In the cut with Neph B. Chilli
Her initial failure helped Ivory Vasquez strengthen her purpose. A dedicated fan and participant in Buffalo’s 2010s-era hip-hop scene, Vasquez, popularly known as Neph, was ready to curate her first show. Naming the event the Spotlight Series, the aspiring organizer put her ideas in motion and set the debut event for mid-spring 2013. To her surprise, only half of her artist roster showed up to perform. “I was a little discouraged,” the organizer recalls. “I knew I had the support, but I was disc