Chicago MC Hunnid has dropped new single “Money Up.” The visual treatment for the video, premiered with Above Average Hip-Hop, sees Hunnid run a complex heist. The track is an anthem dedicated to hard work, endurance, and doing whatever it takes to overcome personal vices – all staples of Hunnid’s career thus far. Hunnid has mastered the DIY approach, mixing and mastering all the music himself, running his marketing campaigns, and doing his finances and bookings.
Speaking to Stop the Breaks, Hunnid said –
“I feel like an artist like me is needed. When everybody goes left, I tend to go right, which can be refreshing in this industry.”
With many accolades already under his belt, including a nomination for Best Chicago Artist in 2014 in the Chicago Independent Music Awards, Hunnid is a one-man army on a mission to be the voice for those who are often silenced. Born and raised in Chicago by his single-parent mother, Kelvin Jacobs acquired the name ‘Hunnid’ when a friend from a different side of town discovered that Kelvin was from 118th S. Eggleston. This neighborhood was an area dogged by crime and poverty, referred to by many as ‘The Wild, Wild Hundreds’. From then on, his nickname stuck with him.
Through the years, Hunnid developed a flair for freestyling that stemmed from his natural adeptness to write poetry, leading to early recognition from his peers. Bringing more artillery to his fight, Hunnid is also the founder of C.C.G (Committed to Comradery and Growth) – a talented team of solo artists, each with their own unique vision. The group was created out of brotherhood, transcending far beyond music.
Hunnid recently borrowed Matty Ox’s “Overwhelming” beat for a fresh remix he calls a “CCGMix.” As he is known to do, he again took a killer beat and made the song his own.
“Money Up” is a first taste of what to expect from his upcoming project.