10 Things You Should Know About Sasha Go Hard

Get to know the newest Chi-Town sensation.

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10 Things You Should Know About Sasha Go Hard - Don't expect Chicago's 2012 rap takeover to stop anytime soon — especially now that Sasha Go Hard is making a name for herself. The 20-year-old beauty is the latest rapper to emerge from the Windy City's bubbling hip hop scene, garnering massive views for her videos and major coverage on bold-name music blogs. Read on to get to know the newest Chi-Town sensation, Sasha Go Hard. —Alex Gale (Photo: courtesy William Glasspiegel)

Photo By courtesy William Glasspiegel

1. She's the First Lady of Chicago Rap - So far, the newest wave of Chicago rappers to break out nationwide — Chief Keef, King L, Lil Reese and Lil Durk — have all been men (boys, actually, except for L). But with Sasha, that's about to change.  (Photo: courtesy AJP Films)

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1. She's the First Lady of Chicago Rap - So far, the newest wave of Chicago rappers to break out nationwide — Chief Keef, King L, Lil Reese and Lil Durk — have all been men (boys, actually, except for L). But with Sasha, that's about to change. (Photo: courtesy AJP Films)

2. She's More Than Just a Pretty Face - Don't be fooled by Sasha's delicate features — she makes "drill" music, known for its massive, 808-laden beats and street-wise tough talk, every bit as hard-edged as the city that birthed it.  (Photo: courtesy Walk Roll films)

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2. She's More Than Just a Pretty Face - Don't be fooled by Sasha's delicate features — she makes "drill" music, known for its massive, 808-laden beats and street-wise tough talk, every bit as hard-edged as the city that birthed it. (Photo: courtesy Walk Roll films)

3. She's Down With Chief Keef's GBE Crew - Sasha came up with Chief Keef, and hit him up on Facebook when she started rapping. Keef eventually linked her with one of his go-to producers, DJ Kenn, who hooked Sasha up with her first studio session. Ever since, she's sometimes gone by the nickname "Glory Girl," after Chief's Glory Boy Entertainment crew.  (Photo: courtesy DGainz films)

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3. She's Down With Chief Keef's GBE Crew - Sasha came up with Chief Keef, and hit him up on Facebook when she started rapping. Keef eventually linked her with one of his go-to producers, DJ Kenn, who hooked Sasha up with her first studio session. Ever since, she's sometimes gone by the nickname "Glory Girl," after Chief's Glory Boy Entertainment crew. (Photo: courtesy DGainz films)

4. She Broke Out With "What We Do" - Sasha burst onto the nascent Chicago drill scene last year with her very first video, the Kenn-directed "What We Do," which racked up over 300,000 views on YouTube.    (Photo: courtesy DJ Kenn/AON)

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4. She Broke Out With "What We Do" - Sasha burst onto the nascent Chicago drill scene last year with her very first video, the Kenn-directed "What We Do," which racked up over 300,000 views on YouTube.   (Photo: courtesy DJ Kenn/AON)

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5. Her Name Is Self-Explanatory - The story behind Sasha's stage name is simple: "After I finished recording, they were just in there like, 'You go hard,'" Sasha recently told Complex, recalling her first studio session with Keef's crew.    (Photo: courtesy DGainz)

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5. Her Name Is Self-Explanatory - The story behind Sasha's stage name is simple: "After I finished recording, they were just in there like, 'You go hard,'" Sasha recently told Complex, recalling her first studio session with Keef's crew. (Photo: courtesy DGainz)

6. She Has Thing for Tattoos - Sasha's girlish features are further offset by her multiple eye-popping tattoos. She shouts out her art on the inked anthem "Tatted," from her second mixtape, this year's Do U Know Who I Am?   (Photo: courtesy Walk Roll films)

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6. She Has Thing for Tattoos - Sasha's girlish features are further offset by her multiple eye-popping tattoos. She shouts out her art on the inked anthem "Tatted," from her second mixtape, this year's Do U Know Who I Am? (Photo: courtesy Walk Roll films)

7. She's Making Noise Outside of Chicago - Sasha isn't just another local sensation. Last week, she rocked her first two shows out of Chicago, packing rooms and getting fans "drill" at buzz-making venues Santos Party House (in Manhattan) and 285 Kent (in Brooklyn).  (Photo: Courtesy Red Eye Productions)

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7. She's Making Noise Outside of Chicago - Sasha isn't just another local sensation. Last week, she rocked her first two shows out of Chicago, packing rooms and getting fans "drill" at buzz-making venues Santos Party House (in Manhattan) and 285 Kent (in Brooklyn). (Photo: Courtesy Red Eye Productions)

8. MTV Is Showing Love - Sasha was given major shine on MTV's Sucker Free Chicago special, which also featured King L and Chief Keef.   (Photo: courtesy Walk Roll films)

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8. MTV Is Showing Love - Sasha was given major shine on MTV's Sucker Free Chicago special, which also featured King L and Chief Keef.  (Photo: courtesy Walk Roll films)

9. Sasha Struck Again With "Why They Mad" - Sasha capped off a string of raw, viral YouTube vids with this spring's "Why They Mad," which features Sasha's hilarious hood snark and growing confidence over a woozy beat from Chi producer Absolut P.   (Photo: Courtesy Red Eye Chicago)

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9. Sasha Struck Again With "Why They Mad" - Sasha capped off a string of raw, viral YouTube vids with this spring's "Why They Mad," which features Sasha's hilarious hood snark and growing confidence over a woozy beat from Chi producer Absolut P.  (Photo: Courtesy Red Eye Chicago)

10. She's Only Getting Better - At just 20 years old, Sasha has a whole lot of room to grow, and it showed on her second mixtape, Do You Know Who I Am?, a marked improvement over her first, Glory Girl. Labels are surely knocking, and another mixtape is on the way this year. But for now Sasha just needs to keep doing what she does best — going hard, that is.  (Photo: Courtesy Matthew Schaff)

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10. She's Only Getting Better - At just 20 years old, Sasha has a whole lot of room to grow, and it showed on her second mixtape, Do You Know Who I Am?, a marked improvement over her first, Glory Girl. Labels are surely knocking, and another mixtape is on the way this year. But for now Sasha just needs to keep doing what she does best — going hard, that is. (Photo: Courtesy Matthew Schaff)