Kelis grew up in Harlem but left her home to attend Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Two years later she inked a recording deal and began her career as a professional artist. Kelis has released six studio albums and even released a cookbook. My Life on a Plate is about her food influences... read full bio
Leikeli47 is an anonymous female rapper from Brooklyn, who is always seen sporting her signature ski mask. Starting out with little money and limited technology creating her track “C&C”, she didn’t use any stock instruments, instead utilizing a wall, her keys, and her mic stand, even creating her own 808. Her newest YouTube upload, “Money”, has racked up over 800,000... read full bio
The multi-platinum producer and songwriter P-Lo unquestionably left a lasting impression on the music industry, particularly in developing the West Coast sound. He is an irreplaceable force in the business because, as a rapper of Filipino-American origin, he is a shining example of the value of perseverance in maintaining one's identity and style. As the team spokesperson for famous sports teams... read full bio
Lloyd Polite, Jr. is an R&B singer-songwriter signed to a joint venture between Interscope, Polow Da Don’s label Zone 4 and his own label Young Goldie Music. At the age of 14, Lloyd was discovered by Joyce Irby in the pre-teen group N-Toon, alongside younger brother Chuckie. The group won Nickelodeon’s show Double Dare against No Authority and the group... read full bio
Kristine Meredith Flaherty, known to the music-loving world by her rapper name, K.Flay, is an artist from Illinois. Her career started off with a satirical note when she wrote her first rap song entitled “Blingity Blang Blang,” and writing this song helped her discover her love for writing and creating music. She started experimenting with rap during her time attending... read full bio
Fémina is a rap fusion group made up of three women from San Martin de los Andes. Their music is a combination of traditional Latin beats and melodies, folk vocals, and funky rap. Fémina represents diverse regions, wanting to deliver a global music sound. They released their first album ‘Deshice de mi’ independently, and their second album ‘Traspasa’ was released... read full bio
Fatimah Nyeema Warner, who calls herself Noname, got her start performing slam poetry in Chicago. Wanting to explore different aspects of communication, Noname developed her poetry into rap. Her sound can be described as mellow and melodic. The female rapper has been featured on Chance the Rapper’s mixtape, ‘Acid Rap’ and performed on National Public Radio’s YouTube production ‘Tiny Desk... read full bio
G Herbo, formerly known as Lil Herb, is a rapper and songwriter from Chicago. His first mixtape, ‘Welcome to Fazoland’ received critical acclaim, launching his hip-hop career into action. Influenced by artists such as Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, and Lil Wayne, G Herbo creates his own rap sound based on his childhood in Chicago. G Herbo has collaborated with artists... read full bio
Omar Pineiro is known as Smokepurpp. He is a rapper from Miami, Florida. After releasing his song ‘Audi’ via Internet media platform SoundCloud, Piniero went viral. Now, he is known as one of the influences of the Soundcloud rap scene, making an impact on artists like Lil Pump. Soon after his rise to fame on Soundcloud, Piniero released his first... read full bio
Chilly Gonzales is a man of many talents. A composer, singer, pianist, rapper, producer, songwriter, and actor, Gonzales is best known for his classical piano compositions and MC and electronic albums. Beginning at age three, Gonzales began playing the piano. Classically training at the McGill University, he started composing and performing, a jazz virtuoso. To further his career, Gonzales decided... read full bio
Pardison Fontaine is a rapper that hails from Newburgh, New York, and he has a goal of rebranding the image of his hometown. His songs "In the Field," "Foot Stamps," "No No No," "WOOOA," "Too Good," "Oyyy," "For the Win," "Bobby Brown," "Jumpin Jumpin," and "Hangin Off Me" are among his most well-known works. Instead of singing about a rich... read full bio
Marvin Jones III, also known as Krondon, is an American actor, songwriter and rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the group Strong Army Steady and has released three albums and three EPs with the group. Krondon has released his own debut album, “Everything’s Nothing” and has been a ghostwriter for artists such as Dr. Dre, Snoop... read full bio
Calboy is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He began to gain popularity after the release of his single “Envy Me”, which earned millions of streams. Calboy started his career in seventh grade learning how to use ProTools and FL Studio through YouTube videos. It took him a few years but his hard work paid off and soon he was... read full bio
Saint Jhn is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is of Guyanese descent and spent most of his young life traveling between New York and Guyana. He started creating music at only 12 years old and started performing under the name Carlos St. John. He released one EP, “The St. John Portfolio”, and one... read full bio
Bianca Landrau, better known as her stage name, Bia, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and model, who gained fame through the Oxygen reality television series, “Sisterhood of Hip Hop.” Bia was born in Medford, Massachusetts, and she began her career posting videos through YouTube, which is where she was discovered and then went onto Sisterhood of Hip Hop. She went... read full bio
Arizona Zervas, also known as AZ, is an American rapper, singer, and composer, whose music is a mixture of hip-hop, R&B, emo rap, and trap. Zervas was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and he began his career making songs in high school, which led to him releasing his debut single, “Don’t Hit My Line.” From there, he went on to... read full bio
Horst Christian Simco, better known as his stage name, Riff Raff, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. While growing up, Riff Raff had a love for basketball and began playing as a child before becoming a shooting guard in high school. He then dropped out of high school before going on to earn his GED and study at Hibbing... read full bio
Redman is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, and actor, who is best known for being one-half of the rap duo, Method Man & Redman, and for previously being a member of the Def Squad. Redman was born in Newark, New Jersey, and after getting in trouble often in his late teenage years, he began working as a young DJ-MC... read full bio
Alesha Dixon is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and television personality who rose to fame as a member of the all-female trio, Mis-Teeq, alongside Sabrina Washington and Su-Elise Nash. Dixon was born in Welwyn Garden City, Herfordshire, England, and she began her musical career as one-third of Mis-Teeq. Through her work with Mis-Teeq, Dixon released two studio albums, “Lickin’ on... read full bio
Nicholas Alexander Simmons, better known as his stage name, YBN Nahmir, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor, who rose to fame being part of the YBN collective that has since disbanded. YBN Nahmir was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and he began his musical career after forming the YBN hip-hop collective which was composed of him, YBN Almighty Jay, YBN... read full bio
