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To See a Sunset Deluxe
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Kota the Friend Announces ‘TO SEE A SUNSET’ (DELUXE)

A little less than a month after releasing his second brilliant collab project with Statik Selektah, Kota the Friend has disclosed that TO...

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Kota the Friend Statik Selektah
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Kota the Friend, Statik Selektah Flawless on ‘To See a Sunset’

Kota the Friend and Statik Selektah faced a seemingly impossible task with the creation and release of To See a Sunset.  The album dropped...

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Malik Elijah Smoke Signal
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Malik Elijah Drops Impressive EP ‘Smoke Signal’

Maryland-born, Boston area emcee Malik Elijah is back with a bang, releasing a three-track EP titled Smoke Signal this Friday. The...

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Reuben Vincent
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Artist Spotlight: Reuben Vincent Manifested a Performance at Dreamville Festival

Get real familiar with Reuben Vincent, the Charlotte, NC artist who turned his dreams into a Dreamville Festival slot.   When J.Cole...

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Kota the Friend Statik Selektah
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Kota the Friend, Statik Selektah Reunite on New Single ‘Real Ones’

The last time Kota the Friend and Statik Selektah broke proverbial “hip-hop bread”, it resulted in classic 2021 album To Kill a...

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Top Ten Rappers 40 and Over

The topic of ageism in hip-hop has made its rounds on social media this week.  Sparked by new Album Age, by Statik Selektah’s...

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Soft Spot
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Soft Spot – A 14-Track Valentine’s Playlist from Today’s Hip Hop

Our carefully curated Valentine’s Day Playlist Soft Spot contains our 14 favorite earnestly romantic hip-hop songs for you to enjoy...

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Keys Open Doors Standby
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‘Standby’ Sees Keys Open Doors Soar to New Heights

Tacoma, Washington multihyphenate recording artist Keys Open Doors released Standby, the lead single from his upcoming Blue Version EP. ...

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Taiyo Coates Artist Development
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Taiyo Talks: Music Industry Hiring Practices Lack Transparency (Interview, Pt. 2)

Taiyo Coates’ bylines speak for themselves.  A seasoned hip-hop and R&B journalist/editor, he has published over 250 articles,...

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Kota the Friend Independent Living
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Kota the Friend Credits Genuine Fanbase as Catalyst for Independent Growth

In an hour-long sitdown on the podcast Independent Living, Kota the Friend explains the importance of genuine fans, the moment his music...

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