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BLOODGANG BABY O LETS THE CAMERA DO THE TALKING OUTWEST

“Blood Gang” and “100 Out” lay down a raw public language, and the videographers behind the lens help shape the frame.

BloodGang Baby O seated inside a car under red light
Still from the official “Can’t Go Legit” video.

You can’t separate BloodGang Baby O from the camera.

His official videos and artist-run releases drop the OutWest Chicago rapper into a visual world built around records like “Blood Gang,” “Can’t Go Legit” and “100 Out.” The West Side gets shown how it is, and he isn’t translating a thing for outsiders.

Credit the folks behind the lens

Videographers including OOVISUALZ and Dreski Visuals are part of this story, and they deserve the shine. Independent rap’s visual language gets built by a team, even when only one person is standing in front of the lens.

There isn’t much public bio to go on, so the music and the footage carry it: direct songs, direct images and the block kept in the foreground. The camera is already doing documentary work right next to the bars.

BloodGang Baby O rapping toward the camera on a Chicago block
Still from BloodGang Baby O’s official “Blood Gang” video.
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