Brownskin Superstar by Young Riggady

Young Riggady is a hungry, driven rapper from Maryland, making small and large feats as he begins his journey into the music industry. His sound is homegrown, his message is methodical. In his latest single ‘Brownskin Superstar’ Riggady shouts-out powerful and respected leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, from Martin Luther King to Frederick Douglas. He expresses that he is all of these people, their revolutionary energy lives on within him and all black people. His message is motivational and uplifting. His delivery is confident and the beat compliments his theme. He uses music as a medium for expressing his thoughts and connecting with his supporters. Soon, his words will be heard across the country.

YBN Cordaé’s Lost Boy Tour

YBN Cordaé’s music is reaching a larger audience than he’s ever dreamed, and this summer, so will he. The South Carolina native rapper is bringing his sound across North America. The tour begins in Montreal, Quebec on the 23rd of this month and is currently scheduled to end a month later in Anaheim, California. Cordaé has kept his new music under lock and key. So far, he and his camp haven’t experienced any leaks, but fans are getting antsy. On his most recent Instagram post, at the time of writing, a fan tried out his luck, pressing the young rapper to release the album. Although there is no official release date known to the public, Cordaé promises he won’t go on tour without dropping the album first. Considering his explosive rapping skills, I think his fans could use a few extra days to learn all the lyrics before tour kicks off.

Lil Xelly ‘No Way Out’ EP

The Maryland native is back with another EP. For this project he collaborated with producer SenseiATL. His fans can expect explosive beats and ‘Trap Xelly’, one of his alter egos, at his best that they’ve heard yet. The only thing left is for his supporters to generate enough buzz for the EP to be released. If you check their track record, that doesn’t seem too difficult.

Anger Management by Rico Nasty x Kenny Beats

Rico Nasty announced Tuesday night that herself and producer partner Kenny Beats will be releasing their long awaited, joint project Anger Management the following night at midnight. The cover resembles an 80’s-90’s rock band and features Rico with a loudmouth on her forehead. The artwork, created by Keith Rankin, crafts and catches her beauty well. He dawns her with the agape mouth while paying homage to her raging, disruptive and passionate femininity that her fans love with subtle new hints and details. Don’t over think this one. There’s only a few hours left for her fans to wait after spending months with little-to-no news about her next move, then the name drops for the features, and now the release date and artwork being announced.

 I think they’re ready for you, Rico.

Click here to listen to the new mixtape.

Lil Xan Admits He Is Now Single And His Ex Faked Her Pregnancy

California rapper Lil Xan aka Diego took to Instagram last night to clarify a speculations cycling into his personal life. Via Instagram Story he admitted that he was “deceived” by Annie, his ex-girlfriend, and has been single for over a week. The rapper removed all photos with her from social media, some even talked about them getting married one day. Lil Xan also appeared on popular podcast No Jumper and spoke to Adam22 about his discovery of her true intentions beneath the deceit. He explains her showing a positive drug store pregnancy test, but later claimed she has a miscarriage. When Lil Xan suggested going to a hospital up the street for proper paperwork, she came short. The rapper put the pieces together from there. At the end of his original Instagram story he seems very upset wounded from the situation. It seems like the kid could use a break. 

Trap Conscious Musik by ShaiVA

Trap Conscious Musik is an inventive new project by ShaiVA. The album consists of twelve songs, each possessing a degree of starry and uplifting beats. Most of the songs are positive and the instrumentals perfectly encompass the essence of a free and futuristic space. The out of this world experimenting is grounded with the relatable dream of reaching the heights expressed throughout the album. 

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The Undeniable Allure of 909Memphis

909Mephis is the smooth, rhythmic, and multifaceted artist you’ve probably heard before if you’re into the indie, unsigned music scene as many teens are today. His genre is hard to pin down. If you go by iTunes, he’s a pop artist. If you go by ear, you’d be able to make a list of genres he falls under.

His music has an obvious Hip Hop and R&B influence. ‘Best Man’ off of his latest project Mixed Feelings, is the best example of this. His cadence is airy and lovesick, the staple of Rhythm and Blues. The instrumentals for his newest project are created by talented and popular producers within the underground such as Og Abi and Cashbently. 

909Mephis seems to know what he’s doing. His delivery and social presence seems effortless. He maintains a realistic and personable exterior. He doesn’t post fists full of cash or dress much different from his fans. His appeal is towards the more humble side of the Hip Hop spectrum. His musical style and freedom seems to be what’s missing from popular music.