Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight

During his college years, Stovetop wrote raps and experimented with production, but never really felt comfortable publicly displaying his skills until he started making music catered directly to his dorm mates at Northwestern in Orange City, IA. Describing it as a fraternity like atmosphere, Stover said his dorm mates took a shining to his ability to use his talent to drop bars filled with inside jokes and familiar stories. After graduating from Northwestern in 2010 with a degree in public relations, Stovetop decided to take his desire to rap a little more seriously and began investing himself financially and by consistently writing rhymes in his downtime, something he still does today. He released his debut album, "Work in Progress," featuring lead single, "A.I." in January. The 11-track project has been in development for five years and features all original music and composition. "Work in Progress" is the culmination of Stovetop's desire to spread not only his music to the masses but to promote positivity