Originally posted by VIBE

Coming off a strong debut mixtape, Welcome to Fazoland, Chicago's Lil' Herb caught the ears of the masses when Nicki Minaj surprised her fans with a new collaboration with the kid. Dubbed "Chi-Raq," the gritty record features Nicki Minaj using Herb's flow, and it definitely put the young'n on the map. Recently, VIBE caught up the newcomer to discuss his biggest look to date. --Mikey Fresh

And obviously, your new collaboration with Nicki Minaj “Chi-Raq” was your biggest look yet. Did she hit you up directly? How did that even happened?
It’s crazy, man. She hit me up and reached out to me. I was in the studio recording at probably like 1:00 AM. We really didn't even know if they were serious but they followed up and wanted to fly me out the next day. But I was tied up at the time so I went like a week later. She cool people, though, down to earth and she real comfortable with me.

So you actually got in the studio with her?
Yeah, we were in the studio together, just vibing. Nicki is cool people for real.

Is there any chance you guys have another song together? Did you guys record anything else that day?
Nah, we just recorded that one song but I want to work with her again, and I’m sure she’ll reach out again. It opened a lot of doors for me.

I couldn't believe it when I heard her using your flow. Honestly, have other artists reached out after Nicki?
[Laughs] Yeah, I’m just talking to other artists now. I did a song with Common for his album. I might do some stuff with Rich Homie Quan. I’m open to people, whoever want to work with me.

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