Previous Industries is three Chicagoans of a certain age—Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave, and STILL RIFT—currently residing in LA. In a city where transplants often say they find it hard to connect with new people, these guys found a way around that by delving into the past to rekindle old connections. When that connection was made, they seemed to stay in the past, rapping about anything and everything but always bolstered by nostalgia and shared memories. The innate chemistry between them as rappers could only be achieved because of their long-standing friendships, which is evident in their multiple previous collaborations. Only now have they officially formed a group around this commonality. Previous Industries marks their official debut as a group by sharing a preview of what 2024 has in st...