Greatest Rapper Alive

G Herbo has long been the glue holding Chicago’s drill scene together. While artists like Lil Durk and Chief Keef transcended the sound’s roots to bring its rumbling drums and unflinching realism to an international stage, at home, artists like Lil Bibby, King Louie, the late Fredo Santana and G Herbo have kept the sermons at street level. But on 2025’s Greatest Rapper Alive, G Herbo isn’t merely asking for his flowers—he’s demanding them. The project comes during the most productive time of the rapper’s career, following a busy 2024 highlighted by projects like Big Swerv/Big Swerv 2.0 and Strictly for My Fans 2.0. Herbo knows that influence is nice, but attribution is better. On Greatest Rapper Alive, he tries to cash in that goodwill for a different sort of accolade. On “Best Rapper Alive”, he raps, “My name in the hall of fame ’cause I’ma shoot, win or lose.”