CHICAGO - Chip Tha Ripper's main focus is to create his own lane and type of music that can't be mimicked. He takes to the lakefront and L tracks to showcase his skills. www.myspace.com/chiptharipper
CHICAGO - Shawn Smith is the creative force behind Shawnimals, a design studio that creates toys, accessories, apparel and more for the imaginative. www.shawnimals.com
CHICAGO - You already know who it is, it's your boy Jay Rock and he's far from his California sunshine home. Take a walk with him down in Chicago. www.myspace.com/jayrock
CHICAGO - Travis Lampe is an amazing artist that's influenced by old-timey cartoons. Check him out as local shop owners and art enthusiasts review his work. www.travislampe.com
CHICAGO - Mano and Drea have been writing music for He Say She Say for years but didn't make it official until '07. Now, the duo are poppin' melodic beats and threatening bandmats. www.myspace.com/dreaheartsmusic
CHICAGO - What started out as an art gallery, quickly became a tattoo shop for Revolution Tattoo. Each of the tattoo artist at the shop has their own unique style. And when the shop's not tattooing, it turns into an art gallery; showcasing the amazing local artwork. www.revolutiontattoo.net
CHICAGO - Chucho talks about his dad sparking his passion for art and how he likes everything from the Renaissance to comics, which eventually led him to also become a tattoo artist on top of being a graffiti artist. www.chucho-arte.com
CHICAGO - Growing up, Naledge has always been the smart kid in class; skipping grades and being valedictorian. Check him out as we drive around his hometown of Chicago and his freestyles under train tracks. www.myspace.com/naledgemusic
CHICAGO - EWOK's mom would always have to hide her pens and pencils cause he'd be drawing on any and every paper material available. Check out his video as he talks about how he was introduced to graffiti, getting back to oil painting, and the crew and artists that have inspired him. www.knowngallery.com
CHICAGO - On this episode of Light It Up, the boys go to Chicago to perform at the House of Blues. We got to see what goes down before each show and their hustle. www.myspace.com/revtheory www.interscope.com
CHICAGO - Hang out backstage with the members from 1997 as they talk about how their band was formed and the diverse music scene in Chicago. www.myspace.com/nineteenninetyseven
CHICAGO - We spent the day with GLC as he talked about what it was like living on the streets of Chicago as a young'n and hustling and growing out of it to do better. www.myspace.com/glc
CHICAGO - Mikkey Halsted is clean money from Chicago whose main focus is just workin' and grindin' 24/7, 25/8 . Double or nothin'. www.myspace.com/mikkeymusic
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com
CHICAGO-DEC. 08: It was a busy night for Everyone is famous getting deep to check out T-Pain, J2K, E-Six & Roan, A-Cup, Skyler all in one night. Check out the pics here.
Photos by Clayton of everyoneisfamous.com