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Benjamin Benz: 26 Years in the Rap Game, Battle Tested and Still Building on His Own Terms
He went round for round with Math Hoffa. He battled Hollow Da Don in Brooklyn. He won a week straight on Power 105. Benjamin Benz has been earning his stripes since before most independent artists even picked up a mic.
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Juicy: The Behind the Scenes Veteran Who Is Finally Stepping Into Her Own Spotlight
She went on tour. She styled artists. She managed the road. Now Juicy is bringing everything she learned behind the scenes to the front and her debut EP is almost here.
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Skazz '90s Baby 2' Review: The Carolina Blueprint
YFN Lucci. YFN Trae Pound. A Lowcountry foundation built since 2015. Skazz just dropped his most complete project yet and South Carolina is paying attention.
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CHRI$ LOWE: Built From the Struggle, Powered by the South and Just Getting Started
Homeless at 15. A 9 year old in a Too Short video. A legal case that could have ended everything. CHRI$ LOWE turned every single one of those moments into fuel and the music is the proof.
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TRUST THE GRIND: How Shy Is Building a Brand, a Platform & a Mindset
At just 23 years old, Shy is turning his vision into something bigger than a clothing brand.
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Rob49 and Sexyy Red Turn Up the Night With New Single “In The Club”
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Zaza: The Plumbing Foreman Who Is About to Make Music His Full Time Life and Has the Momentum to Prove It
Guitar in a garage band as a kid. Streets as a teenager. Nearly a year of serious recording and already on Off The Porch. Zaza is moving fast and the "Heavy Hustle EP" is almost here.
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Thomas Howard: The Dallas Artist Who Turned Poetry Into Rap and Is About to Drop the Most Personal Project of His Career
Written, produced and engineered entirely by himself. "LUV IZ SUICIDE" is not just an EP. It is an audio autopsy of a life finally being examined out loud.
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Hip-Hop’s New Releases Arrive Tonight, August 28, 2026
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Frank White Is From the Birthplace of Hip-Hop and His Album "Now" Proves He Was Built for This
A building away from where DJ Kool Herc started it all. A voice shaped by loss, love, failed relationships and rigorous studio sessions with rappers. Frank White has more than enough to say and "Now" is where he says it.
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Playboy Payso: Brooklyn’s Independent Hustler Is Taking His Sound Overseas
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Swagger Dagger: Valley Stream's Own Is Pouring Everything Into His Third Album and He Means That Literally
Blood. Sweat. Tears. Heart. Soul. Those are not just words for Swagger Dagger. That is exactly what "Because It Was Nothing" is made of.
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