[dropcap]W[/dropcap]elcome to this week’s edition of our #AAHHTOP5WEEKLY—a weekly showcase of hot indie hip-hop music. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, join in the conversation, and let us know your fave video! Also, be sure to send...

“If you look close enough, you can always find something beautiful growing from underneath the dirt.” –Hector Dominguez [dropcap]A[/dropcap]rtist Hector Dominguez, who hails from Chicago’s Humboldt Park Community is using his platform to bring another voice to Hip...

“As an artist, if you don’t change with the music, then you’ll get left behind.” —Bobby V [dropcap]B[/dropcap]obby Valentino rose to prominence in 2005 with his hit single “Slow Down,” produced by Tim & Bob. As the R&B...

[dropcap]K[/dropcap]illa Kyleon remains one of the South’s most talented, crafty, hard-working and diverse artists. He’s got ambitious plans for 2017, including a new album, Texas Plates & Candy Paint 3, which will be released this spring and includes...

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast Saturday Canada showed their love for the late, great J Dilla, hailing from Detroit Michigan. The classic “boom bap,” hard-hitting hip-hop sampling style that he perfected earned him a permanent place as one of the greatest musical...

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]orth Carolina rapper Mosca Flux is someone I stumbled upon by accident while scrolling Twitter; her pretty face and unusual name drew me in, but her bars and a clear love of the culture kept me locked. In...

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]aekwon—an original member of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan—recently dropped a new project entitled The Wild. If you follow my writing, you may have read my review and interview, both of which were published by Toronto’s Exclaim! Magazine; in...

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]alifornia-bred artist Preme turned down scholarships to many top Ivy League schools to dedicate his life to his passion–music. Referencing himself as a songwriter first and a performer second, he defines his style as R&B infused with a...