(See Kiddo, otherwise known as HBK Yae Yae Jordan, whose recent single âEverybody Getting Shotâ is about as staunchly matter-of-fact as it gets, evoking drillâs chilling nonchalance in the face of violence and Payroll Giovanni, perhaps the groupâs most talented member, whose 2013 Get Money Stay Humble tape was full of effortless punchlines like âIâm the man again, face it/ Hit the Louie store and even leave the mannequins naked.â) Gangster-rap supergroups in 2014 are hardly fashionable, and even less profitable in an age where it can feel like a feat of endurance to slog through a three-and-change minute music video without restlessly opening a few other tabs, songs crammed with four distinct verses might seem like an overly optimistic test of the audienceâs patience.īut the groupâs transcended any dated practices to become the sceneâs biggest name their 2012 album, Free Roc, remains one of Midwest rapâs best full-length projects of the past few years, with this yearâs excellent fourth installment of their We Run The City mixtape series in close competition. The number of official members vacillates frequently, ranging anywhere from four to twelve-ish, and the majority of members have good-to-great solo careers to boot.
(Ask Drake, effectively rapâs most influential A&R, who recently bestowed his almighty cosign on Motor City rap-singer Dej Loaf and her buzzing single âTry Meâ.)ĭoughboyz Cashout formed in 2006 from the union of two previously existing groups (Doughboyz and Cashoutboyz) and signed with Jeezy in 2013. But where Chicagoâs drill scene has arguably stagnated over the past yearâas the subgenreâs big names have drifted further left-field and produced fewer immediately compelling full-length projects, its initial spark has dulledâ≍etroit street rap has been quietly flourishing.
When Detroit rappers do cross over, it tends to be for their singularity: individual rappers like Danny Brown, Big Sean, or Eminem likely come to mind before any unified regional trendsâunderstandably so, given the cityâs track record for weirdo trailblazing, from Juan Atkins to ICP. The Midwest has shed its reputation as flyover territory for thriving local rap scenes over the last few years but while an unprecedented spotlight introduced emerging Chicago rappers to a national audience starting around the drill boom of 2012, Detroitâs burgeoning street rap scene hasnât seen the same sort of coverage.
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