Though the city is damped with troublesome headlines about its violent crimes and gang war, the city of Chicago continues to be a hotbed for new, rising hip-hop talent. Raising up from out of the Chi’s turmoil is rapper Lil Bibby, whose become a one of the city’s hottest act almost overnight thanks to his Free Crack mixtape. It also helped that he received a timely cosign from none other than Drake.
The 19-year-old Chiraq native sat with REVOLT recently to discuss a number of things, including his fondness for New York (“New York show a lot of love,” he explained), learning to accept doing interviews, and how traveling has affected his rhymes (“I try to let y’all in on the details of what’s going on”).
