We research
The work, history, current project and the tension underneath it.
STURDY MAGAZINE / Q&A
Questions worth staying with.
Written conversations with people making strong work while the larger story is still taking shape.
Adé Hakim brings the show to you.
The Bronx artist on train shows, independence, his years with sLUms and keeping New York’s underground connected.
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Photo: Luke Stage
STURDY Conversations / 001
Who gets the aux?
The Playlist Girl talks R&B, taste, discovery and what makes a record worth putting her name behind.
“You don’t have to be perfect. You just can’t be forgettable.” Read the conversation →
How it works
One conversation. A real point of view.
We ask directly
Specific questions that open up decisions, pressure, change and what comes next.
They answer fully
Written or recorded and transcribed, without flattening their natural voice.
STURDY frames it
Introduction, edit, real imagery, pull quotes and a clear reason to pay attention.
STURDY Conversations
Written Q&A
Readable, direct and built around the subject’s words.
SELF-SHOT
Video-first
Recorded by the creative on their phone, inside their real world.
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