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With Folklore, Irish rapper and producer GavinDaVinci reclaims one of Ireland’s oldest traditions, oral storytelling, and reframes it through the hard-edged reality of the 2000s and 2010s drug trade. Structured around the seven Catholic sacraments, the EP maps a cycle of entry, commitment, temptation, and reckoning, each track standing as…

J.Mar’s debut single “Dark Days” enters the Australian hip hop scene with quite a hard drop. Born in Madagascar and raised in Perth, the Spearwood-based artist merges the grit of Western Australia with the perspective of his Malagasy roots. Produced by Megaman Media, the track, released on August 8, 2025,…

Nigerian-born, US-based genre-bender ZeXzy makes a fearless statement with his sprawling 28-track debut album Every Sound, released via Maple Grove Entertainment. ZeXzy builds the record as a globe-spanning odyssey through Afrobeats, Latin grooves, soft rock, Caribbean rhythms, jazz, and hip-hop. With features from global names like Lil Wayne and Natasha…

Plush Sanches’ Reporting Live Part. 1, dropped under DaOne Records, is a raw, unfiltered window into a rapper locked into his own orbit. Across its six main tracks, Plush doubles down on repetition, inside slang, and a vocal delivery that rides somewhere between reckless intoxication and razor-sharp confidence. The album’s…

Proklaim, the Windhoek-based hip-hop artist known for his sharp delivery and socially conscious edge, returns with his latest single “NOTHA 1 DOWN (MINI),” released July 17, 2025. This track is a deliberate experiment in brevity, crafted with the fast-paced digital world in mind, designed for car trunks, social media feeds,…

Atlanta’s own Terry Milla has always been a straight shooter, and with his latest single “GoodBye Baebe” he digs even deeper with a blueprint for transformation. A veteran of the hip-hop grind, Milla’s “Keepin’ It 100%” mantra rings truer than ever here, as he blends raw street tales with lessons…

Cleveland’s own Charlie Malta, better known as Guice Mann, is back with RECLINER, a sprawling new project that blends surreal storytelling, offbeat humor, and a kaleidoscope of beats. Known primarily as a visual artist, Guice has been quietly building a catalog of underground rap experiments since ninth grade, drawing on…

1. Your roots can often shape your journey. Can you share a story or moment from your early life that had a significant impact on your path into music? CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ: I come from a single mother household. My mother was 15 when she had me. Thinking about that now…

Baby T is back with a bang on 40, his most personal and daring project to date, dropping August 29, 2025. Fresh off three WEA nominations, the hip-hop artist leans into his milestone birthday with an album that plays like a memoir and a manifesto. Across 11 tracks, he ties…

Neil To No-One & Everyman are back on the grind with their fresh new single “Go Do Dat,” a funky, upbeat slice of modern boom bap that’s already making waves on streaming platforms. The London producer and LA-based rapper have been carving out their own lane with a style that…