By- DeoVonte “Deo” Means On last week, Chicago was “blessed” with the announcement that Yusaf Mack would be headlining one of our New Year’s Day parties on Friday January 1st at Coup De Tat. Now admittedly, I am a fan of New Year’s parties. It gives you the opportunity to put on nice clothes, get … Continue reading
By- DeoVonte “Deo” Means The beauty of being a documented stakeholder within any community, is the ability to witness your peer’s ideas spring forth! If they are diligent and committed to their craft, you’re privy to witness stages of implementation, sacrifice and eventual success. This growth process is the fundamental pillar in which any evolving … Continue reading
By- DeoVonte “Deo” Means On last evening the tastemakers and socials of the city were invited out to toast the 34th birthday of our very own DJ Gucci Rocks. The event was to be held at the side bar club of The Shrine, known as Coup’d Etat. CDT has become the weekly Friday night spot … Continue reading
By-DeoVonte “Deo” Means Many of the images and videos that comes down our newsfeed can mislead you to believe that Chicago nightlife is perhaps ratcheet and prone to ghetto tendencies. This summer social season has proven that Chicago, in fact has a very thriving community of grown and sexy men & women who only party … Continue reading
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 56,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 21 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading
In spite of the many holiday invites, this year I decided to do a more intimate and meaningful celebration with peeps that are special to me. I guess that’s what the season is all about right? Friday evening, I unwrapped my first gift I suppose. I was treated to dinner by Chicago’s tastemaker, Maurice … Continue reading
I was hesitant to speak on the subject because here at The Flyy-Life, in regards to our content, we strive to go in a different direction than most columnist, bloggers and journalist. I only embraced the idea when I realized that our mission is to provide an oasis for the urban … Continue reading
Kendrick Gibson, known to close friends and family simply as “KG” began a career in fashion in 2006 as a print model and doing runway show’s for local Chicago designers. With an eye for fashion and style, Kendrick started to pursue a career as a fashion stylist in 2009 and formed his own company “A … Continue reading
Over the past two weeks, social media and pop culture has been set ablaze by the allegations of one of America’s household doyennes, Paula Deen, being a racist and usage of the “N” word. Although many opinions were openly exchanged amongst peers, I was motivated to review a book I was exposed to a short … Continue reading
The Fly Life is an underground club track, released by the Basement Jaxx in 1997. The sirens, strategically placed throughout the song, penetrating the barriers of the venue, were the unmitigated call to the euphoric occupants to descend to the dance floor and embrace the bacchanalian atmosphere. Sixteen years later this song is still used … Continue reading
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