Lil Herb

VladTV ran down a host of current events during a recent sit down with Chicago emcee Lil Herb, including Bree Newsome, who personally removed the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s state house flagpole. The “I’m Rollin” rapper said that Newsome’s actions were courageous, but Herb believes there are more serious issues like senseless killings of children and grandmothers in Chicago that aren’t being widely reported. The next topic that was approached was former Spokane NAACP president Rachel Dolezal, whom Herb wasn’t as familiar with. After being told that Dolezal pretended to be Black and spoke about prejudices she received, Lil Herb was blown away by the story. The conversation ended with the Chicago spitter sharing his thoughts on Tom Hanks’ son Chet Haze defending his use of the n-word as a White person. After hearing the actor’s son say, “it’s an unspoken thing between friends who understand each other,” Herb said that he might have a point after recalling his white friend possibly using the word around him. Herb later clarifies that as long as a stranger isn’t using the word with malicious intent, he doesn’t see a huge problem with the usage. When asked about White people singing along to the n-words in his songs at shows, the Chicago spitter said that he doesn’t have a problem with it. He explained, “That’s why I make music, for people to embrace it. I’m not racist, I’m an artist.”

19-year-old Lil Herb has been around since the Chiraq movement has begun. And though acts like Chief Keef and Lil Bibby have been given a nod by XXL Magazine, young G Herbo – who created his own “XXL” track – is one of the rappers who has made a name for themselves but has never made the cut for the XXL Freshman Class. “I don’t know why I’m not on the cover to be honest with you,” he tells us in this VladTV exclusive. “I ain’t really gonna get into detail ’cause I could say some s***,” he adds as he looks into the camera. Though he hasn’t made it two years in a row, he does cite fellow artists who he feels “genuinely deserved” a spot on the cover. After naming Dej Loaf, Shy Glizzy and Fetty Wap, he makes sure to show love to his “big sis,” upcoming Chicago emcee Tink for putting on for their city. “Go look on Tink page, boy, she ain’t f****** around,” he states matter-of-factly. The Chi town native also delves into his idea for a Chicago tour featuring all of the prominent artists from the area right now. “I support my city. Period.”