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Lulu Be's bounce echoes continents. The rapper layers rhythms from across diaspora with hyper-referential and indubitably fun raps that reverberate self-confidence and self-determination. The first generation Ethiopian American Chicago native put out the make-you-move bop Lululand last fall.

Recorded 4/3/18 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

Rude Tings - @lulubomb

Raindance - @lulubomb

Fiya Missile - @lulubomb

Official Girl - Cassie

You know that line that naysayers always say to activists? About how "real change happens from within the system?" Well, Brandon Johnson is about to find out. The longtime educator and centerpiece organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union recently won the Democratic primary for the Cook County Commissioner of the 1st District, and will be running unopposed in the general election. His new jurisdiction covers much of the West Side and western suburbs.

Recorded live 4/12/18 at WHPK in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

Birds of Prey - Darksunn

SMILE - @Sabapivot

AmbI Lyrics has brought all the pieces together, and is ready to share. The St. Louisian DJ, producer, and certified Pivoter just dropped Study Hall, a wonderful project with some certified bops with a super dope squad of collaborators including Via Rosa, Joseph Chilliams, Nosidam, Lamont Anderson, Sean Deaux, theMIND, Smino, Saba, and Jean Deaux. She pops by a couple days before her upcoming After School Special show at SubT on April 8th, which you should definitely attend.

Recorded live 4/5/18 at WHPK-FM in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

Serious Thoughts - @ambil x @nosidam

Hakuna Matada - @Ambil x @deathvialove x @josephchilliams

Dream a Genie - @Ambil x @deathvialove x @sabapivot x @thatsjeandeaux

AirGo digs deep in the vaults for #GoBack, a series of interviews Daniel did between 2011 and 2014 with some of hip hop's best. Originally aired on KDIC-FM, Damon and Daniel's college radio station, we dust off the conversations and bring them to you. On this episode, from all the way back in 2013, Chance the Rapper.

Singer, drummer, and songwriter Luke Titus is just trying to flow. As a percussionist, he has kept the pocket for brilliant Chicagoans like Noname, Akenya and Ravyn Lenae. He released his debut project, Aside of Love, last year, and will be opening for Ravyn on her upcoming Crush tour.

Recorded 2/20/18 in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

U (feat. @ravynlenae) - @luke-titus

Pink - @luke-titus

Runnin - @luke-titus

Maceo Haymes swings, growls, and whines like no other voice in Chicago. He's the soul of Chicago soul band The O'My's, and has collaborated with damn near any Chicago rapper, singer, and musician you rock with. A stalwart of the Chicago music scene, Maceo swings by to talk sound, color, art, and more.

Recorded 3/15/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

These Days (feat. @the-omys) - @ab-soul

Mujer (feat. @nicosegal) - @the-omys

Daniel and Damon catch their breath and take some time to check in. The convo bounces around from parents, to love, to growth, to much more. You get a guest every week–we should be enough for ya.

Recorded 3/5/18 in Chicago

The Burns Twins glint. The duo stands in the midst of much of the most engaging, shining, exciting art echoing through Chicago's music scene, bringing their trumpet, drums, and production to collaborations with an impressive cross-section of Chicago's next wave. They most recently put out the first in a series of EPs with Bedows and Elton Aura entitled Sun Shower, which is an absolute banger, and perform in the bands of many of Chicago's best.

Recorded live 3/1/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago

Music from this week's show:

Headphones (feat. Nemo) - @burnstwinsmusic x @bedows x @eltonaura

No More - @burnstwinsmusic x @themindmusic

Combo #5 - @burnstwinsmusic x @bedows x @eltonaura

Shellyne Rodriguez is a badass visual artist, organizer, and Bronxite. She organizes with Take Back the Bronx, a collective of creators and citizens fighting gentrification, and has visual art featured all over the city. Her visuals remix and reimagine the material representations of community, loss, and false hope into collage and sculpture, connected yet levitating. She works with the Museum of Modern Art's Educational Programming, overseeing organizational and school partnerships across the five boroughs.

Recorded 2/1/18 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

AirGo had the honor of cohosting the Our Liberation Summit, a convening at Sarah Lawrence College. We conducted 10 interviews with presenters, producers, and participants, seizing this shared moment to bring their voices and ideas beyond the confines of the campus. This episode contains a few of their stories–you can hear all of the episodes on our soundcloud. Thanks to Natalie Gross and Cody Ross Romero for their wonderful hospitality and vision!

Recorded 2/3/18 at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville NY

Music from this week's show:

Echo Blues Effect - Anonymous420

Lost Memories - Ryan Little