Fresh Friday returns with a focused slate of new music rooted in reflection, resilience, and forward motion. This week’s releases highlight artists leaning into clarity, storytelling, and purpose, ...

The rap albums that stick with me the most -- the ones that really impress me -- aren't always the ones that push the genre forward. Just as often, they're the albums that take the sounds of the ...

Chicago’s drill scene has been one of the most influential rap subgenre’s of the last decade. The sound, anchored in the menacing components of trap, crashing cymbals and frenetic hi-hats, has ...

Polo G has a record deal, a hit song, and two critically acclaimed albums, but he considers one of his greatest accomplishments to be simply making it to age 21. Surviving a violent childhood in ...

The latest single from the melancholic young Chicago sing-rapper Polo G is called "33." It's named, at least in part, for Scottie Pippen's number. Within the song, that number only functions as a ...

Take a look at the YouTube comment section for Polo G’s music videos and you’ll see a never ending amount of prayer hands, heart, and 100 emojis. Recently, through a smoky melody and an ability to ...

Polo G knows his fans are hungry for new music. So, he decided to give them a little snack to help curb their appetite. Each track serves as an opportunity for Polo G to showcase his versatility. On ...

“Grinding for a new life,” Polo G raps on his inspirational “Finer Things.” Conceived while he was locked up in Chicago’s Cook County Jail, the record offers some thug motivation for those in the ...