Ever since its creation, hip-hop has been a widely controversial topic with regards to its effect on American culture and its effect on the youth. With the new growing popularity of Chicago hip hop culture, there arguably hasn’t been a resurgence of rap this sizable since the days of Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, NWA, and Nas spreading the message of gang violence and the appalling conditions of ghettos in the USA. However, accompanied with the recent rise in popularity of Chicago hip hop, also comes a recently growing awareness and activism surrounding police brutality and the astronomically high, and still increasing, murder count in the streets of Chicago. Promising and talented Chicago rappers, such as Chance the Rapper, Mick Jenkins, Vic Mensa, and a plethora of other recognized gifted rappers have been detailing…