The 2019 single from Tizzo and his frequent partner-in-rhyme Shreez poses a simple question: “Chill?” And you don’t have to speak French to know that Tizzo isn’t about to answer in the affirmative. The restless MC has swiftly amassed a deep repertoire of releases chronicling street life in the Montreal suburb of Laval, dropping brash, in-your-face rhymes over trap productions as harsh and icy as a Quebec winter. But from a life marked by tragedy, Tizzo has emerged triumphant: Inspired by his brother’s death in a police raid, his rambunctious signature track, “On Fouette (We Whip),” introduced a new slang term for everyday hustlin’ that’s since become an ingrained part of Quebec rap vernacular.