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 ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is ...

Polo G's critics have long mocked the Chicago rapper for his reliance on piano-laden beats, so much so that Polo thumbed his nose at the hate by naming a track off his latest album, Hall of Fame 2.0., ...

Hot off of Future’s One Big Party tour, Polo G has teamed up with his fellow rap star for a powerful new collab. On “No Time Wasted,” Polo G encourages those around him not to give up. Over a ...

Polo G has snagged his first number 1 album ever on the Billboard 200. As reported by Billboard, the rapper’s Hall of Fame beat out Maroon 5 and Migos for the No. 1 spot, selling 143,000 equivalent ...

The young Chicago rapper Polo G has a rare gift for bluesy, melodic, mournful takes on his hometown's drill sound. Last year's Die A Legend, my favorite rap album of 2019, was a heavy piece of work ...

When Polo G began planning the rollout of what would become his breakout single, “Rapstar,” the song didn’t even exist — at least not in its current form. Instead, both the creation and promotion of ...