Yo! We’re live.
Issue one? Out the door. Issue two? Already in your hands.
We burst out the gate with stories that bounced from NYC to Oxford, Belgium to Chicago, all the way to Virginia. Now we’re leveling up — staying global, but this time we’re locking in views from Oakland, Atlanta, Philly Brick City, and Uganda!
Hip-hop isn’t just global — it’s ‘the’ global sound. And 8trackz is here to showcase it.
Also, huge shout-outs to every artist who got reviewed in these pages, plus Big Ups to the wild journey of the TAG LAW comic — raised hands to the creator Enio out of São Paulo!!!
Every issue takes a ton of work, and we hope you find at least a few articles that hit different — make you grin, make you think, or straight up have you yelling “GOD DAMN!!!!!”
If we get that reaction from you even once? We’re doing our job right. How do we know for real? Hit the comments section on any article. It’s open season — all opinions welcome, from anywhere on the planet. Jump in the convo. Help us make the next issue even better.
Alright, I’m out. Headphones on. Updated playlist spinning for this issue (find it on Spotify and Soundcloud).
Peace.
The Mothership
WHERE THE CULTURE WRITES BACK
CHICAGO I LONDON
8trackz prints in select locations that support the International Network of Street Papers (INSP), a non-profit which aims to tackle homelessness and poverty through thoughtful journalism and reader engagement. Your support of this paper also helps put people to work and contribute in meaningful ways that impact your life. What could be more dope?
Contributors:
The Mothership
Kevin Coval
Isiah “Thought Poet” Veney
Sarah Evander
Tom Aelbrecht
Yoh Phillips
Daniel Perez
Enio Cristenes
Julia Colin
Ryan O’Connell
Caroline Dominic-Giordano
Nichole Misfitx
Stansilas Sajjabi
Todd Davis