Nick Grant is an up-and-coming rap artist who has been co-signed by Outkast artist Andre 3000 as well as Nas, has been featured on MTV’s Push artists, and has performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. Grant hails from Walterboro, South Carolina and he began his career after joining up with Jason Geter. The following year, Grant performed on Sway in... read full bio
Mike Africa Jr. is a hip-hop artist, writer, motivational speaker, and a member of the MOVE organization. Mike is the son of two political prisoners who were sentenced to 100 years and prison and Mike himself, was born in prison. After his mother gave birth to him, he was placed in an orphanage where he had a rough upbringing. He... read full bio
Che Smith, better known as his stage name, Rhymefest, is an American rapper and songwriter, politician, and philanthropist from Chicago, Illinois. Smith rose to fame after the release of his debut album, “Blue Collar.” He has since gone on to release two more albums; “El Che,” and “Violence Is Sexy.” Smith is also well known for his work with Kanye... read full bio
J. Holiday is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor, who is best known for his breakthrough single, “Bed,” which peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned him RIAA certified gold. J. Holiday was born in Washington, D.C. and he began his career singing in high school but went on to finish studying before pursuing a... read full bio
Notifi is a Canadian rapper, producer, engineer, mixer, and singer from Montreal who is currently based out of Toronto. Notifi has been rapping since he was only 14 years old and while growing up, he found inspiration in Kanye West before going on to branch out into pop, rap, and R&B influences after listening to artists such as Drake, the... read full bio
Destiny Bailey, better known as her stage name Dess Dior is an up-and-coming rapper from Savannah, Georgia. Dior began rapping at only 12 years old and as a teenager, found herself a part of a teen rap group. During this time, Dior knew she wanted to pursue a rap career and then moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to pursue a full-time... read full bio
Isaac Freeman III, better known as his stage name, Fatman Scoop, is an American rapper, promoter and radio personality who is best known for his single “Be Faithful,” which gained fame in countries which include the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Australia. Fatman Scoop was born in New York City, New York, and he began his career after the release of... read full bio
Quad City DJ’s is an American musical rap group that consists of members Jay Ski, C.C. Lemonhead, and JeLana LaFleur. The group rose to fame in the mid 1990’s after the release of their debut hit single “C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train),” which peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, at number 15 on the... read full bio
C+C Music Factory is an American musical group that was formed by members David Cole and Robert Clivilles. The dance-hip-hop group is best known for singles which included “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” “Just a Touch of Love,” “Here We Go (Let’s Rock & Roll),” and many more. After the passing of David Cole, C+C Music Factory stopped... read full bio
Chuck D is an American rapper, author, and producer, who is best known for being the leader and co-founder of the rap group, Public Enemy. Chuck D was born in Queens, New York, and he began his rap career writing rhymes as a teenager. After high school, Chuck D went on to study graphic design at Adelphi University where he... read full bio
JAHMED is an up-and-coming rapper who was raised between cities which included Pomona and Victorvilla as well as Texas. While growing up, JAHMED found himself immersed in both West Coast rap, and Southern rap. He finds influence in rappers which include Kendrick Lamar and Three 6 Mafia as well. JAHMED began his musical career after the release of the single... read full bio
Osh, also known as Osh This Side, is an English singer and rapper from Norbury, London, England, who performs a mixture of rap, RnB and hip-hop music. Osh found his love for music at a young age as he grew up singing in his local church choir before going on to learn how to play the piano and violin. Later... read full bio
Monte Booker is an American rap producer from Chicago, Illinois, who creates jazz and electronic hip-hop instrumentals and has worked with names that include Kenny Beats, Noname, Smino and Saba. Booker found his love for music at a young age and began creating his own music as a teenager. He later went on to co-found the collective Zero Fatigue, alongside... read full bio
Bohan Phoenix is an up-and-coming musical artist who was born in China and immigrated to the United States when he was only 11 years old. Through his music, Phoenix performs in both Mandarin and English and shows his two identities through his music in hopes to bridge the cultural gap between China and the United States. Phoenix began his musical... read full bio
Abra Cadabara is an up-and-coming rapper from Tottenham, North London. Cadabara rose to fame alongside rappers which included Headie One and RV as well as the rap collective OFB. Abra Cadabara began his musical career with the release of his single “Mad About Bars.” The following year, Cadabara released his single “War” and after releasing a few more singles Abra... read full bio
AK (Austin Kassabian) went from being a YouTube star with over a million subscribers to being one of America’s hottest new mainstream hip hop artists. After covering Desiigner’s “Panda” and “Gucci Gang” by Lil Pump (which collectively amounted to 46 million views), AK got a lot of attention as a serious artist. People quickly noticed that he was, not only... read full bio
Allday, also known as Tomas Henry Gaynor, is a rapper and singer-songwriter from Australia. People quickly began to notice the talented artist when he began uploading his music to the internet. He adopted the name Allday in 2011 when he dropped out of art school. In 2012, Allday released “A Skateboard Soirée” in 2012 on Bandcamp, which got nationwide attention... read full bio
Ambush (AKA Ambush Buzzworld, AKA Savimbi Neto) is an up-and-coming English rapper, perhaps bets known for his track “Jumpy” featuring Chip and Skepta and it’s remix, which hit number 81 on the U.K. Singles Chart. It’s gone on to receive the status of U.K. rap classic and Complex ranked the song as “U.K.’s best song of 2018.” It’s a song... read full bio
Arrested Youth (Ian Johnson) is making music akin to something you’ve never heard before. It’s pretty hard to sum up what his sound is – it’s rock, it’s electronic, it’s indie, and it’s hip hop. Don’t let the sound fool you, though: it’s very emotional and heartfelt. He likes to write songs about how complex it all is. Life comes... read full bio
C. Tangana (Antón Álvarez Alfaro) really fuses a ton of genres together: from Latin to RnB to hip hop to pop to Reggaeton to bolero to tropical, C. Tangana is one versatile act. That’s the magic of C. Tangana. RnB superstar Miguel caught wind of this immense talent and the two of them collaborated on the Spanish version of “Criminal”.... read full bio
