Chicago

Recorded at N4N Chicago.

Written by Lexi Constantini
Produced by TJ Carpenter

Chicago Comedian, Lexi Constantini, hosted a 3-day comedy songwriting workshop with our youth. "Pickles" ended up being a funny enough topic for them to write a song about, and that's just what they did! You get themes, storytelling, and of course comedy with this track. This was their first time writing a "funny" song. 

All three of these youth are considered veterans of the studio. For this session, they were able to break out of their usual serious artist mode, and make something goofy with this track. 

Forty Dollars?! (The Pickle Song) - Aiden, Kayonie, Hannah, Lexi Constantini

Produced by Speaker Bangerz & Heavy K

Written and performed by Prophet Hale

From the Chicago studio - Prophet admits he is "not a thoughtful rapper" but wanted to show that he has material where he talks about his life. This is the example he had to show, so we worked on it to create a radio edit of the track.

Prophet - Cant Be

Produced by Armoni Taffe, Anthony Williams, Antwon Tiney, Devon Fields

Written and performed by Darryl Harrison, Prophet Hale, Armoni Taffe, Anthony Williams,. Devon Fields

Created for the Black Gold Road EP, a compilation of songs produced by Notes For Notes studios along the Mississippi River, which include many of the cities which black pioneers in music traveled to live, work, and play. This track represents both Howlin Wolf's and Chess Records contributions to Chicago's place in the music industry during the height of blues, jazz, and soul eras.

Chicago Blue Soul - LSP, D.H. Pro & Prophet

Produced by Aquil Charlton

Artist: Kamari Baker, Devon Fields, Sir The Baptist

First recorded interview and artist visit with Sir The Baptist. This is the start of our WN4N Radio Chicago podcast.

WN4N Radio Chicago - Sir The Baptist Interview

Song written and performed by LSP, Armoni, Devo, Ifeanyi Elswith, Blk_Sin, Da Cypher, and Wyse

Produced by Aquil Charlton & Leo Status Productions (Armoni Taffe, Antown Tiney, Anthony Williams, Devon Fields)

For youth in the city, Chicago summers are both exciting and dangerous, with regular upticks in incidents of youth-centered violence and neighborhood shootings. This song, a remix of the track we submitted to Bonnaroo Music festival, captures those feelings in the tone of the music and story line weaved through the verses and chorus. This is a song of triumph over the odds and the radical act of celebrating young life in summertime Chicago.

Summertime (Chi Remix) - N4N Chicago

Produced by Kamari Baker, Tylis Walker, Anthony Williams, Armoni Taffe, Aquil Charlton

Written by Tylis Walker, Armoni Taffe, Anthony Williams, Angelo Esparza, Kevin Ocampo, Aquil Charlton, Les Paul

This podcast features the original beat, "Les Paul Forever", which features samples of Les Paul tunes. In this episode, Mari interviews Ty, N4N Chicago's studio assistant and lead producer of "Les Paul Forever", about his process and Les Paul's influence.