Recently, the PoD team was fortunate enough to connect with The Third, an impressive artist who has been doing spectacular things within many of Chicago’s communities. We sat down with The Third to talk all things Chicago, his main sources of inspiration as both a writer and as […]
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Along with featuring on our 2021 Re:VERB Cypher, we were also fortunate enough to sit down with Chicago-born artist Xavier Holliday for an accompanying interview. Xavier talked to us about past Chicago collaborations, his positive influence on the community, and his love for various types of music, among
Ahead of her set for the Red Bull SoundClash in Chicago going against Danny Brown, we got to have a sit-down chat with the one and only Rico Nasty. Rico talks about her process for making new music and producing, working with 100 Gecs and exploring Hyperpop, what
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Detroit’s very own Danny Brown hopped on a call with us to discuss his appearance on the closing show of the return of Red Bull’s SoundClash. Danny Brown will face-off against Rico Nasty at Radius on December 15 in Chicago. Brown tells us about his long interest in
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2020 Re:VERB Cypher participant Law Tha Dragon discusses how he’s kept busy this year, doing shoe reviews, and rap battles. R.I.P. his cousin, I hope LTD is making you proud doing what you inspired him to do. Watch the interview above.
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The youngest participant of our inaugural Re:VERB Cypher goes by the name of QLAW, hailing from South Holland, IL. The young rapper discusses how he got started making music, releasing music during the COVID-19 pandemic era, and what he wants to accomplish in 2021. His biggest message to viewers:
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Nico Supremo is our next subject of the interviews we conducted as part of our inaugural Re:VERB Cypher. Repping Pilsen, the Chicago rapper discussed with us his career so far, his 2020 drops during the pandemic, working with Isaiah G, partnering with SLKRS, and his debut mixtape. Watch
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As part of our inaugural Re:VERB Cypher, not only did we get fire verses from a mix of up-and-coming talent, but we also sat down for some interviews with most of them. The first one we’re sharing is our interview with Ksav Wavy. The rapper chatted with us
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While on the road with Sango and SAVON, we met up with Grand Rapids rapper Waldo during the tour’s stop in Chicago at Bottom Lounge. You may recognize Waldo for his work for Soulection and A.G.O., and during our chat backstage we discussed his part of those collectives,
A couple weeks ago we got together with Javi Reyes, guitarist for Post Animal, for a discussion on the writing and making of their new album Forward Motion Godyssey. The rest of the dudes were unavailable for this afternoon meet-up, but that actually worked out for us since
Parisian musician Zimmer has shared the new visual for his latest collaboration with Panama entitled “Make It Happen,” which we are proudly premiering today on Pursuit Of Dopeness. The music video was directed by Claire Palliser from Parisian studio A440, the CGI based video dives deep into Zimmer’s imagination,
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One of the acts I was most excited about seeing live once I learned of their existence is Toronto, Canada’s The Beaches, which was made possible thanks to their Sunday afternoon spot on the Riot Fest 2019 schedule. Not only did I get a chance over the weekend
