Reports From The Streets
1. Lil Herb: Easy Access To Guns.
Stories of deaths by shooting in Chicago are reported more than most major cities in the country. Lil Herb believes it is due to everyone in the area having easy access to guns, as they often cost no more than $100 – even $20 in some cases. “Everybody can get their hands on a gun” in Chicago, says Lil Herb. “Kids can get their hands on a gun – money speaks. Money talks.”
“A beef can start with something so little as an Instagram post or a fight, like, a petty fight,” the drill rapper tells us in this eye-opening exclusive. According to Lil Herb, female bystanders and people getting killed within a day of getting involved in someone else’s beef is a common-day occurrence – he even admits to some women being shot at while being in his presence.
He himself had a gun charge that got dismissed because officials didn’t have probable cause to do so, which came at a time where he was just starting his career and trying to avoid harming his reputation. To keep himself in a good light, Lil Herb has decided to follow in the steps of fellow Chi-town rapper Chief Keef and take his talents to California. “Me, Lil Herb, I am moving to L.A., Los Angeles [and] getting away from all the violence,” he says with a smile. “I wanna be around positive energy, and I wanna be rich, and I wanna make the lives better for everybody around me.”
Posted on August 6, 2015