.KingL, Polo_Capalot, and sabaPIVOT talk about what makes their hometown of Chicago one of the most exciting music cities in America
. King Louie gives credit for the start of drill to Pacman, a late MC from the East Side of Chicago and a part of Louie’s neighborhood crew. “That’s where the term drill came from, that’s who started it,” says King Louie, 33. “It wasn’t a genre yet. That just came with the Chicago wave, and us using it as a term. My hood and my guys. That’s our lingo.”In more recent years, artists like Lil Durk, Lil Reese, and G Herbo have picked up the torch, helping to make drill into a global phenomenon.
Polo G, who credits Chief Keef and G Herbo as among his biggest inspirations, has scored major hits, like this year’s chart-topping “Rapstar,” by mixing drill sounds and heartfelt bars. He remembers the early 2010s as an exciting time to be in Chicago, despite the dangers that were making national headlines.
Artists like King Louie and Polo G are proud of the way Chicago rap’s lyrics and cadences come from inner-city youth. Neighborhood and sense of pride in community are what drive Chicago, and locals will tell you that even your choice of chicken spot can tell you a lot about what part of the city someone belongs to. Loren Toney for Rolling Stone
Within that sense of community, civic institutions like the Harold Washington Library have given artists such as Chance the Rapper, Noname, Saba, and others their first taste of performing at open mics, at a young age. “The Harold Washington Library was one of the reasons I was Downtown every day,” says Saba, 27, who grew up on Chicago’s West Side and wrote movingly about grief on 2018’s acclaimed Care for Me. “It was young people from all over the city in one room at the same time.
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