2016 was a strange year for hip-hop. It was at once the pinnacle of the slurred, codeine-soaked trap music that rose in popularity around 2011 as well as a huge resurgence of boom-bap. Boom-bap is essentially the polar opposite of theRead more…
The Urban Aesthetic: Urban Art Exploitation
On rare weekends between waves of projects and tests, I manage to escape the Northwestern campus and usually treat myself to a day in one of Chicago’s hip neighborhoods such as Wicker Park and Andersonville. However, this attitude and attractionRead more…