Idris Goodwin dropped by the Cornerstore to talk about his new book, Can I Kick It?, coining the phrase The Breakbeat Poets & capturing hip-hop’s spirit & history in the realm of theater.

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This week the Cornerstore spoke with Sara Dulkin of Chicago Truborn & visual artist BirdCap.  Sara Dulkin, owner and curator of gallery Chicago Truborn, touched on what it means to hold it down for Chicago, being on of the most prominent galleries in the city & curating murals around the city.  BirdCap, visual artist based in Memphis, spoke about his style, travels and new show at the Chicago Truborn gallery.

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The Cornerstore spoke with Crazy Legs, a hip-hop pioneer, cultural ambassador & founding member of The World-Famous Rock Steady Crew. He has put on for the culture since before it was called hip-hop. We spoke from Brooklyn about Puerto Rico, being at the forefront of the movement for more than 40 years & how young people & youth culture changed & are changing the world.

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Jasmine Mans is a poet, performance artist & entrepreneur. We spoke about the hustle, Newark, New Jersey & being one of the first poets to go viral.

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The Cornerstore spoke with visual artist DAZE, also known as Chris Ellis, about being a young pioneer of New York City subway graffiti in the 70’s, living though and influencing very transformative years in graffiti, hip hop and dance culture, and transitioning his work and practice to show in some of the most notable museums in the world and more.

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The Cornerstore spoke with Shira Erlichman, a poet & multi-genre artist whose new book “Odes to Lithium” wrestles with mental illness & surviving & finding beauty in the everyday.  In our special Bodega edition of The Cornerstore talked to her in Brooklyn, NY about thriving & creating & walking the difficult & rewarding path of living life as an artist.

The Cornerstore spoke with designer Ellen Ma, visual artist Shala, producer Boathouse, rappers Musa Reems & Myquale and jack of all trades Lul Mermaid on a special addition of the Cornerstore, the Mini Mart live WGN.

The Cornerstore spoke with Kieran Hush & Tom Gavin of the Foster Project about how they formed Foster Project, their work as a creative studio & multidisciplinary design firm, and what the future holds for this young group of creatives.

We talked to Kel of the J4F crew about his life in graffiti & in the streets & growing to become one of the most prolific street artists in the history of Chicago.