Ke’Asha McClure, better known as her stage name, Queen Key, is an up-and-coming rapper from Chicago, Illinois. While growing up, Queen Key was all over the south suburbs of Chicago and also spent time living in Indiana. Queen Key always had a big personality and everyone always knew she was destined for fame. By the time she was only 7... read full bio
Queen Millz has always had a mind for exploration. Since she was a young child, she knew she wanted more. Her parents stepped in to help. They enrolled Millz in a poetry group since she was born with a silver tongue and needed a way to channel that energy. Born to two music-obsessed parents, Queen Millz combined the pop and drum... read full bio
Queen Naija is an American singer-songwriter and social media influencer from Detroit, Michigan. She first gained recognition when she became a contestant known as Queen Bulls on the reality series “American Idol”. She was cut when the top 30 were chosen and went on to build a career through YouTube alongside her ex-husband Chris. The duo became known for their... read full bio
Queen Sheba, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, and is currently residing in Atlanta, is a WOWps finalist, an international four-county Slam champion, a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, and a three-time Regional Poetry Slam champion. She is also a co-founder of Poetry vs. Hip-Hop, the production and organization. Sheba has also appeared on Spoken, as a featured poet on Lyric... read full bio
Questlove is a multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, and producer. He is best known as the drummer for The Roots. With an extensive background in arts beginning at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts through the Settlement Music School, Questlove has been a music connoisseur for his entire life. With most prominent work in The Roots band,... read full bio
Quevedo, also known as Pedro Luis Dominguez Quevedo, is a gifted Spanish rapper and vocalist who made his music debut in 2022 with the publication of "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52." With four number-one songs in his first two years, Quevedo built a name for himself in the Spanish music scene. Six additional singles made it into the top 10, while... read full bio
A budding musician from Buffalo, New York named Quinton Brock has recently gained attention for his own brand of indie rock. His music is a blend of several genres, demonstrating his willingness to push the envelope and try new things. Brock has attracted the interest of music lovers and critics alike with smash tunes like "To The Moon," "Touch," and... read full bio
Rock City is a musical pair of brothers from the Virgin Islands, whose most popular song to date is “Locked Away” with Adam Levine. The brothers, Theron “Uptown AP” Thomas and Timothy “A.I” Thomas, have written and produced for the likes of Sean Kingston (“Take You There”), Miley Cyrus (“We Can’t Stop), Nicki Minaj (“Only”), Beyonce (“Bow Down/I Been On”),... read full bio
Radamiz is an American rapper, songwriter, director, and actor from Brooklyn, New York. He is apart of the Brooklyn based collective, Mogul Club, and is of Dominican descent. He has released a mixtape, “The Longer Way Home”, and a studio album, “Writeous”, with another on the way. He has performed at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival where he opened for Nas.... read full bio
An up-and-coming performer, Rae Khalil's distinctive fusion of rap, singing, and songwriting has drawn the interest of music lovers all around the country. Rae Khalil's national debut happened after competing on Netflix's music competition show, Rhythm + Flow, showing her talents to an even larger audience, even though she first came to recognition after being featured on All Songs Considered. Rae... read full bio
"Comprised of two brothers, Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi, Rae Sremmurd is an American hip hop duo based out of Tupelo, Mississippi. Their first album, Sremmlife, came to sell over one million copies in the US and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The duo released their second album not long after, and it contained one of their most well... read full bio
Raekwon, his music has succeeded to place him back on the forefront of Hip Hop’s elite. Raekwon promised his fans the fabled Shaolin vs. Wu Tang, as a response to RZA’s 8 Diagrams album. To date, Raekwon is expanding his empire. There are several multimedia and entrepreneurial endeavors on the rise. Raekwon has moved into the next phase of his... read full bio
Since his first release, "Glassy Riddim," South London native Raf-Saperra has quickly emerged as one of the most talked-about exports from the UK. He has become extremely popular on social media by fusing his traditional Punjabi folk vocals with his western musical influences. Raf has spent the last ten years studying under the top Punjabi folk musicians. Raf gives a... read full bio
Rafa Pabön, also known as Rafael Enrique Pabón Navedo, is a Puerto Rican artist whose contributions to the urbano genre have garnered him recognition. Pabön has established a solid reputation in the music industry because to his alluring sound and energetic manner. With the help of Dalex, Pabön's track "Pa M," which peaked at number 40 on the esteemed Hot Latin... read full bio
Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience (2005), reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles ""Guess Who Loves You More"" and ""You"". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008. It features the singles ""Woman"", and ""Customer"". DeVaughn was nominated for Best Male... read full bio
Rahzel, a three-time Grammy winner, created Rahzel & Roots Disciples with artists from DJ Premier's, Jose James's, Chance the Rapper's, Nas's, The Weekend's and Lauryn Hill. Since the beginning of The Roots, Rahzel has worked with several well-known musicians, including Bjork, Sean Paul, Erykah Badu, Common, Ben Harper and Everlast. Rahzel, who began beatboxing in the early 1980s and published his legendary first... read full bio
Raja Kumari is an Indian-American rapper and singer-songwriter from Claremont, California. Her music is a mixture of pop, dance, and hip-hop and she has gained fame writing songs with artists and groups such as Fifth Harmony, Knife Party, Dirty South, Selah Sue, Twin Shadow, Kalin and Myles, Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani, and Iggy Azalea. As a songwriter,... read full bio
One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, rapper Rakim he is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time. Eric B. & Rakim released four studio album before their split. Journalist Tom Terrell of NPR called them ""the most influential DJ/MC combo in contemporary pop music period"". About.com... read full bio
Ramirez, a member of G59 who is from the Bay Area, has a vast and varied library of music that draws from both West Coast Rap and Southern Trap. Ramirez not only has a career full of original sounds, but his writing goes beyond what is typical of the contemporary cloud-rapper. Ramirez has risen to the top of his genre... read full bio
Marlanna Evans, better known as her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper and songwriter from Snow Hill, North Carolina. Rapsody began her career while studying at North Carolina State University. She joined the hip-hop collective, H2O, as well as Kooley High, even though at the time she had never rapped before. She gained the attention of producer 9th Wonder... read full bio
