Chicago hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Chicago in the late 1980s in the form of hip house.[1] It became commonplace for serious rappers to cite the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim organization headquartered in Chicago, as a lyrical and ideological influence in the 1980s and 1990s, a rap theme often resulting in controversy.[2] In the 2000s, Chicago produced artists such as Kanye West and Common.[3]
In the 2010s, Drill music became popular in Chicago. Influenced by trap music and gangsta rap[4] it originated on Chicago’s South Side.[5] Chicago's long-standing hip hop community has included graffiti artists, breakdancers, activists, hip hop writers, rappers and hip hop producers.[6]
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- ^ Swartz, Mike (2005). "Entries: Rap". Encyclopedia of Chicago.
- ^ Collins-Dexter, Brandi (20 September 2022). Black Skinhead: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future. ISBN 9781250824110.
- ^ Reese, Eric (9 March 2022). The History of Trap.
- ^ Reese, Eric (9 March 2022). The History of Trap.
- ^ CHICAGO HIP-HOP HISTORY … A TOUR