Driveby, the experimental hip-hop producer from New Jersey, has been making beats for almost two decades, but, now, in his most recent project with enigmatic MC Fatboi Sharif, he has found his perfect collaborator, crafting a culmination of the inherent strangeness in his creative mind.

Will Roesner, the indie-folk artist, has chased a feeling of the “right” sound across the annals of his discography and, with his most recent project Fairy Music, has lit into another thread of creative energy, inscribing his innate sense for stripped-down pleasantness onto the comforting record.

Zack Keim, the touring indie-folk artist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been active in the national music scene since he was a teenager, but his newest project, Battery Lane, represents a full revival, and a rebirth, of the artist’s visionary creative drive.

Sacredd919, the rapper from Durham, North Carolina, utilizes his unique voice and penchant for intense rhyme schemes to ebb and flow over the tops of his instrumentals, and, his newest project, “Dirty Room Tape”, showcases both the intensity of his work ethic and the pure artistry of his presence on the mic.

Dorio, the soothing indie-pop duo of Chad Doriocourt and Rachel Rascoe, has formed from the eclectic tastes of its founders, and Super Love 3, their upcoming project, signifies a sort of renaissance in their collaborative prowess and the fusion of their individual sounds, marking a culmination of their years of musical development and experimentation.

Elijah Bank$y, the LA-based rapper originally from New York, has spent years defining his personal taste, in turn actualizing his sapience in dramatic form through his artistic output and boundary-pushing style.

THEFOODLORD, the vocally potent rapper from Atlanta, Georgia, found his stride during the pandemic and hasn’t looked back, releasing 26 projects on Spotify alone, each with its own unique aura that permeates its tracklist.

Christopher Atkins, the self-taught indie artist from British Columbia, has reached new heights with his most recent project, Another Year, synthesizing his stripped-down, singer-songwriter roots accompanied by more advanced and complex instrumentation. While the project, having been recorded in 2022, does not quite capture the advancements he has made over the past couple of years, its rawness and intrigue still remain: a sign of what is to come for the dynamic young artist.

Akari Sage, the artist and producer from Los Angeles, California, has taken years to find the balance between his own expressions and aiding in the creative output of others, and, with the release of WiNGS, Vol. 2, his latest solo project, he has come fully into the limelight, leaning heavily into his striking stream of creative consciousness.

J.U.S, the rapper from Detroit-based group the Bruiser Brigade, has been an integral piece of the Detroit rap scene for over two decades. A well-regarded producer and recording engineer, J.U.S’s contributions to the genre still remain to be fully explored. Yet, his recent output, in collaboration with the artists he has come to know in that time, has finally showcased the extent of his talent, putting his pure musical skill and knowledge on full display.

burch, the alternative hip-hop artist based in Los Angeles, California, has taken a leap of faith with his newest EP, “deja vu”, and, in doing so, has cemented his movement away from electronic music and into a production-rooted, dynamic sound that represents the newest avenues of his creative energy.

Grixxly, the Eswatini-born rapper, utilizes his cultural influences to create hip-hop tracks that transcend both his Western influences and his Swati roots, fusing sounds of both places into a enmeshed sonic experience.

boybeige, the lyrically-disposed rapper raised in Northern California, has taken an outsider approach to his rhymes, resulting in a unique sonic blend of his sensibilities.

Tyler Jackson, the rapper and producer from Atlanta, Georgia, has pushed the boundaries of both his own sound and hip-hop as a genre with each successive project he has released. His most recent full-length project, April Palindrome, in addition to incorporating to their fullest extent the “theatrics” of sound that serve as a hallmark of his style, represents a return to the creative mindset in which Tyler feels most motivated and productively uncomfortable.

Fielded, the dynamic vocalist from New Jersey, has ridden their idiosyncratic voice and flawless harmonies across the shimmering waves of various genres, collaborators, and sonic motifs. Yet, in the process, they have still managed to maintain their own unimpeachable sound, standing boldly next to any artist who has been blessed with Fielded’s creative capabilities.

After taking seven years off from hip-hop production, an encounter with Billy Woods on tour revitalized Child Actor's energy for the genre. Now, having produced for the likes of Armand Hammer, Fly Anakin, AKAI SOLO, and Elucid, he is forging new paths through his organic approach to beatmaking.

Nic., the artistic alias of Wisconsin-based rapper Nicholas Harper, delivers smooth and lyrically potent tracks, etching out carefully-penned verses from the turmoils of his spirit.

Gus Englehorn, a Homer, Alaska-born indie artist, fuses a unique blend of post-rock, singer-songwriter, and acoustic skeletons into a Frankenstein’s monster of narrative bliss, combing the inner reaches of his consciousness for a simultaneously intense and light-hearted cavalry of subject matter.

Million Dollar Weekend, the infectious pop rock duo of Joe Mason and Flynn Hase Spence, formed through pure circumstance. However, as their collaboration has come into fuller form, their creative affinities have aligned in a way that few, if any, can ever achieve.

Lee Ikari, through his combination of subdued, mellow bars and spatial instrumentals, lays down his variety of influences to the sacrificial altar of his artistic vision, drawing cohesive bodies from the dust of his genre-wanderings.