• 'Yeezus' Rapper King Louie on Near Death Shooting and Gun Violence in Chicago [WATCH]

    Following a shooting in Chicago on Dec. 23, King Louie, real name Louis Johnson Jr., was recovering in the hospital all through the holidays. The 'Yeezus' collaborator and Chicago based rapper, who is also credited with inventing the term "Chi-Raq" in a nod to his native Chicago had a near-death experience after being shot in the head, and taking a full seven bullets. Two have yet to be extracted from his chest and one is still embedded in his head. In an interview with CNN, Johnson talks the shooting and the topic of gun violence in Chicago.

  • Kanye West 'Yeezus' Collaborator King Louie in the Hospital, Reportedly Shot in the Head

    King Louie, a Chicago based rapper and Kanye West collaborator, has reportedly been shot in the head. The artist's real name is Louis Johnson Jr. He was featured on the Yeezus album song "Send It Up," which helped to cement the word "Chiraq" into the hip-hop vocabulary. Ironically, "Chiraq" refers to the gun violence that occurs on Chicago streets on a daily basis.

  • Chief Keef, Lil Bibby, Lil Herb, King Louie, Lil Durk Rap on "Faneto" Remix

    Chief Keef and DJ Pharris just recruited half of the Chicago hip-hop community to remix his October 2014 track "Faneto." Lil Herb, Lil Bibby, Lil Durk and King Louie all hopped on the track to make a starting five that might be able to make the Eastern Conference playoffs. The original stands at just more than three minutes long, but with the full Chicago roster on this track, you now get a full 10 minutes of Keef, Durk, Bibby, Louie and Herb from start to finish.
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