Lil Durk

Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Common are all Chicago natives that have hit the big time. However, there are plenty more rising stars from the city that mainstream America ins't familiar with yet. Noisey dives into this underground rap scene in a new documentary.

The city of Chicago is a war zone. In 2013, Chicago police recorded 412 homicides in the city. While the murder rate was down somewhat from 2012 (497 murders were tabulated), it’s still too high. The issue of youth violence against the backdrop of Chicago's conversely vibrant hip-hop scene is explored in a new documentary executive produced by WorldStarHipHop.

Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested early this morning for unlawful use of a loaded handgun. The newly signed Coke Boy -- French Montana's imprint -- was located at the 7200 block of South Green St., around 3AM when police pulled up to the area and allegedly witnessed him toss a gun into his car, the Chicago Sun-Times reports...