Though he is one of the younger names in the city, Mike DFG brings a rare energy and boldness that is really exciting to listen to. His already impressive catalog is a firsthand look into what the next generation of Chicago artists are bringing to the table. Mike DFG is a name you'll definitely want to remember.
Hometown: WestSide Chicago
Top 3 Influences: Kanye, X, Tyler The Creator
Favorite Chicago Artists: Kanye, Chief Keef, Juice WRLD, G Herbo, Add-2 Lucki
Favorite spot in the city: Downtown/Loop. The air hit different down there for sure.
1st Listen Recommendation:
Definitely “Loose Squares” without a doubt that’s my best mixtape to date. Hottest mixtape in Chicago currently for sure.
What’s your background? What got you into creating?
I grew up on the West Side of Chicago, went to Gregory Elementary then I attended Lane Tech. I originally wanted to be a video game designer but I’ve always loved music for the longest however I loved playing video games more at the time because I was an avid gamer but when I was actually coding I realized I hated it so I was like “OK let’s try to get this music thing a shot and I just fell back in love with it more and more and more every time because creating as for me I can’t sit down you know be a lawyer or an accountant like I can do it but it does it keep me going as much as creating in all aspects.
How would you describe your style?
When I’m actually rapping I would say my flow is very versatile, very southern sounding because I was brought up listening to OutKast, Three 6 Mafia, Pimp C then I started gravitating towards DJ Screw, $uicideBoy$, while still maintaining like a diverse ear for music listening to Gorillaz, MF DOOM, X, J Cole, Nirvana JPEGMAFIA, My Chemical Romance Bring Me the Horizon, Green Day etc. even down to the production selection r it when I’m creating my own I want to make sure that it doesn’t sound like what anyone else is doing in Chicago so I tried to Differentiate myself from everyone else in the Chicago Underground scene currently. I would have to say I have one of the most thorough pens because I can write to anything for anyone which doesn’t limit me thankfully and most likely I’ll end up writing some songs for other artists as well in the future.
How does where you're from influence you and your craft?
Being from Chicago it has its pros and cons you know sometime is the area you live in that could affect you negatively but it can also be a blessing in disguise because it gets you motivated to leave that place for a better place so that’s why most of my songs you just hear nothing but hunger and drive just so that I can make my point that I wanna you know be able to move my people out of the hood.
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