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The hip-hop chef: Chicago’s own SoloSam

SoloSam is a Chicago rapper and producer born and raised on the South Side – “79th and Ada,” he points out – but he’s also a chef with a cooking show series, a cookbook and also B-EATS, a bi-monthly party series that combines good food, good music and community. “If it wasn’t for food I wouldn’t have grown as a music artist, for sure,” he told Erin Allen. In this episode, we play some of his songs, learn about his Ghanaian-Korean heritage and talk about the connection he finds between food and music. “At the end of the day, it’s just art.”

Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news.

   

SoloSam is a Chicago rapper and producer born and raised on the South Side – “79th and Ada,” he points out – but he’s also a chef with a cooking show seriesa cookbook and also B-EATS, a bi-monthly party series that combines good food, good music and community.

“If it wasn’t for food I wouldn’t have grown as a music artist, for sure,” he told Erin Allen.

In this episode, we play some of his songs, learn about his Ghanaian-Korean heritage and talk about the connection he finds between food and music.

“At the end of the day, it’s just art.”

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