![]() ![]() The five-minute video clip of Solow’s non-stop flow detailing the highs and lows of life with a compelling account of his tragic circumstances has garnered interest from the Steve Harvey show. As soon as possible, a GoFundMe page was set up for donations, and Wicked Entertainment was chosen to officially distribute Solow Redline’s Music.Īfter being featured on Good Morning America and tweeted to the show’s 2.5 million followers, the vedio started getting attention on national television. He claimed that because so many people he has liked had followed a similar path, he didn’t see any issues with playing in the subways.Ĭo-Still and Sleepy decided to help Solow Redline and his family by using the video’s success to generate money for a home. ![]() He wasn’t on the streets, so he progressively worked with producers on mixtapes and features for local projects in the recording studio. However, it wasn’t until a year later, when independent rap artist Cordell “Co-Still” Hunter saw him perform and posted a video of it online, that it went viral. Viewers have been interested in Larry Newberry’s Solow clip since 2011, and Ralph Braseth’s 2013 upload has also drawn attention. Quick Bio Name: Solow Redline Net Worth: $100 Thouand Age: 46 years old Profession(s): Musical artist Albums #homelessrapper, Freedom Papers, F.A.K.E., I Still Love Her Though Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap His appearance and inspirational songs have inspired various video clips to be posted on YouTube for the benefit of journalists and regular commuters. Solow Redline, a native of Chicago’s South Side, has established himself on the Red Line subway platform in the downtown loop area for five years. ![]() Solow Redline, a homeless rapper from Chicago, is the most recent performer to go viral after an incredible subway performance captured on tape by fellow rapper Co-Still. You can donate at and purchase Solow’s album entitled “Started from the bottom” on Itunes & Google Play or directley from the “L,” or Chicago’s subway system, is well renowned for its street entertainers, which once included R&B legend, R. Sleepy and Co-Still have combined their efforts to make a difference in the life of Solow Redline. Sleepy is Co-Founder of Wicked Entertainment, one of Chicago’s oldest independent labels. Co-Still is a well known Chicago rapper and C.E.O of 89Music, he is also an artist on Wicked Entertainment. He performs there to make money, however he hasn’t lost hope like he say’s in his rap “ain’t no ladder down here but I’m a keep Climbing”. ![]() Solow Redline shares the same name as the train line he performs on “Redline” and has been doing so for quite sometime. The Steve Harvey show has called showing interest in the story behind the five minute video clip Solow’s non stop flow describing the ups and downs of life with a gripping narration of his unfortunate circumstances. The video began to get national television recognition and was featured on Good Morning America and was tweeted to the show’s 2.5 million followers. Shortly after Fox news Chicago featured both Solow Redline and Co-still on the evening news. Immediately a Gofundme campaign was established for donations as well as the official release of Solow Redline’s music thru Wicked Entertainment. They, Co-Still and Sleepy decided to use the popularity of the video to raise money for a home for Solow Redline and his family. At this point Co-Still informed his business partner Sleepy Wicked, Executive Director of Wicked Entertainment about the video of the ultra talented homeless rapper. The next morning Co-Still realized that the video had gone viral and posted it on Youtube (300K) where it gained more views, later that day it reached where the views(400K) and comments continued to build. Co-Still was on his way home from a meeting when he captured the video on his camera phone, he posted the video on his facebook page later that night and it instantly became an internet sensation gaining thousand’s of shares and likes with nearly 1.5 millions views overnight. A homeless rapper named Solow Redline is the latest to gain national attention with an amazing subway performance that was caught on camera by another Chicago rapper Co-Still. Chicago’s subway system better known as the “L” is known for it’s street performers that at one time included R&B titan R. ![]()
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