Emcee Monte

Rapper, songwriter, poet, and beatmaker that tells a story with beats and rhymes, keeping Hip Hop alive.

Emcee Monte is a practitioner of the Hip Hop culture and continues to perfect his skills in all of the elements: DJaying, B-boying, Rapping, and Graffiti. He is a talented Rapper, Beatmaker, DJ, Songwriter, and all-around Entertainer from the south side of Chicago. He is one of Chicago's finest underground MCs known for his versatile rhyming and his powerful, positive messages. His recent project "Change Gone Come EP" tells the story of the black experience in America past and present. From the great black migration to now. It sheds light on how the Civil Rights Movement connects to the Black Lives Matter Movement today. His latest single titled "I'm So Black" is a self-produced track has an upbeat bounce and dark synths that make it cinematic and perfect for Monte’s celebratory message about his black heritage. Armed with his unique flow and insightful lyrics, he breaks down what it means to be black in America. With lines like “…Black exodus, black excellence, I’m just minding my black-owned business…” Monte revels in his roots and implores others to do the same.