MC SHA-ROCK
HOT LIKE FIRE MC SHA-ROCK In Hip Hop’s Origin Story, MC Sha-Rock Was The First But Far From The Last Words by Faith Cummings Images by Eli Durst Hip hop culture’s first woman emcee is here to educate you on the artform’s history. When you hear MC Sha-Rock’s cool and calm voice float through your […]
TOBE
Music TOBE One Love: A Conversation with Tobe Nwigwe words by Zachary Weg Tobe Nwigwe is many things: a rapper, a singer, a fashionista, a former NFL prospect. But, above all, he is a profoundly talented and impassioned man. Raised in Houston and rooted in Nigeria (his parents are immigrants from the West African country), […]
TOBI LOU
Music TOBI LOU Welcome to Rapper Tobi Lou’s (Delightfully) Mad World Words by Shaday Stewart If you’ve always wanted to peek in on a stranger’s hyperactive daydream, hip-hop artist Tobi Lou is pleased to let you tag along on a carnival ride through his creative universe of “happy and extra sad” tunes. The 32-year-old Nigerian-born […]
I BARELY REMEMBER
EDITORIAL I BARELY REMEMBER HOT LIKE FIRE ISSUE 23 Team Credits Photograph by Matthew Priestley at Sibling Artists Styling by Willyum Beck Hair by Isaac Davidson at Distinct Artists Makeup by Tomoyo Shionome using Mac Pro and Mac Cosmetics Casting by Chad Thompson at communa-k inc. Model: Awet Aleu at IMG Models Photo assistant: Charlie […]
A Stranger to Myself
EDITORIAL A Stranger to Myself Team Credits Photography by Kenta Karima Styling by Remi Kawasaki Makeup by Anna Misawa Hair by Masashi Konno Model: Haru Izumi Casting by Shimana
GISELA MCDANIEL
Art GISELA MCDANIEL Healing through Art Gisela McDaniel Words by Matthew Burgos Images Courtesy of artists and Pilar Corrias Gallery in London One’s journey towards healing may lead them away from the person they were before. The tremors of change shift perception and transform the person, shedding the old skin in layers. “Healing is not […]
Sunburn
EDITORIAL SunBurn Team Credits Photography by Marta Bevacqua Styling by Alexandra Conti Hair & Makeup by Loriane Leger at Open Space Paris Model: Jasmine Barbarin at IMG Models Photo Assistant: Paolo Caponetto Fashion Assistant: Emeline Devendeville Location: Paris
Paola
EDITORIAL Just in Time Team Credits Photography by Bryan Carr Fashion Editor: Oliver Vaughn Hair by Lisa-Marie Powell at Art Department Makeup by Luigi Chamorro Model: Paola at Freedom Models Fashion Assistant: Sophia Nieser
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEAT
EDITORIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD HEAT HOT LIKE FIRE ISSUE 23 Team Credits PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKAYLA JEAN MILLER FASHION EDITOR: OLIVER VAUGH HAIR BY KELLY PEACH AT WALTER SCHUPFER MAKEUP BY HADIA KABIR AT WALTER SCHUPFER PROP STYLING BY ANNIKA FISCHER MODEL: JADA AT OPC MANAGEMENT AND KITTY AT MARQUAX AGENCY FASHION ASSISTANT: SOPHIA NIESER
DESERTED
EDITORIAL Deserted HOT LIKE FIRE ISSUE 23 Team Credits Photography by Damien Fry Styling by Karolina Frechowicz Hair by Clay Nielsen using Leonor Greyl Makeup by Joanna Klein using Suqqu Cosmetics Model: Jourdana Elizabeth Phillips Photography Assistant: Sebastian Romero
DOECHII
HOT LIKE FIRE DOECHII Dress and Sleeves by Unnamed NYC words by Michael Cuby images by Kanya Iwana Doechii has always set intentions for herself. “I don’t know how to explain this, but I just feel very intuitive and I know when I’m ready for certain things,” the rapper tells me matter of factly one […]
LIANNE LA HAVAS
Music LIANNE LA HAVAS My Prettiest Scars: A Conversation with Lianne La Havas words by Zachary Weg images by David Vail It started with a tree. While recovering from a break-up about a year and a half ago, a thirty-one-year-old musician, Lianne La Havas, noticed the changing foliage outside her London apartment and realized that […]