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Baynes: The Brooklyn Born, Trinidad Raised Artist Who Is Turning the Space Between Two Worlds Into a Genre of His Own

He calls his sound CALLALOO. Like the Trinidadian dish, everything goes into one pot. And what comes out is unlike anything else in music right now.

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Shaney Poo: The Artist Who Filled Shoe Boxes With Songs as a Kid and Just Released His Most Ambitious Album Yet

Over 100 pages of lyrics hidden in a shoe box. A college dorm that changed everything. And three years of work that just became "Welcome To The New World."

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JayAmiri: The Canarsie Rapper Who Turned His Uncle's Legacy Into a Career and Built His Own Studio Along the Way

From Brooklyn to every streaming platform, JayAmiri is making music that honors where he came from and the man who started it all.

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Jaja Bank$: The DMV Artist Who Turned Real Life Pain Into an Unshakeable Sound

From Maryland to cities across the country, Jaja Bank$ is building something that goes way beyond music. It is faith, family, hustle and a movement called Finego.

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PrincessDaddy Is Turning Life's Hardest Moments Into Music That Heals

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T-Epps Is Creating His Own Lane, One Song at a Time

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Kolme James: The Artist Who Has Been Building From Every Angle and Is Finally Stepping to the Front

From Columbus, Georgia to El Paso to Phoenix, Kolme James has spent years making other artists better. Now he is telling his own story and every chapter of it is worth hearing.

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Big Twotimes: The Minneapolis Artist Who Has Been Building Since He Was 15 and Is Just Now Hitting His Stride

From Vernon, Texas to Saint Paul to Minneapolis, Big Twotimes has been putting in the work since 2015. "Its Blitz 2" is where it all comes together.

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Rudy DaDon: The Columbus Artist Who Is Bringing Feel Good Music Back and Has the Energy to Prove It

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Calebdoee: The Artist Who Has Been Building Since 2017 and Is Nowhere Near Finished

Six tapes deep, a current project still making waves and a sixth one already in the works. Calebdoee does not stop. He just keeps building.

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E-Kaine: The Outcast Who Built a Universe and Is Inviting Everyone Who Never Fit In

He found his place in music at 12 years old and never looked back. Now E-Kaine is building something bigger than songs. He is building a world for everyone who was told they did not belong.

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Mr. Pretty N' Pink: The North Long Beach Artist Who Chose a Different Path and Built Something Real

From the same streets that produced Vince Staples, Jay Fatts and OT Genesis, Mr. Pretty N' Pink is writing his own chapter. And it looks nothing like what anyone expected.

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