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Rappers from Chicago

28 rappers, producers and groups from Chicago, Illinois in the archive, with their stories, discographies and the records that came out of the city.

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Neighborhoods on record: West Chatham · Parkway Garden Homes · Calumet Heights · Robert Taylor Homes · East Garfield Park · Uptown · South Shore (“Terror Town”) · South Shore · Parkway Gardens (O’Block) · 79th and Essex · Englewood · Huntsville · Bronzeville · Old Town
The artists

Who came out of Chicago

ArtistChance the RapperWest Chatham, Chicago, IllinoisArtistChief KeefParkway Garden Homes, Washington Park, South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistCommonCalumet Heights, South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistCrucial ConflictWest Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistDa BratWest Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistDA SmartRobert Taylor Homes, South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistDo or DieEast Garfield Park, West Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistE.C. IllaUptown, North Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistFredo SantanaChicago, IllinoisArtistG HerboSouth Shore (“Terror Town”), South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistJuice WRLDChicago, Illinois (raised in Homewood, Illinois)ArtistKanye WestSouth Shore, Chicago, IllinoisArtistKing LouieEast Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistKing VonParkway Gardens (O’Block), South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistLil Bibby79th and Essex, South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistLil DurkEnglewood, South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistLil ReeseEnglewood, South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistLupe FiascoWest Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistMick JenkinsHuntsville, Alabama; raised on the South Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistNo I.D.Chicago, IllinoisArtistNonameBronzeville, Chicago, IllinoisArtistPolo GOld Town, North Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistPsychodramaWest Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistRhymefestSouth Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistSabaAustin, West Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistTwistaWest Garfield Park, West Side, Chicago, IllinoisArtistVic MensaHyde Park, Chicago, IllinoisArtistYoung ChopSouth Side, Chicago, Illinois
The records

Albums from Chicago

AlbumCan I Borrow A Dollar?Common · 1992AlbumRunnin’ Off At Da MouthTwista · 1992AlbumResurrectionCommon · 1994AlbumFunkdafiedDa Brat · 1994AlbumPicture ThisDo or Die · 1996AlbumThe Final TicCrucial Conflict · 1996AlbumWalk Wit MeDA Smart · 1997AlbumPower MovesE.C. Illa · 1997AlbumAccept Your Own & Be Yourself (The Black Album)No I.D. · 1997AlbumAdrenaline RushTwista · 1997AlbumHeadz Or TailzDo or Die · 1998AlbumLike Water For ChocolateCommon · 2000AlbumThe College DropoutKanye West · 2004AlbumKamikazeTwista · 2004AlbumLate RegistrationKanye West · 2005AlbumBeCommon · 2005AlbumBlue CollarRhymefest · 2006AlbumLupe Fiasco’s Food & LiquorLupe Fiasco · 2006AlbumGraduationKanye West · 2007AlbumLupe Fiasco’s The CoolLupe Fiasco · 2007AlbumMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West · 2010AlbumFinally RichChief Keef · 2012AlbumTrappin Ain’t DeadFredo Santana · 2013AlbumAcid RapChance the Rapper · 2013
From the crates

Flyers & scans from Chicago

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