticed many “underground” collectives not getting the spotlight they deserve. Some are coming out…
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