How WHATMORE Turned a Group Chat into New York’s Next Great Music Movement

Behind the scenes of Hypebeast’s September Digital Cover with WHATMORE, our latest Diaries series features the boundary-pushing New York collective—composed of Cisco Swank, Elijah Judah, Jackson August, Yoshi T., and Sebastiano ($eb)—the energy is as raw, electric, and effortlessly laid-back as their music. Originating from their high school days at LaGuardia High, the group's real-life bond and yearslong group chat have finally manifested into live festival stages and a defining digital feature...