The Big Hit

Rare is the case of a musician's parent finding fame after their child. The arrival of rapper Big Hit, the father of Grammy-winning producer Hit-Boy, is as improbable as they come, a journey littered with decades of personal and legal setbacks, ultimately culminating in the releases of 2023's SURF OR DROWN, Vol. 2 and The Truth Is in My Eyes -- two long-awaited collaborative albums with his son -- and followed by a host of material afterward. Born Chauncey Hollis, Sr. in Pasadena, California, Big Hit endured a rough upbringing with an orphaned father who didn't discourage his...