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Kota the Friend PROTEA
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PROTEA: Kota the Friend Redefines Aesthetic Boundaries

Brooklyn emcee Kota the Friend has officially unveiled highly anticipated studio album PROTEA. The 16-track record instantly becomes an...

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grouptherapy. Peak
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Grouptherapy’s ‘Peak’ Sets the Tone for Debut Album

grouptherapy., the rising LA collective, has released their latest single Peak, which serves as the final teaser for their long-awaited...

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grouptherapy. Nasty
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grouptherapy. Releases Untamed Single ‘Nasty’

Grouptherapy. has once again delivered a track that demands attention with scintillating new single Nasty. What continues to set the trio...

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Kota the Friend To See a Sunset Deluxe
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Kota the Friend’s To See a Sunset (Deluxe): Eight Fresh Tracks, Eight New Collaborators

Kota the Friend’s highly anticipated extended version of his collaborative album with Statik Selektah, To See a Sunset (Deluxe),...

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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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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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Ajna Love Me Right Now
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Ajna Powers Past Loss on New Single, Video ‘Love Me Right Now’

Westside LA lyricist Ajna is back, with his first offering of 2023, Love Me Right Now. The new single offers yet another glimpse into...

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Kota the Friend Lyrics to GO vol. 4
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Kota the Friend Repurposes Adversity on ‘Lyrics to GO Vol. 4’

Brooklyn’s independent emblem, Kota the Friend, has a knack for taking life’s hardships and repurposing them into golden words. His...

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Kayo It Was Fun While It Lasted
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Chicago Rapper Kayo Drops Profound LP ‘IT Was Fun While it Lasted’

Chicago recording artist Kayo released new album It Was Fun While It Lasted this Monday.  Yet another example of the burgeoning...

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