[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ortland, OR – Artist Mic Mar had a unique beginning to his flourishing music career. Tempted by friends to collaborate on a song, the now 25-year-old artist discovered he had a knack for the art of the rhyme...

“They chasing a hit, I’m chasing legacy.”— Smoke Dza [dropcap]I[/dropcap] was actual sworn to secrecy about the existence of the much hyped “Don’t Smoke Rock” all the way back in January 2016. However, I wasn’t provided with any...

“It’s the incredible, your girl will say I’m edible–and to these rap cats I’m something that theoretical.” –Roy O. [dropcap]R[/dropcap]oy O. (pronounced ‘Roy-ol’) is a Texas-based indie hip-hop artist by way of Nigeria. He dropped his first mixtape...

[dropcap]2[/dropcap]3-year-old Orlando, Florida, rapper Lingo Jonez is making some serious noise with his infectious single, “We Got It (#FWAN).” Having used music as an outlet to stay away from the negative past times often adopted in his environment,...

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]outh Florida-based SoulFlo has been making some crazy noise as of late; a six-piece band with a true love of live vs. pre-recorded instrumentation, they focus on working with R&B and hip-hop artists in and around Miami. Most...

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he game has had its share of mystery artists and voices over the years. DJ Clue, for example, was once a mysterious presence on the scene, as was Joe Budden, who had yet to make any public reveal...

“I’m on some new shit, 2016; you wanna rap? Shit, I got about 2000 16s.” –Tone Chop [dropcap]A[/dropcap] quick skim through some of Tone Chop’s music, it’s not surprising to hear he has a background battling back in...

“I’ll rock the mic—and ether the beat myself, no features.” –Dusah Spade [dropcap]I[/dropcap] consider true “street-rap” to have a fine line between real life and fantasy; the line in the sand is [generally] easy to smell. Acts like...