Archive of Interviews

Nattofranco Is the Digital Age of Japanese Streetwear

By Angel Jhang Article Reprint Noemie Aiko Sebayashi is the 23-year-old designer behind a new women’s street wear brand, Nattofranco. Taking cues from her heritage, her first season took maniacal prints inspired by Japanese artists

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Listening Party for Chicago Artist Beeware New Mixtape: “I Pledge Allegiance to Chicago”:

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Last week I was in attendance for the Chicago artist Beeware listening party. His new mixtape “I Pledge Allegiance to Chicago” was just released and he gave a handful of

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Lil Buck: The ‘Ambassador’ of Jookin & Madonna’s Favorite Dancer

  By Katie Couric Article Reprint Lil Buck is literally a mover and a shaker. The 26-year-old dancer is the self-titled “ambassador” of Jookin, a footwork-heavy dance style that evolved from Gangsta Walking, popularized on

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Wendy Williams Reveals ‘Tortured Childhood’

ABC News | ABC Sports News   By MICHAEL ROTHMAN Article Reprint With her 50th birthday coming up on July 18, talk show host Wendy Williams spoke to ABC’s Dan Kloeffler on Tuesday about her

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‘There was nothing right!’ Julianne Hough reveals her need to be perfect led to split from Ryan Seacrest

By Chelsea White Article Reprint It was the relationship that helped her become a household name but now Julianne Hough is opening up about her split from Ryan Seacrest.

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Field Notes: Training Role Models For Young African-Americans

By Claudio Sanchez Article Submission This past week was a reminder of how the educational landscape can go from momentous to tragic in a heartbeat. From a high school shooting outside Portland, Oregon to a California

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10 Songs That Blew My Mind: DJ Mustard

By Stelios Phili Article Reprint If the name DJ Mustard sounds strangely familiar, it’s because you’ve heard his sonic calling card hundreds of times before: “Mustard on the beat, ho.” The producer’s tag kicked off

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City Hall Rapper Fixes Potholes, Kills Rats and Geeks Out on Infrastructure

  By Mark Konkol Article Reprint [CHICAGO THE LOOP] — The most important person at City Hall is an opera-singing rapper — and, thank goodness, it’s not Mayor Emanuel.

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