Nico Segal & The Social Experiment celebrate the 10th anniversary of groundbreaking “Surf”

14/10/2025 21 min
Nico Segal & The Social Experiment celebrate the 10th anniversary of groundbreaking “Surf”

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Episode Synopsis

Chicago Grammy-winning trumpeter Nico Segal & The Social Experiment — a Chicago supergroup including Chance the Rapper, Peter CottonTale, Nate Fox and Greg Landfair Jr. — broke boundaries and redefined the Chicago sound with their 2015 debut album "Surf," which blurred the lines between hip-hop, jazz and soul (featuring smash-hit "Sunday Candy"). The group reunited over the weekend for a 10th anniversary show at Metro Chicago with some special guests.

Segal sat down with Vocalo’s Nudia Hernandez to highlight the Chicago community that helped make this album, a few stories from specific tracks on “Surf” and the secret to maintaining a 10-year friendship-slash-working relationship. Dig deeper into the story at Vocalo.org.

This interview was hosted and produced by Nudia Hernandez. It was edited and mixed by Morgan Ciocca, with support from Talia Lopresti. Keep up with Vocalo on Instagram @vocalo and on TikTok @vocalo.radio.

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