Tavares Lamont Taylor (born January 6, 1993), known professionally as Lil Reese, is an American rapper from
Chicago, Illinois
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. Hailing from Chicago's
drill
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scene in the early 2010s, he is known for his collaborations with fellow rappers
Chief Keef
Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...
,
Fredo Santana
Derrick Coleman (July 4, 1990 – January 19, 2018), known professionally as Fredo Santana, was an American rapper. The older cousin of Chicago rapper Chief Keef, Santana began recording music in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes throughout ...
and
Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
. In 2012, Taylor was featured on Chief Keef's single "
I Don't Like
"I Don't Like" is the debut single by American rapper Chief Keef featuring fellow American rapper Lil Reese. Produced by Young Chop, it was released on March 11, 2012. The video for "I Don't Like" had over 28 million views on YouTube, before ...
", which peaked at number 73 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaked at number 20 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and peaked at number 15 on the
Hot Rap Songs chart. His debut mixtape, ‘''Don't Like’'' was released later that year. Since the first mixtape release, Taylor has gone on to release six mixtapes in total, including the 2013 ‘''
Supa Savage
''Supa Savage'' is the second mixtape by American rapper Lil Reese, released on September 2, 2013. The mixtape features guest appearances from Chief Keef, Lil Durk, Waka Flocka Flame, Wale, Johnny May Cash and Fredo Santana. It is hosted by Maybach ...
’'' mixtape'','' as well as three EPs, including the 2017 collaborative project ‘''Supa Vultures’'' EP with
Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
.
Career
Taylor gained recognition when he was featured on
Chief Keef
Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...
's hit "
I Don't Like
"I Don't Like" is the debut single by American rapper Chief Keef featuring fellow American rapper Lil Reese. Produced by Young Chop, it was released on March 11, 2012. The video for "I Don't Like" had over 28 million views on YouTube, before ...
", which garnered widespread international attention. He then began to receive popularity through his music videos, including "Us" and "Beef". He then caught the eye of producer
No I.D., who had produced albums or tracks for artists such as
Common,
Kanye West, and others, which led Taylor to sign with hip hop label
Def Jam.
In November 2012, he released a remix for his song "Us" with
Rick Ross and
Drake which later appeared on Rick Ross' mixtape ''
The Black Bar Mitzvah''.
Taylor also created many songs with up-and-coming music producers, such as
Young Chop. He is also featured on
Juelz Santana
LaRon Louis James (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is best known for his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 si ...
's song "Bodies". In January 2013, Taylor released a remix to his song "Traffic" featuring
Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. Signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, his major label debut, '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'', was released the followin ...
and
Twista. On September 2, 2013, Taylor released his second solo mixtape ''
Supa Savage
''Supa Savage'' is the second mixtape by American rapper Lil Reese, released on September 2, 2013. The mixtape features guest appearances from Chief Keef, Lil Durk, Waka Flocka Flame, Wale, Johnny May Cash and Fredo Santana. It is hosted by Maybach ...
'', featuring guest appearances from Chief Keef,
Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
,
Fredo Santana
Derrick Coleman (July 4, 1990 – January 19, 2018), known professionally as Fredo Santana, was an American rapper. The older cousin of Chicago rapper Chief Keef, Santana began recording music in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes throughout ...
,
Wale
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*Wale (surname)
*Wale (rapper), stage name of American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
Radio and televisio ...
and
Waka Flocka Flame
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.
Legal issues
In May 2010, Lil Reese pleaded guilty to burglary charges and was given two years of probation.
On October 24, 2012, a video allegedly showing Lil Reese assaulting a woman was posted to the internet.
On April 28, 2013, Lil Reese was arrested by
Chicago Police
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind th ...
on a warrant issued two days earlier, based on criminal trespass to a residence with persons present, battery, and mob action from the video incident from February 2012.
On June 23, 2013, Lil Reese was arrested in Chicago and charged with
motor vehicle theft
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after an incident on April 13, 2013, where he was not able to provide proof of ownership for a BMW 750Li. However, the charge was later dropped. On July 13, 2013, Lil Reese was arrested again in Chicago for
marijuana possession, a violation of his probation.
Personal life
2019 shooting
On November 11, 2019, Taylor was shot in the neck and critically wounded
at a busy intersection in the area of Markham and Country Club Hills. Country Club Hills police responded to 167th Street and Pulaski Road around 2:30 p.m. Witnesses told police Taylor was pursued by a driver of another car during a chase. Witnesses reported hearing as many as 12 gunshots during the chase. The driver of that vehicle got out of his car and shot the man with what witnesses called a small rifle and then fled the scene.
On November 18, Taylor sent out information about being released from the hospital and that he survived the shooting and is "Alive and Well". A day after leaving the hospital, he released a new song "Come Outside".
Twitter racism controversy
In March 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor posted a controversial message on Twitter: "Chinese people nasty asl man got the whole
orldfuck up". Many condemned him, calling his tweets racist. Taylor faced immediate backlash for his comment; many asked him to delete the tweet. After his Twitter account was suspended, he went on Instagram to post a screenshot of the official violation notification from Twitter with the captions, "Lol Look how the Chinese people did my Twitter".
2021 shooting
On May 15, 2021, Taylor and two other men were injured in a shootout at a parking garage in
Chicago and were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. His eye was grazed by a gunshot; he and another of the men, who was shot in the knee, were later listed in fair to good condition, and the third in critical condition with multiple wounds to the torso.
[ The shooting was reportedly over a stolen ]Dodge Durango
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.
Discography
Mixtapes
* ''Don't Like'' (2012)
* ''Supa Savage
''Supa Savage'' is the second mixtape by American rapper Lil Reese, released on September 2, 2013. The mixtape features guest appearances from Chief Keef, Lil Durk, Waka Flocka Flame, Wale, Johnny May Cash and Fredo Santana. It is hosted by Maybach ...
'' (2013)
* ''Supa Savage 2'' (2015)
* ''300 Degrezz'' (2016)
* ''Better Days'' (2017)
* ''GetBackGang'' (2018)
* ''GetBackGang 2'' (2019)
* ''Supa Savage 3'' (2021)
EPs
* ''Supa Vultures'' (w/ Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
) (2017)
* ''Normal Backwrds'' (2018)
* ''Lamron 1'' (2020)
* ''Lamron 2'' (2021)
Singles
As a lead artist
As a featured artist
Guest appearances
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lil Reese
1993 births
Living people
African-American male rappers
American shooting survivors
Def Jam Recordings artists
Drill musicians
Gangsta rappers
Midwest hip hop musicians
Rappers from Chicago
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians