Joshua Eferighe, author at Chicago Reader

a group of people in winter clothes accompany Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. on the sidewalk in front of two small red-brick apartment buildings, one of which was the site of the assassination of his father, Chairman Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton Jr. keeps the revolution alive in Chicago’s music scene

by Joshua Eferighe December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Jasir Bailey at Stockboy Studios, next to a separate photo of his jackets and hoodies hanging on a rack

Stockboy transforms its streetwear shop into a creative studio

by Joshua Eferighe November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Chicago rapper Thirteendegrees° holds his hands up in front of his face in a prayerlike gesture, looking into the camera; he wears a Brooklyn Nets cap and a puffy jacket and stands in front a brick wall striped with light

Thirteendegrees° leads the rap renaissance of #NewChicago

by Joshua Eferighe October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

Lstreetz outside the blues club Buddy Guy's Legends, specifically the blue-and-white checkerboard wall. She wears sunglasses, an Lstreetz chain, a Gucci T-shirt, and camo pants

Lstreetz runs it back with her old mentor

by Joshua Eferighe September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

Larry Legend outside the Mr. Beef from TV show The Bear at 666 N. Orleans; he wears a red cap and black hoodie, and in the window you can see the reflection of blue sky and the building across the street, along with the restaurant's lettering reading "Mr. Beef on Orleans est. 1979" and "Remember Mr. Beef loves you"

Larry Legend is the most interesting man in Chicago

by Joshua Eferighe June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

Son Amoz of Golden Street stands alongside a mural painted on the side of a cargo container. He wears overalls and a yellow hoodie, and the mural contains a large woman's face with thick-framed yellow glasses.

Golden Street creates a sanctuary for creatives in its Pedway space

by Joshua Eferighe May 21, 2025June 9, 2025

Hip-hop prodigy Kaicrewsade puts community first

by Joshua Eferighe April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Dayneeia Thrash and Cat Sanchez, founders of creative agency 3V, pose in front of brightly lit windows

Creative agency 3V helps independent artists build sustainable futures

by Joshua Eferighe March 27, 2025March 28, 2025

On the left, a woman with curly blond hair wearing cargo pants and a New York-branded shirt stands outside against a city building. A man stands to her right, wearing a baseball cap and cargo pants, one hand swinging in front of him. He looks at the camera while she looks up.

Best slam poetry network

by Joshua Eferighe March 6, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Renzell posed facing the camera in front of the kitchen at Studio Shapes, which has plenty of modern-looking white countertops and the studio's "triangle, circle, square" emblem mounted backlit on the wall

Renzell grows a hip-hop oasis at Studio Shapes

by Joshua Eferighe February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

SolarFive sits on a stoop in front of a stone wall and glass door, wearing dark red trousers and an open black baseball jersey over a white T-shirt; he is holding his right hand to his right temple in a pistol-like gesture

SolarFive is a legend underneath our noses

by Joshua Eferighe January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Asha Omega poses against a white backdrop in a white off-the-shoulder top with a long white veil draped over her forehead, shoulders, and arms; one hand hovers over her head, while the other is extended out to the side

Asha Omega wants to remind you of your power

by Joshua Eferighe November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Ashlee Bankz lies on her back on a brown leather sofa, wearing black trousers and a white shirt and looking up at the ceiling, holding what looks like a cigarillo in one hand

Nobody can say they made Ashlee Bankz

by Joshua Eferighe October 30, 2024October 30, 2024