A Chicago Lyricist Explains How Travel And Vulnerability Make Better Music

About this episode

Teefa discusses how grief and self-care influence artistry in Chicago hip hop.

Send us Fan Mail Losing someone you love can reorder your whole day, and sometimes the only way through is to build a routine that holds you up. We sit with Chicago’s own Teefa for a conversation that starts with grief and self-care and quickly opens into something bigger: what it means to be a real artist, a real person, and a real voice in Chicago hip hop. From sauna time and meditation to building a home that feels like a retreat, Teefa breaks down how healing becomes a practice, not a slo...

People in this episode

Host: Monsoon

Guest: Teefa

Topics covered

• grief
• self-care
• Chicago hip hop
• artistry
• healing practices

Keywords

• Chicago
• hip hop
• grief
• self-care
• healing
• artistry
• vulnerability

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chicago

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