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Chicago hip-hop's "Big Homie," Vic Lloyd has been a rapper, DJ, mentor, streetwear designer(see his Big Homie Sensei line), and one of the city's most important cultural figures. He's worked with anyone who's anyone in Chicago hip-hop at one time or another. Vic is a DJ with a fingerprint-unique identity, a sound driven by Chicago's taste for classic soul reimagined for a contemporary context. This episode was recorded December 17, 2017 at David's place in Chicago, IL.

Cabrini Green's own MC Tree G is a critically-acclaimed rapper-producer whose sound broke to some international recognition in 2012, an example of the wide-ranging sound of Chicago's diverse hip-hop scene. Though there were label deals in the works, things don't always work out--first among them, the desires of an artist and the expectations of showbiz. In a rare interview, Tree talked with David and Charne about his career, and played an exclusive mix of the music that made him who he is. Recorded last spring, this was originally intended as episode 8 but is being released out of order: Episode 17.