Lil Durk is a proud native of Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. Durk took Complex Mag on a…

“I was there the day thot got created. That sh-t came from the Southside. Englewood. I was there when my shorties and nem start saying it. All our sayings went global.”
– Smylez

Houston is rocking with the Chi heavy.

Many residents from the Woodlawn and Englewood communities in South Side Chicago are trying to make sense of a police shooting that claimed the life of Raason ‘Lil B’ Shaw.

OTF Nunu flexed his lyrical skills in his latest song release as he navigated the instrumental of Young Thug’s “Stoner” and Que’s “OG Bobby Johnson.” Nunu cracked his knuckles and back and proceeded to make light work of these two freestyles.

“…What I really want is to fix up the community I grew up in, invest in better learning and education strategies and shit for these little niggas and little girls out here on these streets who were like me and never had shit.”
– Smylez

“I’m a 10-year ni**a I my hood, ni**a/Spent my whole childhood in Englewood, ni**a/You so busy up and tryna be a hood ni**a/Forgot the objective is to get out the hood ni**a.”
– Spenzo

South Side Chicagoan Dex got moves like Chris Brown.

Chicago rapper Freek linked up with Fly Boy Gang rappers Billionaire Black and Lil’ Jay in “100.”

Up-and-coming Chicago Artist P. Rico gets animated in fan-made “Hang With Me” video. Los Angeles supporter named Sunny Cabrera of the IMVU Iconic Group recreated Rico’s hit song/video into an animation. The Animated 3D video somewhat mimics…

Chicago Hip Hop Artist Yale Lucciani along with many others have become entranced by P. Rico’s catchy flow in his latest hit single “Hang With Me.” The “Speed Up” Artist took to twitter to speak on how…