Chicago is full of talented artists pumping out some of the world’s best music on a daily basis. The music scene is one of the best in the country and its impact has been clear with the rise of artists such as Chance the Rapper, Chief Keef, Mick Jenkins, Famous Dex, Vic Mensa and many others. While these artists have shown what Chicago is capable of, they are only the tip of the iceberg of the excellence Chicago holds. The city has literally hundreds of artists making quality music daily and the next wave out of Chicago is sure to solidify the Windy City as a hub for new hip hop talent. With the amount of great music to be found, it was hard to boil down this list to only 50 names and there’s many more artists also deserving of attention, but I had to stop somewhere. Check out the best the city has to offer below. Did I miss someone? Comment below to let me know! This list is in no particular order.
Year: 2017
Erik Write- Money (Video) Erik Write is a multi-talented artist who gets to show he can do more than just make music in his video ….
SIDMFKID Drops Two New Tracks; PORCHES and VIBE REDUX SIDMFKID knows hard work pays off and he’s been putting it in recently. He’s back this ….
AKWA- 2 PIECE (EP) If there’s one person in Denver bringing that heat, it’s AKWA. The burgeoning MC is back with a three track project ….
Tooty- Endless Journey We’ve been following Tooty’s journey over the past few years and it’s pretty amazing to see an artist progress so much. The ….
Glassic- Safe Travels Glassic is one of Chicago’s best producers and he finally gets to show off his immense talent with an entire project. Safe ….
JalepenoPapii- Scoville Units EP I’ve been looking forward to the Scoville Units EP for the past few months and JalepenoPapii delivers a unique project that ….
Brucella ft. Trayce Chapman- Like It Brucella shows that Denver has some pretty nice pop music if you look in the right places and Like ….
Chicago’s Y.K Supe Wins Nationwide Freestyle Competition, Verizon #freestyle50 Everyone in Chicago knows how much talent the city breeds, but not everyone across the country ….
Mikey Coleman- Never Worried (prod. kid ocean) Every once in a while I come across a song on SoundCloud that’s just crazy dope from an ….