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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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Since 2012, when Chance released his first mixtape after graduating from Jones College Prep in 2011, his promise has attracted attention from established artists eager to collaborate. What we ended up agreeing on was that merchandise would be the best way to monetize my music. That idea ended up snowballing,” Chance says. “I

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Beyond the Music: DJ Steve Aoki Taps Into Tech and Brain Advocacy Through the Aoki Foundation

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Aoki’s face lit up when he told me this story over a Zoom call during his European tour. This album, whose DNA-inspired name gives a nod to Aoki’s preoccupation with human health, is a follow-up to HiROQUEST: Genesis, released in September 2022. Bands would come, and I would DJ with the bands and open up the club.”

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