In 2003 Lloyd Banks was crowned the street's number one artist, appeared on the year's top-selling record, and sold another 2 million-plus copies of an album with his own rap troupe. Lloyd Banks was born Christopher Lloyd and raised in Jamaica, Queens. ""My mom is Puerto Rican, my pops is black,"" he informs. Banks appeared on local mixtapes, becoming one... read full bio
Lo Down Loretta Brown is another side of Erykah Badu that you dont usually see. Badu uses her alter ego Lo Down Loretta Brown as a side project to DJ. Its been said that her DJ sets are evocative and a completely different experience from her usual sets. Badu got her DJ name from a name of a character in... read full bio
Lo Village is an American hip-hop, rap, R&B, and alternative trio that consist of members, Kane and Ama Tabiri who are siblings, and Charles Tyler. The trio is signed to Rebel Music Collective, which was founded by Kane Kabiri. Kane created Rebel Music Collective after realizing that he was surrounded by people with a ton of talent, including his sister... read full bio
Lo5ive is a rising hip-hop artist hailing from Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in the city of angels, Lo5ive discovered his love for music at a young age, inspired by his surroundings and the hip-hop legends who emerged from the West Coast. He has since released several successful projects, including his debut album "Unchained Thoughts" and his most recent... read full bio
Logan Michael is a California-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Since he was young, he has been performing and has been influenced by many different genres. He is renowned for his distinctive sound, which combines elements of hip hop, rock, pop and soul. Logan started focusing on creating and performing his own music after graduating from high school. He published his debut album, which... read full bio
His true name is Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, but he goes by the stage name Logic. The American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer got his start in the music industry when he was just a young teenager. Kill Bill: Volume 1 is the film that first piqued Logic's interest in hip hop music. The film was directed by... read full bio
Popularly known as Lojay, Lekan Osifeso Jr. is a Nigerian performer, musician, and composer. With his song "Monalisa," in which he collaborates with Chris Brown and Sarz, he reached its highest point at number 8 on the Billboard U.S. afrobeats songs list. According to Cool FM Nigeria and NotJustOk, his song is also the afrobeats song that has had the... read full bio
Few have been able to maintain Brooklyn, New York's heritage while simultaneously having the charisma and talent needed to go beyond its well-known reputation. Lola Brooke, on the other hand, has proven to be exactly that. She has also made a strong argument for herself as one of the new heavyweights in a city that may have the greatest hip-hop... read full bio
Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Lolo Zouai hails from San Francisco. She was born in Paris to an Algerian father and a French mother, left France for California at the age of 3 months when her parents won the Visa lottery. After graduating from high school, Lolo and her mother relocated to New York City, where they set up a temporary bedroom studio... read full bio
London on da Track was born London Tyler Holmes. As a songwriter, rapper, and producer, he’s worked with a ton of other rappers and singers like Ariana Grande, Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Homie Quan, Birdman, Gucci Mane, Post Malone, Drake, Giggs, T.I., 50 Cent, 21 Savage, Sfera Ebbasta, and Summer Walker (with whom he also had a daughter). At the... read full bio
Lonr. is an up-and-coming rapper, singer-songwriter and producer who is a self-taught musician and has gained fame working with H.E.R. and winning several Grammys through his work with H.E.R. Lonr has been penned a songwriter on H.E.R.’s songs which include “As I Am,” “Feel A Way,” “Hopes Up,” “Free,” “Take You There,” “Going,” and “More.” After gaining attention for his... read full bio
Born in Reading, England, Lost Girl started composing music just over ten years after starting to look for herself. She was raised on a variety of playlists and YouTube links and it was over the sounds of artists like Frank Ocean, Jhené Aiko and XXXtentacion that she began to discover who she was. She would turn to her pen and pad, making... read full bio
Through his connections on Facebook and SoundCloud, Canadian music producer Jay Daillie, aka LOSTBOYJAY, started his career by making songs for a range of up-and-coming American and Toronto Hip Hop and RnB artists. LOSTBOYJAY began creating trapsoul music after years of working as a producer for unsigned musicians. This allowed him to even open for Migos at an after-party. LOSTBOYJAY developed... read full bio
Lou Phelps is a well-known figure in the Montreal arts community and one of the country's top producers of club-rap bangers. Lou began composing music with KAYTRANADA, creating the future-rap group The Celestics and putting out their self-titled debut album. By recording Supreme Laziness and curating Cause I Wanna, an 80-minute DJ mix that included songs from cutting-edge electronic artists like... read full bio
Internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Louis Cato is a Grammy nominee. Numerous musicians, including Bobby McFerrin, Snarky Puppy, Jon Batiste, Q-Tip and A Tribe Called Quest have collaborated with him. His interest in music began when he bought his first drum set at the age of two. From there, it developed into a passion of North Carolina's southern gospel music, which he pursued... read full bio
Lous and the Yakuza is the stage name of Marie-Pierra Kakoma, a Congolese-Belgian rapper, singer songwriter, artist, and model. It was instant success for her with the release of “Dilemme” in the fall of 2019. The song currently has nearly 26 million plays on Spotify. Another version of the song that features tha Supreme and Mara Sattei has nearly 33... read full bio
The artist Jaime James stands behind the unknowable, yet the project comes to life on its own. LOUTA contains his motions but goes beyond them, just as Jaime's reputation expands into many fields, fusing music in various roles—composer, vocalist, producer, DJ—with acting, visual arts and the creation of concerts. Three studio albums—the self-titled Louta, Enchastre, which took home the prize for Best... read full bio
A particularly powerful representative of Chicago music culture is The LowDown Brass Band. This gifted all-horn ensemble mixes the spirit of conscious hip hop, jazz, reggae, and soul with the rhythm of dancehall and street beats. LowDown keeps a regular worldwide performance and touring schedule. Galactic, Bon Jovi, The Montreal Jazz Festival, World Music Fest, Vancouver Jazz Fest, Lagunitas Beer... read full bio
Lowkey, a powerful and electric rapper from the UK, is a towering figure in the scene who revives the long legacy of conscious hip-hop advocacy for the generation affected by the war on terrorism. Lowkey has a devoted and expanding following of fans and continues to break new ground and incite new hysteria with its politically charged lyrics and clever... read full bio
Loyle Carner is an English hip-hop musician who rose to fame after the release of his debut studio album, “Yesterday’s Gone.” Carner was born in Lambeth, South London, and as a teenager, Carner found himself playing a role in the film “10,000 BC.” He later went on to study at the Brit School for an acting degree at the Drama... read full bio
