RXK Nephew has been called Rap's Beat Generation Poet by Rolling Stone magazine. Hailing from Rochester, New York, the rapper has been known to release over 400 songs in the span of one year. Touted as "Hip-Hop's Kerouac", he cites his grandmother as being the one responsible for his delve into the music realm. Nephew likes to include old classics... read full bio
After a brief but hilarious skit with Christopher Walken's character from Pulp Fiction, Captain Koons, Pan Amsterdam's unforgettable debut film The Pocket Watch offers us our first look of the film's mysterious director. His cutting rhymes and superb trumpet lines establish a picture of a gifted artist who is peripheral to the status quo. From that point on, our journey... read full bio
American instrumental hip-hop group Friendzone was headquartered in East Bay, California. It included producers Dylan Reznick and James Laurence. On January 30, 2017, it was revealed that James Laurence, who was 27, had passed away from unspecified causes. The songs "Chuch" and "Perfect Skies" by Main Attrakionz, which were included on the mixtape 808s & Dark Grapes II in 2011,... read full bio
Struggle Jennings is the stage name of William Harness, an American rapper from Nashville, Tennessee. He is the nephew of Shooter Jennings, from whom Harness took his stage name, and the grandson of country singer Jessi Colter and instrumental rock guitarist Duane Eddy. He is also the stepgrandson of Waylon Jennings. Along with Bubba Sparxxx, Jennings was a founding member... read full bio
Shawn Bosco Fernandes is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and television personality better known by his stage name Shawn Desman. Universal Music Canada signed him. Shawn Desman participated in numerous talent shows and activities while attending St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School in Toronto. Shawn Fernandes performed as a dancer in the Boomtang Boys' "Squeezetoy" music video in 1998. Before... read full bio
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is where sassy Melissa Gorga is best known for her work. She has three children with her husband Joe Gorga. Her musical career includes numerous successful tracks that have topped the dance charts on iTunes and can be heard on numerous RHWONJ episodes. Gorga, who is also a fashion designer, just established her own store, Envy,... read full bio
Erick Ral Alemán Ramrez was born on February 20, 1990, but he is best known by his stage name Alemán, a monikor he employs when he raps. Erick Ral Alemán Ramrez was born on February 20, 1990. Cabo San Lucas is where Alemán spent his childhood and his entire life. His debut album under his own name, Pase de abordar,... read full bio
Deki Alem are a twin pair from Sweden who have forged new roads for alternative music with a color pallet that feels limitless. They are nearly impossible to categorize because of their unrelenting drive and unwavering enthusiasm. Deki Alem's fusion of rap with subgenres like grunge, dance and rhythym is uncomfortably honest and immensely emotive. After their critically praised debut EP, "Among... read full bio
American singer-songwriter Hannah Collins, better known by her stage name Scene Queen, is a Hopeless Records artist. She is credited with creating "Bimbocore," a metalcore subgenre with feminist overtones. She gained notoriety on the social media site TikTok, where she has amassed over 230,000 followers. She launched her self-titled EP, Bimbocore and then a follow-up called Bimbocore Vol. 2. She was raised in Los... read full bio
Swizz Beats is an artist, p roducer, designer and p hilanthropist. Swizz Beatz isn't defined by any title; they all just describe him. Since writing his first successful song in the early 1990s, he has built a career that is difficult to sum up in a single word but simple to comprehend in another: unique. He has produced hit songs for... read full bio
Rapper Richard Morales Jr., also known as Gunplay, is from the United States. As a member of fellow Florida-based rapper Rick Ross's southern hip hop crew, Triple C's, Morales began his career in hip hop. 2009 saw the release of "Custom Cars and Cycles," the debut album by Triple C's. Gunplay announced in July 2012 that he has signed a... read full bio
Six official members of the creative 202 Collective, each with their own distinct identities and aesthetics, make up the group. Originally from the DMV area, based in Atlanta, Cole, Ric, Leek, Marc and Zer0 are at the helm. Cole Hughes, better known by his rap moniker "Giela," was born and reared in Northwest Washington, DC, and has since shook every city... read full bio
Lazaro Camejo, better known by his stage name BZZY or Bizzy Crook as he was once called, is an American rapper from Miami, Florida. He was born on December 27, 1991. With Mona Scott, he inked his first record deal while still a high school student. After eventually splitting from the label, BZZY has been putting out new music as... read full bio
Ben Reilly was raised on comic books and hip-hop in New York, and lyricists like Nas and Rakim were among the first musicians to fully capture his interest when he was a young child. He has always been interested in things that you have to think about to understand, and he likes to go above and beyond to find out... read full bio
The goal of Bad Neighbors is to transcend musical genre limitations. Rage and Khaos, an Alabama-based musical combo with roots in underground punk and alt rock, maintains its own sound while embracing the current trap trend. Bad Neighbors follow up their lead single "Invincible" featuring Bobby Raps with their much awaited first EP, Flowers She Burned. The eight-track album is... read full bio
Rapper, singer, and composer Bertan Jafer, better known by his stage name B Young, hails from Hackney, London. B Young worked as a sound engineer for a number of years prior to starting his rap career, where he developed his melodic rap sound. His breakout track, "Jumanji," from Columbia Records, which peaked at number 13 on the U.K. singles list,... read full bio
Fox Lake has spent the last five years carefully straddling the line between opposites, drawing ideas from a myriad of distinctive sources to produce work that is both universal and individual. The group has managed to be equal parts Rage Against the Machine and Slipknot, Hatebreed and the Beastie Boys by evoking the attitude and imagery of 1990s boom-bap hip-hop,... read full bio
Daniel Benson, formerly known as Buju and now known professionally as Bnxn (pronounced Benson), is a Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter, and record producer. Under the direction of T.Y.E/EMPIRE, Bnxn (pronounced Benson) released the extended play record Sorry I'm Late on October 27, 2021. The Nigerian Highlife music duo The Cavemen made a guest appearance, and Steph, Perlz, Denzl, Timi Jay,... read full bio
Nicholas Kerr, a musician from Western New York, created the solo project Guardin, a dark blend of bedroom hip-hop and emo lyrics. Early works by the artist, including the 2015 EPs "Lost in a Fantasy" and "Astral Agenda," explored a variety of musical genres, from chiptunes to witch house. The "Lost and Found" EP from 2016 marked his entry into... read full bio
Jay Bezzy creates melodious tunes that have a distinctively Brooklyn sound. Since he began making music five years ago, the 19-year-old has unleashed an appealing mix of soul-baring confessionals and soul-shaking bangers, theme songs for fans with fly guy dreams and a familiarity with shattered relationships. He is currently signed to a record label in the United States. Bezzy was... read full bio
