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music interviews:

Oakland’s Very Own: Ovrkast. 

interview + shoot for hypetrak mag print revival + digital cover editorial + shoot

talent: Ovrkast.
photographer: Raphaël Gaultier
deputy editor / writer: Elaina Lauren Bernstein
photo assistant: Alan Padilla
producer: Gabriella Koppelman

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TiaCorine Is Nearing Her Final Form

interview + shoot for hypetrak mag print revival + digital cover editorial + shoot

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talent: TiaCorine
photographer: Sam Balaban
photo assist: Marc Merchant, Lux Nguyen
deputy editor / writer: Elaina Lauren Bernstein
creative direction: Brittany Bryd
makeup: Dime Glass
hair: Ashley Jones
stylist: Isaiah Dorty
styling assistant: Kameron Williams
lighting: JP Dougherty

producer: Gabriella Koppelman

Jean Dawson: An Interlude

interview + cover for hypetrak mag print revival + digital cover editorial + shoot

deputy editor / writer: Elaina Lauren Bernstein
photographer: Nayquan Shuler
associate creative director: Jamie Boatman-Harrell
art director: Kevin Chen
executive producer: Elaina Staroselsky
senior creative producer: Sarah Schecker
production coordinator: Gina Lee
global creative project manager: Gabriella Koppelman 

stylist: Henry White
groomer: Nigella Miller
photo assistant: John Manuel Gomez
lighting director: Réal Gill
lighting assistant: James Asante Jr.
digitech: Julian Lopez
stylist assistant: Will McNally
production assistant: Samuel Hana

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Lelo: From Local to Global

editorial interview

Catching Up With Chuckyy

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In Conversation With: Leon Thomas and Aweng Chuol

editorial interview + social video series

Niontay: Underground Rap’s Rockstar

editorial interview + editorial shoot

(photos by nayquan shuler)

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Rico Nasty at Her Realest

editorial interview + editorial shoot

(photos by nayquan shuler)

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In Conversation With: The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega

editorial interview + social video

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In Conversation With: Shoreline Mafia

editorial interview

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Smino Suits Up For 'Maybe In Nirvana'

editorial interview + editorial shoot

(photos by nayquan shuler)

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IDK Is More Sure Than Ever 

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Cochise Isn't Here To Please Anyone

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Shaboozey Shows His Cards

interview for hypebeast mag issue 34 + digital cover editorial + shoot (photos by nayquan shuler)

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Rihanna Kicks Off Her "Soccer Mom" Era With New Fenty x PUMA Avanti

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Lil Tecca’s 'PLAN A' Has Been Written Since Day 1

editorial interview + editorial shoot

(photos by nayqyan shuler)

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Ferg, Harlem's Hometown Hero

editorial interview + editorial video

(produced by aaron rubin/julius ignacio / editing by bryan nguyen)

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A$AP Rocky Puts the Pedal to the Metal for PUMA Yet Again

Devin Malik Is Producing, Selling and Delivering

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Kid Cudi Curated a Colorful Cosmic Escape for Members of the Rage's NYFW Exhibition

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MAVI Has Made a Museum With ‘shadowbox’

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Simplicity Is Key for Hit-Boy

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For Turbo, Timing Is Everything

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Doechii Is Making The Swamp Sexy

Porter Robinson on Using “Artifacts of the Internet” to Unearth His Archival Emotions

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Cardo Got Wings Is Collecting the (Production) Infinity Stones

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SNAKEGANG Has Spawned: In Conversation with Snakehips and EARTHGANG

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Harry Fraud: Brooklyn’s Blog-Era Byproduct

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Zacari Is TDE’s Secret Weapon

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John Summit Makes His Duality-Driven Debut with ‘Comfort In Chaos’

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Bryson Tiller: The Final Boss

AUDREY NUNA on Using Fashion as a “Defense Mechanism”

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Maude Latour Will Be Outside This Summer – and As Long as She Possibly Can

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How Smino Added (More) Color to KidSuper’s Paris Fashion Week Runway

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Channel Tres Breaks Boundaries on 'Head Rush'

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Cakes da Killa Can Party Anywhere

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Isaac Dunbar Loves Dancing, Duality and Downtown NYC

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skaiwater Is Still on Their Journey

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From Chi-Town to Beyond: Nascent Is Emerging From the Shadows

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Tay Keith Is An Architect of Virality

According to Eyedress, "Skate Culture Bleeds Into Everything"

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Kenny Mason Makes Mood Music

Mez Is Plugged In (and Fully Loaded)

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Mutha-of-All-Trades: Brittnee Moore Is Outfitting Her Inner Child

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Allow RiTchie To Reintroduce Himself

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ericdoa Reflects on Femininity, Family and Fear of Being Perceived on 'DOA'

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Montell Fish Embodied His Alter Ego To Create 'Intercession Before Charlotte'

UMI Dives Deeper Into Her Diary

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Who Is Erick The Architect?

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Better Late Than Never: Rich Amiri Is Here To Stay

serpentwithfeet’s ‘GRIP’ Is Not an Album, but a "Mosaic of Intimacy"

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How Cole Bennett Built His Own World on 'All Is Yellow'

James Fauntleroy Invents "Sexy Christmas" on His Debut Solo Album 'The Warmest Winter Ever'

Yung Bans Returns to the Scene with 'Vol. 6'

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Jean Dawson Invites You To Perceive Him

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Quavo and True Religion Go Way Back

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(photos by nick llanton)

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Faye Webster and Kyle Ng Are “Literally Just Homies”

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