The SoSo
Summer'17 Tour
MAKES A STOP IN THE CHI BY KAYLA HOLLOWAY, MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL
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his isn't a game, this is “The Rap Game”! The stars of the reality TV show “The Rap Game,” produced by Jermaine Dupri, came to Chicago May 27th. True Star held the SoSo Summer ‘17 Meet & Greet Day Party with Nia Kay, Deetranada, Nova, King Roscoe and Miss Mulatto. Beats were provided by DJ Fly Ty and DJ Nastradamus, and the day was filled with dancing, fun, and pictures with the cast members that attended.
“It’s 50/50,” said Prince of New York “I mean, even though there are a lot of negative things going on, there are a lot of positive things going on. It’s cool to have all of these people following me because last year I only had one thousand followers, now I have like four hundred thousand.”
Rap has been around since the 1970’s, before some of these rapper’s parents were even born. But these artists feel a connection and the music Now, what about the concert? The concert took is important to them. Deetranada said, “Rap place downtown at the Chicago Theatre. Some means life, love, laughter. It is like stories you can of the acts included were Supa Peach, Lil Key, Chicago native Dlow, Bow Wow, and Mani, just to tell through rap. It's infinite. I could write about anything, and it would never get old. That's what name a few. I love about rap.” After the concert was over, True Star was able to chat with some of the artists. They weighed in on how social media reaches people. “It has definitely impacted me a lot because it helped me get on the ‘Rap Game,’” said Lil Key. “Instagram is where I tagged Jermaine Dupri and ‘The Rap Game’ producers. J.D. kept reposting my videos. So, social media played a big role and that's how I got on the show.” 24 TRUE STAR JR.
“Rap means a lot to me. I started out in life wanting to be a rapper,” Mani said. “It has made a huge impact on my life, I wanted to be a rapper since I was 6 years old.” The artists want you to know that rap is what they sleep, breathe, eat, and live. This is the new generation of rap.