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As you may already know, a Leor Galil cover story a couple weeks ago about the relationship between Chicago rappers and Chicago streetwear companies caused a stir in the local hip-hop community and resulted in a lot of bad vibes thrown our way. While I respectfully disagree with the people who criticize Galil’s story (and I suspect if they were to reread it now, after they’ve cooled down, it won’t look a bit inflammatory), I can see where folks were coming from with their hate for the photo illustration on the cover. Modifying a picture of local rapper ShowYouSuck by covering his face cutout-style with the words “Insert Chicago Rapper Here” wasn’t meant as a dis of ShowYouSuck or anybody else, but every once in a while a well-meaning graphic designer will overlook a seemingly obvious perspective on a visual, and shit happens.
