The Come Up

Cash Money Records newest signee Jacquees is a rising R&B singer who recently released his new mixtape 'Mood' to much praise. Now the Atlanta native is ready to shine.

Get to know Carol City, Florida's Denzel Curry in The Come Up.

Busta Rhymes’ The Conglomerate is steadily rising as hip-hop’s next clique. After Busta’s run with Flipmode Squad, the veteran MC formed The Conglomerate in 2011 with a new set of talent to put on. Besides longtime member J-Doe and buzzing singer Nikki Grier, Long Beach’s own OT Genasis has seen a sudden rise of his profile after delivering the street-ready anthem “Coco” earlier this month. “I thi

Dutch ReBelle is Boston's fiery talent that's ready to go big. Boston hip-hop has reached a new level of popularity. It's evident at the Middle East Rock Club in Cambridge, MA last Friday night (Sept. 26), where Dutch ReBelle reached some rarefied air...

After penning notable hits for Chris Brown and Justin Bieber, the singer/songwriter is stepping into the limelight. Since inking a publishing deal with Sony in 2010, Eric Bellinger has steadily been on the rise. As a songwriter he has continued to strike gold with hits for the likes of Chris Brown (“Fine China,” “New Flame"), Usher (“Lemme See”) and Justin Bieber (“Right Here”), even going a

Meet the unconventional rapper/singer who is representing a different side of the Atlanta rap scene. Co-signs still matter in hip-hop. And when the most popular rapper in the game right now remixes your song, it’s only inevitable that you are going to blow up. Drak...

Meet the producer/rapper from Toronto who is putting a new flavor to golden age hip-hop. At 19, Toronto's Raz Fresco could be the youngest veteran in hip-hop. Having already released six projects and produced for some of the industry's biggest names including Wale, B...

The mysterious MC behind The God Complex speaks. The road for GoldLink has been extremely interesting to watch. Strategically within a span of a year, the DMV native has got a lot of important names in the industry watching him. For his first show at Electric Circus' The Players Ball in NYC earlier this month, executives from Nas' Mass Appeal Records and 300 representative Kevin Liles were in atte

The Chicago rapper has a promising career ahead of him. Written By Jake Krzeczowski Crossing the street and entering the ice cream parlor it was easy to pick out Bandman Kevo. Clad in sweatpants and a pair of Louis Vuitton sneakers, he stood out from the typical Baskin Robbins patron...

The North Philly MC with the potential to go big. Written By: Christopher Minaya Ryshon Jones takes off his black Last Rights cap and sits down in the back of a Gregorys Coffee in downtown Manhattan. Seated next to the air conditioner, he avoids eye contact...

Chicago’s hip-hop scene has been covered extensively in recent years. The explosion of talent comes after drill received a national spotlight in 2012, which was largely in part due to Chief Keef’s GBE movement. Just when you thought it was all said and done, guys like 2014 XXL Freshmen Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa opened the doors for budding artists like Caleb James, Tree and Alex Wiley. Othe

Nitty Scott, MC has been on her grind. The Michigan-born, Florida-raised rapper moved to Brooklyn at 17 years old, where she pursued a career in hip-hop and wanted to make a name herself. Within the past few years, Nitty’s buzz has grown tremendously from ill songs like "Auntie Maria's Crib" and it’s only going to get bigger. Nitty, ...