scene / chicago

Chicago (2010-present) — Kanye to drill

Chicago

Streaming / Trap Dominance 2010 (still active)

Anchor artists11

  • kanye-west
  • common
  • lupe-fiasco
  • chance-the-rapper
  • chief-keef
  • lil-durk
  • g-herbo
  • polo-g
  • king-von
  • noname
  • saba

Sub-genres

  • drill
  • trap

Key labels

Moments in this scene 1

Citations 3

  1. B
    Wikipedia — Drill music Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. B
    Wikipedia — Chief Keef Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  3. B
    Pitchfork — The Rap Report: Chicago Retrieved 2026-05-24.

Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration).

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