James Victor Heinz, professionally known by his stage name J57, is a Brooklyn-based American rapper, songwriter, record producer, & record label owner, that infuses hiphop with indie rock, pop, folk & Americana music. He is a member of the Brown Bag AllStars, a group of emcees he joined while working at Fat Beats in 2004, and Jamo Gang, a hip-hop group consisting of Ras Kass and El Gant. J57 cites DJ Eclipse and his mentor DJ Premier, as his musical influences.
Benjamin Miller, better known by his stage name Wrekonize is an American underground rapper and current member of Miami band ¡Mayday!. He is currently signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music record label.
The discography of American recording artist Trina consists of five studio albums, two EPs, eleven mixtapes and fourteen singles. Trina made her debut in spring 2000 with the single "Da Baddest Bitch", which reached the top forty in the United States and topped the US R&B charts. Her debut album, Da Baddest Bitch, was released on March 21, 2000, and debuted at eleven on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. By November 2000, the album had sold 700,000 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album also featured the singles "Da Baddest Bitch" and "Pull Over".
Gerald Joshua Walker, better known by his stage name Gerald Walker, is an American hip-hop musician, author and singer from Chicago, Illinois. In 2018 he announced a partnership with Stalley’s hip-hop collective Blue Collar Gang. Walker is known for his soul influenced style of hip-hop, and his associations with artist Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Cardo, Yelawolf, Skyzoo and Rockie Fresh.
Michael Wayne Atha, better known as Yelawolf, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from Gadsden, Alabama. Yelawolf released his first independent album Creek Water in 2005. Between 2005 to 2010 he released one extended play (EP) and four mixtapes. It was not until 2010's Trunk Muzik EP that Yelawolf started to gain mainstream attention. The same year would see Yelawolf sign a record deal with Interscope Records. His first release on a major label would be a somewhat reworked Trunk Muzik, titled Trunk Muzik 0-60 which shared six track's from Trunk Muzik.
MellowHype is an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that consists of rapper-producer Hodgy and producer-rapper Left Brain. Both are members of hip hop collective Odd Future. They have released two studio albums which both charted on the Billboard 200 albums chart and four mixtapes.
Dominique Marquis Cole, known professionally as Domo Genesis, is an American rapper and disc jockey (DJ) from Los Angeles, California. He is currently signed to Columbia Records and Odd Future Records. Aside from his solo career, Cole is a member of the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future and its subgroup MellowHigh. His debut solo studio album Genesis was released in March 2016.
Dominic Ross Hunn, better known by his stage name Dom Kennedy, is an American rapper from Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California. Since 2008, Kennedy has released 5 independent mixtapes, most notably his 2010 "critically acclaimed mixtape" From the Westside with Love. His first commercial studio album From the Westside with Love II was released on iTunes June 28, 2011. Despite it being his iTunes debut, FTWSWL2 received "a top 10 spot on Hip Hop/Rap albums chart during its release week" and was Kennedy's first album associated with The OpM Company, Kennedy's self-established record label. His song "My Type of Party" was ranked by Complex at #43 in the magazine's Best 50 Songs of 2012 list.
Shante Scott Franklin, better known by his stage name Currensy is an American rapper. He was one of the original members of Young Money Entertainment, a label founded by Lil Wayne. In 2011, Franklin founded the label Jet Life Recordings.
Dionte Chuuwee Hunter is an American hip hop artist from Sacramento, California. Chuuwee spent many years of his life moving around as a child. He lived in nearly every neighborhood of Sacramento, CA before moving to San Antonio in middle school.
Pro Era is an American hip hop collective group from Brooklyn, New York. The group is a collective of rappers and record producers that includes east coast rappers Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Aaron Rose, Dessy Hinds, Dirty Sanchez, Rokamouth, J.A.B. and Jakk the Rhymer, along with producers Chuck Strangers and Powers Pleasant. The collective was formed in 2011 by Capital STEEZ and Powers Pleasant, with Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly among its founding members.
Christian Webster, better known by his stage name Chris Webby, is an American rapper from Norwalk, Connecticut. Chris Webby has released many mixtapes such as the DJ Drama-hosted Bars On Me (2012) and his EP There Goes the Neighborhood (2011), which peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200. He has worked with various artists such as Freeway, Mac Miller, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Method Man, Prodigy, Gatzby, Bun B, Tech N9ne, and Kid Ink. In 2013 he and his label, Homegrown Music, signed a deal with E1 Music. He then released Homegrown, another EP, in November 2012. Webster released his debut studio album Chemically Imbalanced on October 27, 2014. Most recently, Webby has released the compilation album, Next Wednesday, that features some of the many tracks he released throughout 2018 as part of his Webby Wednesday series.
Darq E Freaker is an English electronic music producer / DJ from Peckham, London, England.] He is best known for his work with American rapper Danny Brown and as a member of grime collective Nu Brand Flexxx. Freaker has released multiple EPs, most notably "Cherryade" on Oil Gang and "Blueberry" which features Danny Brown. Freaker released 'Minger" on UK record label Numbers in June 2014.
"Doc Shebeleza" is the second official single from Cassper Nyovest's debut LP Tsholofelo. The song is a tribute to South African Kwaito veteran, Doc Shebeleza. It debuted at number 4 on South Africa's official music chart.
Skwatta Kamp is a South African seven member hip-hop group, which was founded in 1996 and released their last album in 2009. The group consisted members some of whom have gone on to release their own solo projects.The group released four albums and a single mixtape during its existence. Their debut album, Khut En Joyn, was released in 2002 and was followed up by Mkhukhu Funkshen in 2003 which sold over 25000 copies. It was followed by Washumkhukhu the following year and finally five years later, Fair And Skwear was released. The group has won numerous awards for their work including two SAMA awards for best rap album and a channel O best hiphop music video award. In March 2015, Nkululeko Habedi known as the group member "Flabba", died after being stabbed by his girlfriend Sindisiwe Manqele, who is currently on trial for murder.
Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, better known by his stage name Nasty C, is a South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is one of the country's most prominent performers, and he is widely regarded as the country's best young rapper.
Thabo Fassie also known as Diz or DizLive is a rapper from Johannesburg, South Africa. He is best known for his current single uDeliwe.
South African hip hop artist and record producer AKA has released three studio albums, one compilation album with Anatii, one extended play (EP), 42 singles and 21 music videos. AKA's music has been released on record labels Sony Music Entertainment Africa, Vth Season and Beam Group.
SpijØnget or The SPIJØNGET Series is the debut studio album by South African rapper, producer and graphic designer ByLwansta. The album will comprise of a series of three 4-track EPs, ultimately making up the 12-track studio album.
