It sounds like a mantra, a Zen koan: “We pop out at your party, I’m with the gang / And it’s gon’ be a robbery, so tuck your chain.” The cadence is a mocking singsong, a playground taunt. But the ...
The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow, and signals the most ...
“Polo G, live in the flesh,” announced Leia, the rapper’s younger sister, at the beginning of his debut album Die a Legend. Once again, Polo G has delivered a compelling view into his life. On May 15, ...
It certainly doesn’t sound like he’s kidding. Polo G’s “Rapstar” just propelled the rapper to new heights, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday and dethroning Bruno Mars and Anderson ...
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 ...
As spring turned to summer, and heavyweight rappers like J. Cole and the Migos were returning from hiatus, they found a new face dominating every chart. “If you want me to be totally honest,” Polo G, ...
“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 ...
Imagine if TikTok had existed in the late ’60s: Maybe Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” would’ve been a hit sooner. Zep bassist John Paul Jones has claimed that the band’s guitar god Jimmy Page had ...