The Come Up

It’s been a little under a year since Katie Got Bandz released her first mixtape Bandz And Hittaz. In that span of time, the South Side Chicago-bred 19-year-old has made a name for herself nationwide through the streets and on the web via a handful of viral videos. One ...

Antwon is a multilayered ball of personality who lives mainly off of love and fun. Over the last couple years, the San Jose native has had to shake of B.I.G. sound-alike tags while crafting a beautifully chaotic mesh of 90’s pop r&b, hardcore and hip-hop. Adding t...

On June 11, Jarren Benton will release his debut album My Grandma’s Basement through budding indie label Funk Volume. It’s been a long journey for the now 31-year-old Decatur native, who for years struggled to find his niche in a city that didn’t completely take to his frenetic, outside-the-box approach. “There were plen...

The Come Up: Tree

Michael Quattlebaum Jr., a 27-year-old Harlem-based poet and performance artist is a bit of a maverick. With roots in North Carolina and California, he’s actually enjoying his second stay in New York City. As a sixteen-year-old he fled from home and darted for the city to live on his own before going back to California and later attending The Art Institute of Chicago. In t...

The Come Up: Chance The Rapper

SL Jones details "Trapper's Delight", musical yet gang-ridden past.

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Meet the next up-and-coming rapper out of the South

Don't let the bow tie and suit fool you: Dyme-A-Duzin is very much Brooklyn at his core. The 20-year-old, who built a fan base off satirical YouTube videos and hallway cyphers, released his highly anticipated A Portrait of Donnovan project last month, which saw production from in-house production team #BNFB as well as Plain Pat...

Get familiar with the Odd Future-affiliated New York rapper/singer/poet/all-around-artist making waves in hip-hop and beyond Is Kilo Kish a rapper? It’s a claim that gets thrown around a lot. However you want to label her artistry, the general sentiment is the same: Her music is a new wave of hip-hop/R&B that is picking up speed. Despi...

Get familiar with Flying Lotus' enigmatic cartoon rap pseudonym in his first interview.