It goes without saying that Chicago has, perhaps more than any other city, unloaded an inconceivable amount of talent into the heart of the rising class of rap acts. At the heart of any influx of this sort is an established scene, one with a variety of important components. Eventually, those cogs coincide to form the infrastructure that a city needs to see widespread success in music.
Independent hip-hop label Closed Sessions has played a tremendous role in both the managing and recording of artists that have already made it or are destined for greatness. Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, Alex Wiley and others have all worked extensively with Alex Fruchter and his team – a team responsible for bringing in further-established individuals such as Freddie Gibbs, Curren$y, Raeknown and Action Bronson to collaborate with Chicagoans on the come-up.
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