Chicago hip-hop artists
11 published Chicago hip-hop artists, led by Chief Keef, Lil Durk and Polo G.
At a glance
11 published Chicago hip-hop artists; 125 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists3 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 7 tier 3
- 11
- Release groups
- 350
- Studio albums
- 128
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 125
- Timeline events
- 147
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 67.1M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 10.3 years
- Full biographies
- 7
- Biography words
- 21,626
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (6 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 6 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most Chicago hip-hop artists. United States leads with 11.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with Chicago hip-hop. The most shared is drill, with 11 artists in both.
Covers from Chicago hip-hop
125 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Skeletor
Chief Keef · 2026
Almighty So 2
Chief Keef · 2024
DIRTY NACHOS
Chief Keef · 2024
4NEM
Chief Keef · 2021
The GloFiles, Pt. 4
Chief Keef · 2020
GloToven
Chief Keef · 2019
The GloFiles, Pt. 3
Chief Keef · 2019
The Leek, Vol. 7
Chief Keef · 2019
The Leek, Vol. 8
Chief Keef · 2019
Back From the Dead 3
Chief Keef · 2018
The Cozart
Chief Keef · 2018
The GloFiles, Pt. 1
Chief Keef · 2018
Leaders
Chief Keef has the most release groups (157); Chief Keef the longest career (17 years).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Chief Keef | 157 |
| Lil Durk | 54 |
| Polo G | 46 |
| G Herbo | 42 |
| King Von | 25 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Chief Keef | 17 |
| G Herbo | 14 |
| Lil Durk | 13 |
| Lil Reese | 10 |
| Polo G | 8 |
Most decorated
No artists with awards recorded.
Most famous Chicago hip-hop artists
Chief Keef
United States · Person · born 1995
hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, SoundCloud rap, punk rap, mumble rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
15.7M listeners · 40 wikis
Lil Durk
United States · Person · born 1992
hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
19.2M listeners · 28 wikis
Polo G
United States · Person · born 1999
hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, conscious hip-hop, drill, Chicago hip-hop
13.8M listeners · 33 wikis
King Von
United States · Person · born 1994
hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
11.9M listeners · 35 wikis
G Herbo
United States · Person · born 1995
hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
6.5M listeners · 13 wikis
Fredo Santana
United States · Person · born 1990
hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
16 wikis
Lil Reese
United States · Person · born 1993
Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
11 wikis
Young Chop
United States · Person · born 1993
hip-hop, trap music, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
9 wikis
Lil Bibby
United States · Person · born 1994
contemporary R&B, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
6 wikis
King Louie
United States · Person · born 1987
hip-hop, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
5 wikis
Montana of 300
United States · Person · born 1989
hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill
2 wikis