Today I am going to talk about Polo and up and coming rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Polo G recently found success after releasing his song Pop Out which featured Lil Tjay which very quickly went platinum.

Figure 1, POLO G, Polo

Despite his newfound fame Polo G has not always had it easy. He grew up in the projects of Chicago and within his music he explains what it was like growing up in an area such as that. In an interview with vladtv Polo explains that when he was a teenager he slowly became involved in trouble because of hometown influences and was arrested for drug offenses and even a high speed chase. When he was arrested again in 2018 he vowed to himself that he would change and now he has put all his energy into his music.

Polo G is the type of rapper that has much deeper meaning within his lyrics. In his song Through the Storm, off of his album Die a Legend he features his little sisters voice saying how proud she is of him. In fact, Polo G credits a lot of his success and change to the female role models in his life such as his mom, grandmother and little sister. In another line from the same song Polo says “Everybody go through something it’s all about preserving” which is related to him fighting through societal pressures and becoming a better version of himself. Another great song of his is Finer Things which is primarily about his upbringing and his personal struggles. It is a slower style of rap with a great beat behind it. He talks about how he nearly lost himself because of the pressure. My favorite line is “You got God on your side but it’s hard to do right.” In my opinion this line means that although Polo G is strong in his religious roots he still faces struggles both related to crime and internally which is something I feel many could relate to.

Polo G is a prime example of someone who was faced by pressure from all over but was able to make it positive and become and inspiration for many. At only twenty Polo G teaches us that we to have the ability to turn our lives around and focus out energy on better things.

Figure 2, Polo G, Pitchfork