Midwestern hip-hop

Midwestern hip-hop, also known as Midwestern rap, is a style of hip-hop that originated in the Midwest region of the United States. The genre initially gained popularity in the mid-1990s thanks to extremely fast rappers known as "choppers", such as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Cleveland), Twista and Da Brat (Chicago), Tech N9ne (Kansas City), Atmosphere (Minneapolis), and Eminem (Detroit). However, while these artists were the first to introduce Midwest rap which rivaled the popularity of West Coast and East Coast styles, a new wave of groups and artists began to emerge, such as Nelly, D12, Common, and Kanye West, although they shared very few similarities with their predecessors. Other notable rappers and producers from the Midwest include Chief Keef, Danny Brown, Lupe Fiasco, Royce da 5'9", J Dilla, Elzhi, Kid Cudi, Freddie Gibbs, Obie Trice, and Brother Ali.