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Bloodhype is dancing alone at 3 am. The smell of grass tousled by early spring gusts. The sound of small animals stirring after a thunderstorm.

The latest Bloodhype album, High From Las Vegas, is a collaboration between Maureen Neer, Chris Lee, and Colin Mulhern. High From Las Vegas was recorded both as live, improvised sessions and and as separate tracks, which the trio sent back and forth to each other until deemed complete; like musical pen pals. All three wrote, produced, and mixed tracks in their respective studios, with Neer primarily on vocals, Lee on drum machine, and Mulhern on bass.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Rap duo hailing from Chicago(trap Bizness) and Indianapolis (drty) joined forces in 2017 to form T R A P A Z O I D. MC trap Bizness and producer/ MC came together due to the obvious great chemistry formed organically from working together over the years. They noticed they could work fast and efficient as a team and decided to make it official with Trapazoid. The meaning for them of Trapazoid is a person who has various hustles and utilizes those various skill sets to achieve one goal “winning” Anyone who can embrace this concept is a Trapazoid. With a unique blend of hip-hop values and trap music they attempt to create an atmosphere of intelligence and awareness mixed with today’s sound of trap music.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Rap duo hailing from Chicago(trap Bizness) and Indianapolis (drty) joined forces in 2017 to form T R A P A Z O I D. MC trap Bizness and producer/ MC came together due to the obvious great chemistry formed organically from working together over the years. They noticed they could work fast and efficient as a team and decided to make it official with Trapazoid. The meaning for them of Trapazoid is a person who has various hustles and utilizes those various skill sets to achieve one goal “winning” Anyone who can embrace this concept is a Trapazoid. With a unique blend of hip-hop values and trap music they attempt to create an atmosphere of intelligence and awareness mixed with today’s sound of trap music.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Bloodhype is dancing alone at 3 am. The smell of grass tousled by early spring gusts. The sound of small animals stirring after a thunderstorm.

The latest Bloodhype album, High From Las Vegas, is a collaboration between Maureen Neer, Chris Lee, and Colin Mulhern. High From Las Vegas was recorded both as live, improvised sessions and and as separate tracks, which the trio sent back and forth to each other until deemed complete; like musical pen pals. All three wrote, produced, and mixed tracks in their respective studios, with Neer primarily on vocals, Lee on drum machine, and Mulhern on bass.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Current Day is the follow-up release to Martin Van Ruin’s critically-acclaimed debut, Every Man a King. The collective project from some familiar Chicago faces (members of Derek Nelson & The Musicians, Jenny Dragon, Planetsexploder), the new album sees the seven-piece band exploring increasingly modern sounds while building upon the ideas that led critic Jessica Hopper to write that their debut was “one of the best local albums of the year; a sprawling folk-rock work with vintage country and chamber elements … an album in a classic sense,” for American Songwriter Magazine to say that “fans looking for Chicago’s next Wilco may want to check out Martin Van Ruin,” and for the Chicago Sun-Times to write that “[t]he Bob Dylan and Neil Young comparisons are inescapable for this new folk rock supergroup.” The eight-song release was recorded over a series of sessions in 2017 at the Music Garage, and was recorded and engineered by Mike Lust (Tight Phantomz).

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Stephen Bekoe was born on the westside of Chicago. As a child, Bekoe grew up on Kostner & Kenneth also known as the Ktown area. This area was high in crime, drug operations, and prostitution. As Bekoe started elementary school. He started out an honor roll student. He was known for having an aggressive attitude which led him to getting kicked out of Sumner Academy elementary, and moving with his father to Bolingbrook, Illinois. Even with all the negative things going on. Bekoe’s father kept music a tool for success. His father traveled from Ghana to America to pursue his dream of music with his band. While Bekoe was growing up, he sat in studio sessions, attended concerts, and watched his father in rehearsals with his band. He quickly became familiar with the music industry and the sacrifice it took to be a successful musician.

“What influenced me is how much work I saw being put into just one song or an entire album. I knew then that I wanted to carry the torch and build my empire in music in America.”

While growing up, Bekoe was introduced to various different kinds of music. Listening to R&B, soul, jazz, “good feeling music”, put something inside of Bekoe that he can’t describe. It brought him a clear vision of what he wanted to create through music. He was already exposed to living a musician lifestyle and he always knew that he had to work hard to get where he wanted to go.

In his teenage years, Bekoe began to write poetry more and more. He would sit in class while consistently thinking of words that rhyme. In high school during lunch, he and his friends would bang on lunch tables to make different beats. Bekoe started to create instrumentals and felt an urge to begin writing and recording his own songs.

In 2008 Bekoe graduate Bolingbrook High school and attended College of Dupage where he started recording freestyles, and writing songs in between classes. It wasn’t until 2009 when Bekoe met Tracy gardener and recorded his first song titled Goof Ball. He let a lot of people listen to it and got feedback that he wasn’t expecting. His listeners absolutely loved the song, while Bekoe didn’t think it was his best work. They kept asking him why his song wasn’t on the radio yet. This however, showed him that he was onto something and it koe continued to work on his music and wrote Bounce. This song had more of upbeat tempo, his listeners wanted to hear more, and that pushed Bekoe to continue growing. Not too long of time after, Bekoe stepped outside of himself and told a story about who he is and where he is from. This is when Bekoe started his own movement.

His newest single iLLANOiZE is his anthem. Bekoe wrote the song in 2012 but he didn’t take things serious with it until 2013 when he recorded a video for it. Before going to perform at a show, Bekoe went to a custom t-shirt shop to get a shirt made. The shirt read “ILLANOIZE” and when he got to the show, everyone was asking him about it. This is where the demand for “iLLANOiZE” became extreme. This led to his clothing line called “iLLANOiZE” that sells different types of clothing ranging from hooded sweatshirts for adults to t-shirts for children.

“Some people don’t even know that I am the creator. They think I work for the company when they see me wearing the clothes. That’s how great the marketing is.”

Currently, Bekoe is working on iLLANOiZE mixtape which will have an album feel to it. The songs will be based on his everyday life issues of living in Chicago. He also will have visuals of artists as well as the city of Chicago. In the past he has worked with artists such as L Streets, Dreezy (Chicago), AzaeProduction (Videographer of Chicago), Sinna Video Vixen (Chicago) and Dj Freddy B (Chicago Heavy Hittas). Bekoe plans to work with many more artists and continue to strengthen his craft.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Current Day is the follow-up release to Martin Van Ruin’s critically-acclaimed debut, Every Man a King. The collective project from some familiar Chicago faces (members of Derek Nelson & The Musicians, Jenny Dragon, Planetsexploder), the new album sees the seven-piece band exploring increasingly modern sounds while building upon the ideas that led critic Jessica Hopper to write that their debut was “one of the best local albums of the year; a sprawling folk-rock work with vintage country and chamber elements … an album in a classic sense,” for American Songwriter Magazine to say that “fans looking for Chicago’s next Wilco may want to check out Martin Van Ruin,” and for the Chicago Sun-Times to write that “[t]he Bob Dylan and Neil Young comparisons are inescapable for this new folk rock supergroup.” The eight-song release was recorded over a series of sessions in 2017 at the Music Garage, and was recorded and engineered by Mike Lust (Tight Phantomz).

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Stephen Bekoe was born on the westside of Chicago. As a child, Bekoe grew up on Kostner & Kenneth also known as the Ktown area. This area was high in crime, drug operations, and prostitution. As Bekoe started elementary school. He started out an honor roll student. He was known for having an aggressive attitude which led him to getting kicked out of Sumner Academy elementary, and moving with his father to Bolingbrook, Illinois. Even with all the negative things going on. Bekoe’s father kept music a tool for success. His father traveled from Ghana to America to pursue his dream of music with his band. While Bekoe was growing up, he sat in studio sessions, attended concerts, and watched his father in rehearsals with his band. He quickly became familiar with the music industry and the sacrifice it took to be a successful musician.

“What influenced me is how much work I saw being put into just one song or an entire album. I knew then that I wanted to carry the torch and build my empire in music in America.”

While growing up, Bekoe was introduced to various different kinds of music. Listening to R&B, soul, jazz, “good feeling music”, put something inside of Bekoe that he can’t describe. It brought him a clear vision of what he wanted to create through music. He was already exposed to living a musician lifestyle and he always knew that he had to work hard to get where he wanted to go.

In his teenage years, Bekoe began to write poetry more and more. He would sit in class while consistently thinking of words that rhyme. In high school during lunch, he and his friends would bang on lunch tables to make different beats. Bekoe started to create instrumentals and felt an urge to begin writing and recording his own songs.

In 2008 Bekoe graduate Bolingbrook High school and attended College of Dupage where he started recording freestyles, and writing songs in between classes. It wasn’t until 2009 when Bekoe met Tracy gardener and recorded his first song titled Goof Ball. He let a lot of people listen to it and got feedback that he wasn’t expecting. His listeners absolutely loved the song, while Bekoe didn’t think it was his best work. They kept asking him why his song wasn’t on the radio yet. This however, showed him that he was onto something and it koe continued to work on his music and wrote Bounce. This song had more of upbeat tempo, his listeners wanted to hear more, and that pushed Bekoe to continue growing. Not too long of time after, Bekoe stepped outside of himself and told a story about who he is and where he is from. This is when Bekoe started his own movement.

His newest single iLLANOiZE is his anthem. Bekoe wrote the song in 2012 but he didn’t take things serious with it until 2013 when he recorded a video for it. Before going to perform at a show, Bekoe went to a custom t-shirt shop to get a shirt made. The shirt read “ILLANOIZE” and when he got to the show, everyone was asking him about it. This is where the demand for “iLLANOiZE” became extreme. This led to his clothing line called “iLLANOiZE” that sells different types of clothing ranging from hooded sweatshirts for adults to t-shirts for children.

“Some people don’t even know that I am the creator. They think I work for the company when they see me wearing the clothes. That’s how great the marketing is.”

Currently, Bekoe is working on iLLANOiZE mixtape which will have an album feel to it. The songs will be based on his everyday life issues of living in Chicago. He also will have visuals of artists as well as the city of Chicago. In the past he has worked with artists such as L Streets, Dreezy (Chicago), AzaeProduction (Videographer of Chicago), Sinna Video Vixen (Chicago) and Dj Freddy B (Chicago Heavy Hittas). Bekoe plans to work with many more artists and continue to strengthen his craft.

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Urban Grind’s DJ MH2DA will lead a spirited group of Chicago’s best emcees this week during the Radio One Chicago monthly cypher!

Michael House who is known to the people who dance and groove to his music mixes as DJ MH2da, is a premier DJ who knows how to seamlessly take you to the next level thorough music. He has been doing his thing on the 1’s and 2’s for 10 years. Fighting through personal hardships he knew he needed to find an outlet, it was then that MH2DA knew that he had found the peace he needed on the turntables. He has spun in some of the hottest spots in Chicago such as Excalibur, Riff, Velvet Lounge, Dolphin, and Hearts just to name a few. Born and raised in Chicago he is branded as “The Pride of The Eastside”. In 2008 MH2DA became a part of the Soul Selector DJ crew; this is a crew of 120 members. The Soul Selector crew is headed by DJ World and DJ Lee Farmer and recently presented MH2da with an executive role in the soul selector crew where he organizes events as well as recruit djs . He has also been named the official DJ of Urban Grind TV an award winning music television program that’s known for launching the careers of some of chicago most notable artist. MH2da also is the official DJ for (AFAM) Advocates For Adolescent Mothers, an organization committed to empowering young mothers and Fashion Wars. Fashion Wars is a new kind of fashion show, pitting stylists against each other in a competition to see who has the better eye for fashion. Recently with long time friend and co-host Kenneth “The inner voice of the people” Ray the dual created the Open-Mike show which is a web based talk show where the two talk about “EVERYTHING”. Along with mix tapes, mixes, guest starring on internet based radio shows MH2da isn’t just committed to getting you out of your seat to dance, he is just as committed to helping people live better and learn better through his passion… Music!

Scheduled to appear as part of the monthly hip hop cypher

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Bekoe

Law The Dragon

Mika Luciano

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG

Urban Grind’s DJ MH2DA will lead a spirited group of Chicago’s best emcees this week during the Radio One Chicago monthly cypher!

Michael House who is known to the people who dance and groove to his music mixes as DJ MH2da, is a premier DJ who knows how to seamlessly take you to the next level thorough music. He has been doing his thing on the 1’s and 2’s for 10 years. Fighting through personal hardships he knew he needed to find an outlet, it was then that MH2DA knew that he had found the peace he needed on the turntables. He has spun in some of the hottest spots in Chicago such as Excalibur, Riff, Velvet Lounge, Dolphin, and Hearts just to name a few. Born and raised in Chicago he is branded as “The Pride of The Eastside”. In 2008 MH2DA became a part of the Soul Selector DJ crew; this is a crew of 120 members. The Soul Selector crew is headed by DJ World and DJ Lee Farmer and recently presented MH2da with an executive role in the soul selector crew where he organizes events as well as recruit djs . He has also been named the official DJ of Urban Grind TV an award winning music television program that’s known for launching the careers of some of chicago most notable artist. MH2da also is the official DJ for (AFAM) Advocates For Adolescent Mothers, an organization committed to empowering young mothers and Fashion Wars. Fashion Wars is a new kind of fashion show, pitting stylists against each other in a competition to see who has the better eye for fashion. Recently with long time friend and co-host Kenneth “The inner voice of the people” Ray the dual created the Open-Mike show which is a web based talk show where the two talk about “EVERYTHING”. Along with mix tapes, mixes, guest starring on internet based radio shows MH2da isn’t just committed to getting you out of your seat to dance, he is just as committed to helping people live better and learn better through his passion… Music!

Scheduled to appear as part of the monthly hip hop cypher

OP $av

Bekoe

Law The Dragon

Mika Luciano

Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night at 6p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f or WLUW.ORG