INDIANAPOLIS Chauncey Graham, a 24-year-old rapper known by the stage name 4200Kory, is on a mission to inspire change and honor his hometown of Indianapolis through his music.

Graham, who grew up on 42nd Street and Post Road, emphasized the importance of community and connection in his work.

Im trying to look for ways to be of direct impact to my community at all times, he said.

Grahams upcoming album, Cobra Son, highlights his roots and serves as a tribute to his late father, who passed away when Graham was a child on the album's release date, August 20.

A large part of that project is my ode to the city of Indianapolis, he noted. I hail from the Far East Side, which I think speaks volumes to who I am and where Im from.

As the oldest of seven children raised by a single mother, Grah

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