Abstract
In this 2025 interview, Kevin Heard (also known as MC Chill), discusses growing up in the Lee-Harvard neighborhood, his involvement in Cleveland’s hip-hop scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and his career path as a journalist. He talks about playing little league baseball in the neighborhood with now prominent Cleveland politicians and figures, taking martial arts classes, and attending Cleveland public schools. He then describes becoming Cleveland’s first national rap recording artist, signing a record deal, and how his involvement in hip-hop led to his career in journalism. At the end of the interview, he discusses how growing up in Lee-Harvard and in Cleveland impacted him throughout his life.
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Interviewee
Heard, Kevin (interviewee); Jordan, Mikel (participant)
Interviewer
Carubia, Ava (interviewer)
Project
Union-Miles
Date
1-27-2025
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
47 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Kevin Heard interview, 27 January 2025" (2025). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 483015.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1359
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