Emma Mckee, known as Stitchgawd, the hip-hop stitcher, is Chicago’s next hit artist, known for her unique cross stitching that reached the appreciation from artists such as Chance the Rapper, SZA, Kendrick Lamar, and has worked with top companies like Nike and Redbull. What makes Stitchgawd such a memorable artist because she never sells her work, even having the opportunity to work with such mainstream artists, she does it because she appreciates the work of the artists and wants to give them her work out of appreciation and care. She cares about the connection she makes and the family she creates by the collective art that is creative. She embraces the rap community and creates an entwined appreciation on everyone’s stories and stitches what she sees in every artist’s soul. Remember her name and keep an eye out for your favorite musician, because they will be wearing her gear.