Through his Lyrical Lemonade blog, which has since become an imprint and a brand, Bennett has helped highlight the works of several rappers and singers, and created visual elements for their music.

Cole Bennett, acclaimed video director and founder of Lyrical Lemonade, has spent the past two years working on the most ambitious project he’s ever taken on. His first full-length compilation album, ...

Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash has become Chicago’s biggest hip-hop-oriented music festival. With this year’s fest headlined by Travis Scott (billed as Cactus Jack, suggesting a few friends joining ...

Hip-hop is Cole Bennett’s first love. Having grown up in Plano, Illinois, he often found himself immersed in the Chicago rap scene. The bars of Vic Mensa, King Louie and Ridgio soundtracked his day-to ...

In every emerging “underground” rapper’s trajectory into the mainstream – if they’re lucky, that is – they’ll land a Lyrical Lemonade music video, which often serves as another springboard into the ...