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Rapper Brian Fresco rose to fame as a member of the Chicago collective SaveMoney, which also featured artists like <a href="spotify:artist:1anyVhU62p31KFi8MEzkbf" data-name="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:27w1NoOLMX7tJMYqcetPyG" data-name="VIC MENSA">VIC MENSA</a>, Towkio, Joey Purp, etc. Hailing from the Ida B. Wells and Harold Ickes projects in Chicago, Fresco first discovered music in fourth grade at the Beasley Academic Center. His classmate and friend <a href="spotify:artist:3BhngrEjaGAD0a8OzzFWlC" data-name="KAMI">KAMI</a> (later known simply as KAMI and part of the SaveMoney collective) became infatuated with <a href="spotify:artist:7dGJo4pcD2V6oG8kP0tJRR" data-name="Eminem">Eminem</a>'s record The Eminem Show. He was also a keen sportsman during high school, which earned him an offer to play college football for Wisconsin. He turned that down, and his subsequent tenure at Middle Tennessee State University was short-lived, as he was swiftly drawn back to Chicago to chase a career in music. Upon his return, he began work on what would become his debut mixtape, 2013's Mafioso. Following the EP's release, fatherhood diverted Fresco's attention from music as he moved out of his parent's house and had his first child. A call from Chicago's MC Tree put his musical career back on track as the pair collaborated on the Soulmoney EP. That release earned the burgeoning star a place on RedEye's Top 15 Acts to Watch in 2015. His affiliation with the SaveMoney Collective continued to aid his profile with the award-winning <a href="spotify:artist:1anyVhU62p31KFi8MEzkbf" data-name="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a> making an appearance on the lead single "Higher" from his project, Casanova. The Casanova mixtape was followed by Love Scars, a project that put industry insiders on high alert! STAY TUNED😈!
