Real Ones: A Project FILO Podcast
Fresh off a 2021 Chicago Reader nomination for Best Music Podcast, Real Ones brings you carefully curated conversations with rising artists from the 312 and beyond. Host Ben Moskow moderates long-form talks with the musicians making noise in the underground who just might be household names in a few years. Brought to you by Project FILO. Logos by Zack Zagula.
Episodes
Entertaining Atlanta rapper Vayda recently stopped in Chicago while opening for Veeze on his "Ganger" tour. We caught up with her outside the venue to talk about her whirlwind 2023, that time when Doechii commented on one of her TikToks, the realest song she's ever made, paranoia and more. Click HERE to listen to Vayda's new album 'Forrest Gump'
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We sat down with writer, A&R, photojournalist and activist Isiah Veney, aka Thought Poet. for an insightful conversation about the state of Chicago music, why he's stuck around in the city this long, learning to "positively take up space," his criteria for working with artists, and more.
KEEP UP WITH THOUGHT POET:
http://instagram.com/thoughtpoet77
https://twitter.com/thought_poet77
https://l...
Ten days before she took off for sunny Los Angeles, we sat down with singer-songwriter Ebony Loren about her favorite memories of living in Chicago, being a voice major during online school, languages she wants to learn and more.
KEEP UP WITH EBONY LOREN:
https://twitter.com/ebonylorenmusic
http://instagram.com/ebonyloren
http://tiktok.com/@ebonylorenmusic
KEEP UP WITH REAL ONES:
http://twitt...
Right before the release of his EP 'Hasta La Dorada' we caught up with LA-based, Chicago-raised Latin indie artist Danny Schiller to chat about how the project came together, his past as a soccer player, who he would most want to tour with, his philosophy when it comes to making music and much more.
KEEP UP WITH DANNY:
TWITTER | INSTA | TIKTOK
KEEP UP WITH REAL ONES:
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Rising pop-punk musician SAIAH joins Ben on Season 2, Episode 10 of Real Ones, recorded right before the release of their single "radio.fm." Topics include how they were first drawn to punk rock music, recording "Cheater" with Tom The Mail Man, touring with RIZ LA VIE & Guardin, getting booked for their first festival opening for Beach Fossils, preparing to move to Los Angeles and much more.
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This convo with Juwan Elcock of BLK ODYSSY happened back in January. He's since opened for Cordae on a US tour, dropped the deluxe version of debut album BLK VINTAGE featuring Baby Rose, Mereba & Benny the Butcher, and announced his first-ever headlining tour. Things are going up. Keep up with the latest BLK ODYSSY news here /
the BLK REVOLUTION TOUR COMES TO CHICAGO AUGUST 27 at SLEEPING VILLAGE. TIX here /
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We get the chance to sit down with Your Stepdad about his strong month of April, how he's built buzz on TikTok, why every huge underground rapper is so young, and much more.
Keep up with Stepdad:
Instagram @deflynotdoowop
TikTok @yoursteppops
NEW PLAYLIST additions (courtesy of CXR's Collin Donovan):
Kendrick Lamar - Mother I Sober
Dende - Round Trip to Atlanta
Noah - Revelations
Kehla...
Ben sits with Chicago's Nina Tech to talk about their latest single/video combo "Love Show," influences from the 80s, favorite places in Chicago, the foundations of drill and more!
Keep up with Nina:
Instagram @ninatechxx
Twitter & TikTok @ninawthetech
NEW PLAYLIST additions:
Sports Boyfriend - Crying in July
grouptherapy. - Pink Papers
Groupthink - Guilty Pleasure
Pink Siifu,...
In an interview conducted last December, Ben chats with Chicago-area musician Worry Club about why he prefers working on music alone. how a ridiculous TikTok idea almost turned into a record deal and more. Since our convo, the Club has collaborated with lead singer Chase Walsh's favorite band The Maine, went to SXSW as an official artist and played a show in Norman, Oklahoma of all places.
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Ben is joined by guest interviewer Brandon Washington to speak with prolific Chicago MC and creative femdot. about his biggest accomplishment, his first experiences rapping over 20 years ago, his love for J Dilla and more.
Follow femdot: IG & Twitter @femdotdotcom
Keep up with Delacreme Scholars: Twitter @DelaScholars, IG: @delacremescholars
NEW PLAYLIST additions
Omni ! - ...
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Ben interviews three of Chicago's most exciting young talents: Senite, an R&B singer and poet who's already been making waves in the city; KAI, a neo-soul rapper with his own poetry club; and Menace4Hire, a rapper, poet and fashion designer. The three became fast friends and all worked together on KAI's EP Steve's Demo. Listen to find out how they met, how KAI convinced Seni...
Ben interviews Chattanooga rapper, YGTUT, where he explained how he knows Biggie Smalls' son, revealing more of his true self on his upcoming project, touring & working with Isaiah Rashad, and more.
Follow YGTUT on Instagram @tuthouse & Twitter @YGTUT
NEW PLAYLIST additions:
Sunny Days - Sir Trevor James, Kira Janel
MONOLITH - Masongo Ogora, woolma...
Chicago-based rapper, singer and producer Semiratruth stops by the studio to discuss the meanings behind a few tracks on their most recent project I Got Bandz For the Moonlandin', how New York has helped shape their sound, the shortcomings of streaming services and more.
Follow Semira on Instagram and Twitter: @semiratruth
NEW PLAYLIST additions courtesy of Reina Danzy of From Chicago to the World
Get &apo...
Rising Harlem-based musician and poet Mamadou. discusses the metaphors on his debut project To Stitch A Rose, his unique process for finding creative inspiration, who he's been listening to lately and more.
Follow Mamadou. on Instagram and Twitter: @mamadouofficiall
NEW PLAYLIST additions:
SENSE OF URGENCY - 4200Kory
Collar - Worry Club
All Gas, No Brakes - WADE08
BOOSMOBIL - Timothy Bright
GET READY FOR SEASON 2 OF THE REAL ONES PODCAST. 12 EPISODES. 2 PER MONTH FROM JANUARY-JUNE 2022. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US FOR SEASON 1
Catch up on everything from S1 here at our Linktree.
song: What I Want- Qari, greenSLLIME
After our first interview was lost to a faulty hard drive, it was great to sit down again with rising Chicago rapper SONNY. We chat about how he capitalized off of the success of hit song ”KILL BILL,” his relationship to Chicago, how some of his recent music videos came together and more.
Follow SONNY on Instagram and Twitter: @hatesonny
NEW PLAYLIST additions:
GHOST - Devin Burgess
Indecisive (ft. Hadji Gavio...
Founder of The Ghetto Flower Michael Tayo stops by SoundSpace Studios to discuss the skills that helped him create TGF, how the platform has expanded since its inception in 2017, the branding strategy and more.
SEASON 1 PLAYLIST additions: AFV - TC Superstar, Zero to 60 - Aaron Stephens, The Lesson - Mélat, GHOST RIDE - BLK ODYSSY, Black Girl Payday - Riders Against the Storm
SUPPORT: Austin Cinemaker Space is providing aff...
Chicago-area artist heartgaze stops by SoundSpace to discuss transitioning from making English songs to adding Spanish, how it felt to play the final show at the Aux, collaborating with Elijah Who and much more!
SUPPORT: Jane's Due Process is helping Texans get access to birth control and abortions and Chicago-based travelling cypher group Voices of Prophecy needs to replace their stolen equipment! Cashapp VoP here & donate...
Chicago-area producer Evan Dawkins stops by the studio to chat about his latest single "By Your Side," rapping on stage with GoldLink at Lollapalooza, the importance of Discord and much more!
Evan is also our guest playlist curator for this episode. Playlist selections are here
CALLING ALL EMERGING ARTISTS: Get a show under your belt ASAP at the Lumber Studios Gallery series. Have an idea for a show bill? The Golden Dagger ...
Ben talks with hip-hop collective L.O.V.E Culture of Duval County, Florida over Zoom about the hometown homages of their most recent album 1827 N Pearl, the different sides of the Jacksonville music scene and how they complement each other in the collective. Che Forreign, the lone female MC of the group, was unable to attend.
Make sure to send some money over to Forever Calcasieu and Imagine Water Works for Hurricane Ida d...
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