[1] It became commonplace for serious rappers to cite the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim organization headquartered in Chicago, as a lyrical and ideological influence in the 1980s and 1990s, a rap theme often resulting in controversy.
[2] In the 2000s, Chicago produced artists such as Kanye West and Common.
Influenced by trap music and gangsta rap[4] it originated on Chicago’s South Side.
[5] Chicago's long-standing hip hop community has included graffiti artists, breakdancers, activists, hip hop writers, rappers and hip hop producers.
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