shyt is crazy...back when LA n NYC was building hip hop chicago was statistically beating both in murder and crime. It just proves how deep the gang culture in the Chi always has been. My Cuzo was telling me about how Chicago street rappers were always a different breed than a Lotta other cities, they were different in the fact they are TOO with it. Bump J, Hella the L.E.P Bogus Boys...
Just look at the drill scene in chicago today. While hood nikkas in LA and NYC were willing to put the street shyt behind them, alotta drill nikkas didn't. So many nikkas ended up dead, catching bodies or hitting licks n going to priso. This nikka Lil Reese is back in the Chi, in the hood, still making music but
Only Chi area street rappers to make it out recently were Keef, Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Fredo, Herbo, Bibby, afew weed carriers with them