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Shabazz Palaces Return With It’s a Style Sport: Independent Rap Auteur Ishmael Butler’s Most Personal Album Yet

Seattle’s most restless rap experimenter is back — and he’s doing it on his own terms. Shabazz Palaces, who is known to friends and...

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Lyric Jones Teams Up With Illa J for New Single, “Too Far Away”

Nearly fifteen years into a career built entirely on her own terms, Lyric Jones is back with a new single that points toward her next...

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2DEAD BOYZ: Inside Meechy Darko and Zombie Juice’s Independent Side Hustle And Upcoming Tour

Two-thirds of Flatbush Zombies just launched something that promises to be much bigger than a mere side project. With a new single, an...

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Swerve Strickland and Max B Just Blurred the Line Between the Ring and the Booth

AEW’s biggest crossover star just linked up with one of hip-hop’s most influential independent voices, and the wrestling world can’t...

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Major Changes at The Bowery Presents Matter for Independent Artists

Independent artists spend plenty of time thinking about streaming numbers, ticket sales and promotion, but the companies controlling the...

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Atmosphere Announces Winter Carnival Tour 2027 With Souls of Mischief, Mac Lethal and Blueprint

Atmosphere has announced the 2027 edition of The Winter Carnival Tour. The 18-date run opens in Green Bay, WI on January 14 and ends with a...

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From Behind the Boards to Center Stage: Mally Mall Steps Out as an Independent Artist with “One Touch”

For two decades, Mally Mall built hits for everyone but himself. Now the multi-platinum producer is stepping out from behind the mixing...

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Skyzoo and Apollo Brown Set to Drop Second Collab Album, “Luxury Tax”

Skyzoo and Apollo Brown bring their formidable talents together again with Luxury Tax, their second joint album and first since 2016....

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Single Dropped, Tour Booked, Album Next: Chris Patrick’s Biggest Chapter Starts Now

Chris Patrick didn’t need a co-sign to prove his rapidly developing skills. But being mentioned by no less than Nas during Kai Cenat and...

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Chicago’s Abitight and RP Release Independent Hip Hop Album

Chicago artists Abitight and RP have turned a creative relationship stretching back nearly 30 years into their first collaborative album,...

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