From the Beastie boys to Eminem, Slim Jesus,
there have always been white rappers in hip hop. Some are respected
and some get a lot of hate. Here's a look at twelve white rappers
who have proven that they are really about that life
Menace Monroe
Menace Monroe is a rapper from West Baltimore, Maryland
He built a name for himself in the city with songs like McDonald's
and 23and1, as well as several freestyle videos he's uploaded to YouTube.
But before the music Menace Monroe was really in the streets,
he went to prison at the age of 20 for armed robbery
and spent 6 years locked up, he claims he was selling weed
and other drugs at the time and one of his connections finesse him.
What it was, I was selling weed and different drugs and **** at the time
and somebody had took me off.
He found the guy through an acquaintance and found out he was selling Xanax.
The dude who finessed him didn't remember Menace
He was able to rob him by posing as a customer
The guy called the cops, and there were several witnesses
so Menace ended up catching a charge
So I bought the Xanax from him and then when he got out of the car,
I got out with him and I pulled the gun out on him
and only, I just took the money back that I gave him.
That's all he had and and I jumped in the car and as
we were driving, I could already see him on the phone.
He called the police, they got my license plate, all that ****
that **** insane man. Yeah, there was witnesses outside.
They're saying that I couldn't even beat this ****
Because he had a prior armed robbery charge as a minor.
The judge hit him with a harsh sentence and he ended up doing 6 years
After he was released he decided to take music more seriously
and has built a decent name for himself in the city,
OT the Real
OT the Real is a rapper, originally from outside of Boston,
but based in Philly. Who's known for his lyrical ability and freestyle skill
OT started releasing a music in 2016 after being released from prison.
He built a name for himself for tracks like Ocean and Kensington Beach
featuring Beanie Sigel. Yet before being recognized for his lyrical talent,
OC was really in the streets
He claims he was first booked at 17 stealing car radios
and was in and out of the system He got locked up in 2010,
spent about 5 years in prison before being released.
After that, he decided to start taking music more seriously.
He claims that the area he grew up in was hit hard by drugs
and he watched many of his friends die of heroin.
He turned to selling drugs and committing armed robberies to make it out
but decided to change his ways after spending so many years behind bars,
Jordan McCann
Jordan McCann is a British rapper from Salford, UK Jordan is a well-known
figure in the area he grew up in started to gain recognition in 2019
after dropping his debut track Lifestyle. Jordan grew up in Salford
and was one of seven children. His father died in prison
when the artist was young and his brother Patrick McCann
is currently in jail as well. Jordan has been in and out of the
system since he was young. He was jailed for 6 years
when he was a teenager for possession of marijuana and
cocaine with intent to sell. He got locked up again in 2016 for
his involvement in a series of shootings with rival gangs.
In the same case, Jordan's mother and brother were also charged
and the media painted the Mccann to be a dangerous crime family
After the release of Lifestyle, the court brought him back to jail
for violating probation by rapping about drugs and crime
All in all Jordan has spent almost a decade behind bars,
however, he's one of the most promising young rappers coming
out of the Manchester area, and if he can manage to stay out of trouble,
he could have a promising career.
917 Rackz
917 Rackz is a white drill rapper from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
His mother is Ukrainian and he grew up speaking Russian,
who was born and raised in New York.
He's built a buzz for himself with tracks like Red Dot and Tzar,
where he raps in Russian. Despite being white and only 15 years old
917 Rackz claims he's really about that life. In the video for Red Dot,
he could be seen repping red flags and claiming the bloods
In an interview with Knucklehead TV. He responds to a question
about his street activities that he is outside despite his appearence
He doesn't elaborate too much on his activities,
but he does stress that he's really about that life and not just capping
Rackz is still an up and coming artist. So only time will tell whether he's
really about it or just doing it for the marketing
Y&R Slugga Tee
Y&R Slugga Tee is a rapper from Jacksonville, Florida, who has built a name
for himself in the Florida drill scene with tracks like 5 am and Murder Twin
with Y&R Mookey. Not too much is known about Y&R Slugga Tee's back story,
although, he's currently in jail after being arrested with 6 other
Jacksonville rappers and gang members in a sting called operation Rap Up.
The Sheriff's office announced nine people involved in operation Rap Up
at a news conference Tuesday. Sheriff Mike Williams says six
have been arrested but three are still on the run
These videos typically glorified drug use
they celebrate a culture of violence.
The artists were violence arrested for posting music videos, holding guns
and threatening rival gang members. Authorities claimed that one of
the tracks was directed at fellow Jacksonville rapper
Youngeen Ace, who was the only survivor of a drive-by shooting
that occurred back in 2018. Police claimed the YNR crew has ties
to other violent crimes in Jacksonville and brags about it in their music.
So despite the strange appearance,
It seems like Y&R Slugga Tee is bout that life.
Potter Payper
Potter Payper is a British rapper from Barking, London.
He grew up in Gascoigne Estate – the British version of a
public housing project – to a British Irish mother and Albanian father.
In an interview with complex, Potter said his childhood was fun
but got serious around age, ten or eleven, which is when he
started getting in trouble. He was kicked out of school
and took to selling drugs to support himself.
He ended up going in and out of jail and most recently was sentenced to
5 years and 4 months on drug charges back in 2018.
He was released in 2020 for good behavior after serving just 3 years
Since then he's hit the ground running with his music career
and released an album called Training Day 3 on
September 18th 2020. Potter has built a name for himself in the UK
and he's starting to build his buzz among international audiences.
So if he can stay out of trouble, he has a promising career ahead of him.
Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll is a rapper and singer from Nashville, Tennessee.
His music is a blend of country and hip hop, and he's known for his
collaboration with popular artists like Lil Wyte,
Struggle Jennings and Tech N9ne. Jelly Roll grew up in the
Antioch neighborhood of Nashville and his father left
the family when he was a teenager. He started selling drugs
and getting involved in the streets as a way to support himself
and ended up going to juvie at just fourteen for armed robbery
After that, he dropped out of high school and ended up going back to prison
for marijuana and cocaine possession.
But after having a daughter in his early 20s,
Jelly Roll decided to turn his life around and focus on his music career,
he managed to find a name for himself by being honest about his past.
His struggles and addictions and the bad choices he made along the way
and he's now one of the most respected white rappers from the South.
K Koke
K Koke is a British rapper from Stonebridge London.
He started gaining attention for his Are You Alone diss track
and his Fire in the Booth Freestyle on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
His first mixtape Pure Koke Volume 1 earned him a deal with Rock Nation
in 2011, but just as his career was heating up.
K Koke's past came back to haunt him. He was arrested on March 9th 2011,
for the attempted murder of a 27 year old football player
who was shot in the back at Halton Station in London.
After stand trial the rapper was acquitted of all charges,
but had already spent 7 months in prison.
He was dropped by Rock nation in 2015 and picked up by Universal Music
and continues to release music
Swainoh
Swainoh is a rapper from Detroit Michigan.
He first blew up on the short-lived social media app Vine
and has racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on tracks like
On My Momma and Bite Down. Swainoh grew up in the Downriver are of Detroit.
His dad died when he was young
and he bounced back and forth between living with his mother
and his grandmother. Swainoh got involved in the streets at an early age.
Growing up he had frequent legal troubles and got shot back in 2016
which slowed his career. He ended up selling his Vine for cash
shortly before the app was discontinued
and has been slowly building the following for his music ever since.
With features from local legends like Tee grizzly and Boldy James
Swainoh have a major career if he stays focused.
Logan Cage
Logan Cage is a rapper from the Southside of Chicago
He's built buzz for himself in the city with his debut project 1636
and his follow up project Still Iconic
Logan's father was sent to prison when he was 10
and growing up his family struggled financially.
He ended up getting involved in the streets to support himself.
He and a group of his friends got shot on the highway in Chicago
back in 2015, Logan ended up getting grace in the back of the head.
And the two others were hit several times, but everyone survived
He said that the shooter made him reconsider the people he had around him
and made him make changes to his team and the way he moved.
Since then, he continued to build a name for himself in the city
and is committed to building his music career.
$uicideboy$
$uicideboy$ is a rap duo from New Orleans, Louisiana
made up of Cousins Ruby da Cherry and $crim.
Raised in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, The two were close growing up
and started making music together in 2014 $crim is a former opiate addict
who used to sell drugs and rob to feed his habit before making music
In an interview with no jumper. He says he used to lure people
through Craigslist and rob them to sustain his addiction.
He originally started making beats on a laptop he bought with money
he made in the street and made a pack with his cousin
that if music didn't work, the two will kill themselves.
Luckily, the group began to gain a buzz with their early releases
on SoundCloud and Bandcamp and have gone on to be
one of the most successful underground rap acts currently performing
White Sosa
White Sosa is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee
He grew up in East Memphis and was inspired by artists like Moneybagg Yo
Key Glock, and NBA Youngboy to start rapping. He's gained buzz for tracks
like Type of Day and Hit the Scene with NLE Choppa
White Sosa claims that growing up wasn't as rough as other areas in Memphis,
but he still went through the same struggles
as everyone else growing up in the city.
Despite his decision to enroll in college for sports management
White Sosa couldn't entirely escape the streets
In February 2021 while on a weekend trip to LA to work with
rapper Caskey, Sosa was robbed at gunpoint and ended up getting hit by a car
He's currently in a coma fighting for his life
hopefully he'll pull through and be able to continue his music career
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