Chief Keef (Keith Farrelle Cozart), born August 15, 1995, is an American rapper and producer from Chicago who pioneered the mainstream drill subgenre in the early 2010s. Rising from Chicago's South Side, his viral mixtapes and hits like "I Don't Like" and "Love Sosa" led to an Interscope deal, establishing him as a teenage rap prodigy.
Hits:
Lose Sosa
I Don't Like
Coolest Trap Shit:
Russian Roulette
Glory Boyz
Winnin'
Have My Baby
Dayvon Daquan Bennett (August 9, 1994 - November 6, 2020), known as King Von, was a prominent American drill rapper and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois, affiliated with the Black Disciples gang. Signed to Lil Durk's Only the Family and Empire Distribution, he gained fame for gritty storytelling in hits like "Crazy Story" and "Took Her to the O," before being fatally shot in Atlanta at age 26.
Hits:
Armed & Dangerous
Crazy Story
Coolest Trap Shit:
No Flaws
Get It Done
Took Her To The O
SD (Sadiki Thirston), born November 7, 1994, is a Chicago-based rapper and former core member of Chief Keef's Glory Boyz Entertainment (GBE) / Glo Gang. Rising during the 2012-2013 drill scene, he gained fame through his Life of a Savage mixtape series and debut album Truly Blessed, opting for an independent route rather than major label deals.
Hits:
Just Wanna
Don't Believe Me
Coolest Trap Shit:
Bandz
Gwap
Obsessed
Tay K
Tay-K, born Taymor Travon McIntyre on June 16, 2000, is an American rapper and convicted murderer from Long Beach, California. He achieved notoriety for his 2017 breakout song "The Race," which reached #43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum, written while on the run from authorities.
Hits:
The Race
Coolest Trap Shit:
I <3 My Choppa
Lemonade
Murder She Wrote
YNW Melly
YNW Melly (Jamell Maurice Demons, born May 1, 1999) is an American rapper and singer from Gifford, Florida, best known for hits like "Murder on My Mind" and "Mixed Personalities" featuring Kanye West. Rising to fame on SoundCloud, his career was halted by his 2019 arrest for first-degree murder charges. As of early 2026, he remains in jail awaiting a retrial.
