United States
Polo G, born Taurus Tremani Bartlett, is a Chicago-bred rapper who emerged from the city's drill and melodic hip-hop scenes in the late 2010s. Raised in the…
Total Followers -0.9%
16M
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
6.5M followers · 40% of audience
Engagement
3.8%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mega
Est. $114K–$267K / IG post
The Chicago rapper released the standalone single on April 3, 2026, his first new solo drop of the year.
The deluxe added 22 new songs including "Chances" and "Quality Over Quantity," plus collaborations with G Herbo, VonOff1700 and a posthumous King Von feature.
Following the August 2024 release of The Hood Poet, his fourth studio album, Polo G toured from Denver in October through a Los Angeles finale on Nov. 29, with support from VonOff1700, Skylar Blatt, Scorey and others.
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Polo G, born Taurus Tremani Bartlett, is a Chicago-bred rapper who emerged from the city's drill and melodic hip-hop scenes in the late 2010s. Raised in the Old Town neighborhood, he broke through with the breakout single 'Finer Things' before reaching wider audiences with 'Pop Out' alongside Lil Tjay, and later cemented his place in the mainstream with the chart-topping album 'Hall of Fame' and its single 'Rapstar.' His official YouTube channel functions as the primary home for his music-video catalog, with recent uploads including 'Quality Over Quantity,' 'High Tolerance,' 'Boring Soul,' and a King Von collaboration on '95 Bulls' — material that leans into the melancholic, introspective lane he calls 'hood poet' songwriting rather than straightforward street rap.
Polo G operates as a Chicago hip-hop artist channel, with the catalog skewing toward melodic rap, introspective and 'sad' street narratives, and official music videos rather than vlog or lifestyle content. That artist-channel framing makes the property a natural fit for music-adjacent brand categories: streaming platforms, headphone and audio hardware, beverage and spirits (age-appropriate), urban apparel and sneakers, mobile gaming, and fintech or cash-app style products that already index against young male hip-hop audiences. The viewership is overwhelmingly U.S.-based with secondary English-speaking pockets in Canada and the UK, and the age skew sits squarely in the 18-34 purchase-ready window. Engagement runs well above category median despite an infrequent, release-driven upload cadence, meaning sponsor value sits in high-impact music-video integrations and end-card placements rather than always-on integrations.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Polo G's tier (Mega, 16M combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Polo G's real name is Taurus Tremani Bartlett. He chose the stage name 'Polo G' as a nod to the Ralph Lauren Polo brand he wore as a kid in Chicago, and he's also known on social platforms under handles like polo.capalot.
Polo G is from the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His Chicago drill and melodic rap roots are baked into his sound, which is why his music is often tagged as 'Chicago Music' alongside hip-hop and sad rap.
His biggest hit is 'Rapstar', which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021 and powered his album Hall of Fame to the top of the charts. 'Pop Out' with Lil Tjay was his earlier breakout single.
King Von, who appears on Polo G's track '95 Bulls', was a close collaborator and fellow Chicago artist before his death in November 2020. Polo G has continued to honor him in interviews and through their released music together.
Polo G's mother, Stacia Mac, manages his career and helped him launch his own label imprint, Only Dreamers Achieve (ODA). She's been openly credited by Polo G as the driving business force behind his rise.
Yes, Polo G has a son named Tremani, born in 2019. He references fatherhood often in his music and on social media, and Tremani's birth has been cited by Polo G as a turning point that pushed him to focus on his career.
Polo G is signed to Columbia Records, with releases also coming through his own imprint Only Dreamers Achieve (ODA). His major-label debut, Die a Legend, dropped in 2019 and went platinum.
His YouTube channel has slowed its upload cadence, with the last official video posted several months back as of mid-2026. Polo G has spoken in interviews about taking time to work on his next project and step away from the constant release pace.
Yes, Polo G was arrested in Miami in June 2021 after a traffic stop, on charges that included battery on a police officer and resisting arrest. He addressed the incident publicly on social media afterward.
Polo G's official YouTube channel sits in the Mega tier with well over 6 million subscribers, and his music videos consistently outperform the hip-hop category's average engagement. The audience is primarily based in the United States, with strong followings in Canada and the UK.
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