MADE
MADE MUSIC
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S O U N D
WAVES
HOT NE W
ART I STS
SoundWaves is back on another wave of tunes
from Chicago artists. These selected artists will
be featured in our coming listening session
entitled “Soundwaves” on November 9th at
FAME Studios. These selected artists will perform
live, each having on a 20-minute set in an
unplugged, acoustic setting.
MADE By Chelsey Sincerray
CRAW THE SAGE
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Soundcloud: @crawthesage
Hometown: Maywood, IL
Recent Project: “#Elixir”
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I work with a team who is constantly
trying to allow new sounds to grow
organically, while blending sounds of
contemporary Hip Hop.”
PHOTO CREDITS:
Gonzo Gonzalez &
Charlie Copeland
Rapper Craw the Sage, born
Eric Boyd, is a talented emcee
with a vast array of poetic talent.
He was raised in Chicago then
moved to Maywood, IL around
high school. Craw the Sage is
gifted with words and possesses a
unique style of rap that is all his
own. He began rapping in his
dorm room during his freshman
year in college. He explains “I
didn’t know I had a way with
words...Rap found me, I was
just doin’ it for fun and I just
so happen to be decent at it,
so I decided to take Hip Hop
seriously around the end of my
sophomore year.”
he felt comfortable performing
in front of crowds. He took the
opportunity to participate in
open mics around his school
and around Chicago, using the
open mics as stepping stones to
harness the craft of performance.
Craw dropped his first fulllength project entitled ‘Joy of
the Game’, on May 20, 2015.
The project was largely produced
and mixed by a fellow student
and good friend Griffin Belzer
(GRYFN). Joy of the Game is
described as a coming of age
story. Craw raps to inspire lives
and share knowledge amongst
his listeners. He expends a lot
of energy and has an aura about
him that cannot go unnoticed.
Craw is currently working on his
new project entitled #Elixir.
Craw eventually developed his
skill of rap to a point in which
“We are born with the ability
to create, a God given gift. We
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are all participants in this great
cosmic event which is basically
one big art project.”
- Craw the Sage
Three words that sums up your
wave of music. And why?
My Wave: Experimental Trap,
Mystic, Neo-Soul
I work with a team who is
constantly trying to allow new
sounds to grow organically,
while blending sounds of
contemporary Hip Hop.
What makes your music different
from others in your industry?
My music is different than
others in the industry because
I’m versatile with my beat
selection, I bring my true
authentic personality to each
one of my songs, and there
are layers of substance in my
rhyme schemes.