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About Custom Rap music today can start to sound generic when it consists of the same story repurposed and repackaged over and over again against a drill beat. Here to shift the narrative, boom-bap rapper

About Mr.Reaper Raw talent and a burning desire to achieve greatness is something that you just can’t run away from. Mr.Reaper learned that lesson in 2019 when he found his way back to the rap and hip-hop

About Jarv Dee x Bad Colours When two genres of music collide, something truly unique can happen. Jarv Dee has mastered the formula of fusing hip-hop lyricism with the ethereal soundscape of house music.

About Black Dawn Finding a fresh take on defined genres such as hip-hop is hard to come by, but Black Dawn has nestled their way into Chill-Hop, an eclectic blend of rap and vibrant beats changing up the

About daFinchi Just as in every genre and style of music, there are overnight successes in hip-hop. But in general, rap music does not accommodate neophytes or half-steppers. It’s a style built for those

About LBM Some artists charge out of the gate with their sound cemented, their big ideas all set to go live. Emo-rap – or “Soundcloud rap” – as a genre makes it easy for artists to dip their toes in the

Consisting of producer + vocalist DJ Chuck “thE oLd SouL,” vocalist ELIMN8, and DJ DJisLORD, Honor Flow Productions is a hip-hop collective known for their laid-back beats, uplifting lyrics, and commanding

We’re not saying that “Twerksum,” the newest clip from Raleigh, North Carolina rapper RTP Juggavelli, is the ultimate twerking video. We’re just saying that you aren’t likely to encounter twerking done

When you’ve grown up in the concrete jungle, you pick up on how to navigate the toughest terrains and the arduous competitors. All is good for Brooklyn rapper WHYYOUNGN because his spot is at the top of

If you watched the clip for “This That,” the seductive March 2021 single from the talented New Jersey rapper Jameel Mason, Bad Ash certainly caught your eye. “This That” cast Bad Ash in the role of Mason’s

Every genre has boundaries – those areas on the outskirts, no-go zones for the purists. But for the most adventurous souls, what lies beyond those boundaries is the promised land. New millennium trip-hop

Sometimes the key to understanding a song is tucked away in a verse. Three minutes into the mesmerizing, hypnotic, gorgeously zonked-out R&B and hip-hop single “Been Broke,” singer and producer Lil

Virginia is right in the middle of everything. It’s not the industrial Northeast, and it’s not quite the Dirty South, either. But it’s the pivot around which everything American swings – the crossroads,

Hard work and dedication are the two motives that push singer Star 2 to move forward every day. He takes after his influences like Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, and Luh Kel, but most importantly, he takes

Since the pandemic broke – and, to be honest, quite a bit before that – there’s been little refuge from misfortune in America. Yet, some places have had it harder than others. Consider, for instance, Atlanta,

It’s one of the most distinctive sonic signatures in popular music: the irrepressible, excitable, otherworldly, laser-precise quality of Young Thug’s vocals. It’s been the motor of a long sequence of acclaimed

Los Musick and P.A.T. came up in Port Arthur, Texas and Opelousas, Louisiana respectively, but “My Friend Hip Hop” sounds like they grew up down the block from each other. Their almost-too-easy back-and-forth

All it takes is one redefining moment to redirect your journey completely. A change that is a drop in the pond creates an infinite ripple. JustPierre took that leap in 2012 and converted to Christianity;

“Real Music comes from the soul, and it comes from the South.” So says Snypa, a man who can’t seem to drop a single that doesn’t hit. That southern hip-hop sound and mentality runs in his blood, just as

Royalty is never bestowed through the accident of birth. Jameel Mason knows: real royalty is earned. It’s a matter of dignity, bearing, temperance, and wisdom. Queens walk among us every day, and it’s