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mykele deville

Chicago poet, rapper and hip hop artist Mykele Deville talked to us about how he is staying creatively active, despite having to stay home.

Chicago is a city that grinds. From sports to politics, it takes pride in being the formative stomping ground of icons like Michael Jordan and the Obamas. Chicago works hard and plays hard, and this is also true of its creative community.

Throughout this month’s Slingshot Scenes, Vocalo Radio will highlight local artists to offer a sense of what Chicago sounds like. Listen and read below for six of Chicago’s finest emerging hip-hop and R&B artists to watch in 2019.

Chicago actor, poet and Hip Hop artist talks intersection between theater and music, the radical and rebellious nature of his art, and new album “Maintain.”