A successful black independent artist, Saba has rooted his career in an authenticity and musicality that’s made him one of this generation’s most important and unique voices. The Chicago polymath is preparing for the release of the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed 2018 album CARE FOR ME, for which he earned honors as one of the Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoans of the Year and has performed 100+ shows worldwide. CARE FOR ME is a significant and devastating release that finds Saba grappling with the aftermath of his cousin John Walt’s 2017 murder. “The specificity with which Saba renders his personal inventory of survivor's guilt, toxic relationships and internal struggles, while swimming against a rising tide of systemic injustice, elevates CARE FOR ME from mere tragedy to living tribute,” said NPR, naming the release their #1 Hip-Hop Album of the Year. Saba began making music at age 8 and was writing and producing songs by early adolescence. Building a recording studio in his Grandmother’s basement on the Westside of Chicago, he and a group of neighborhood friends formed Pivot Gang and began taking trains across the city to join creative youth organizations and perform at open mics. These experiences sharpened his writing and performance skills, and he has continued to build home studios where he is self-taught on a variety of musical instruments. In 2019, J. Cole tapped Saba for his Revenge of the Dreamers III project,where they featured together on the powerful closer “Sacrifices” - thetrack recently attaining RIAA certified Gold status. He also teamedup with frequent collaborators Noname and Smino to form theMidwest music collective Ghetto Sage. With new music on hisslate for 2021-22, Saba is prepared to continue pushing musicalboundaries on his climb to rap’s upper echelon.

After dropping one of Chicago Tribune’s best albums of the year in 2018, Chicago rapper femdot. has continued to blossom into a staple in his hometown and beyond. His 2019, breakout project, 94 Camry Music, led to a sold out nationwide tour with tobi lou, partnerships with brands  such as lululemon and being the face of Toyota's 2020 Camry model roll out. femdot. created the 501c3 non-profit org Delacreme Scholars, which has supplied free grocery delivery services to over 500 families around the city of Chicago, awarded 20 scholarships midyear to Black and Brown college students, and hosted toy and coat drives throughout the city. Fresh off being tapped to write the Chicago Bears 2021 season opener campaign, femdot. is back with a new project titled Not For Sale, supported by a COLORSxStudios performance, along with four sold out listening sessions in Chicago and New York with support from brands Diageo and lululemon.