Our instructor Karla Huffman, better known as gyspy yoga, even suggested we use our social media throughout the evening. But, against better judgement, I left my phone in my purse. I enjoyed  every minute of Trap Yoga, but that week in particular was a struggle for me and I needed to let it all go.

I was so ready for that workweek to be over, too. So much so, I prepped for it  like I was going on vacation

Rapper and Maywood Native J-Heavy spent a long time putting his first EP, Focus, together. After periods of doubt and fear, the emcee says it’s high time he released it. I had lunch with the 24-year-old last weekend to discuss what took him so long. But, I wasn’t prepared to learn how much went into it’s creation. 

Your girl hasn't put out a music playlist in a very long time. I was going to post this last week, but i've been so busy between work, consulting, and event research--i kept forgetting to post it on here. But, wait no more! You can now check out my fall vibes playlist featuring some pretty talented chicago artists like Jamila Wood, Howie Stackz, and Jae Haze, among others. I had a ball putting this one together, considering there's been an emergence of ethereal, Acid Chicagoans to come out with work over the past year--i just got hip to sophia lawren and her sound is an epic eargasm. We've also witnessed some powerful soul artists like Krystal Metcalfe, come out swinging with boisterous tracks like her single Sallie.  Get in tune with the full playlist below and enjoy the rest of fall.