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Backxwash: The Independent Hip-Hop Artist Who Turned Horrorcore Into A Polaris Prize

It’s fair to say that Backxwash’s music doesn’t pander to the mainstream crowd. The Montreal-based independent hip-hop artist, born...

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Caleb Gordon: Dropping Records Faster Than the Industry Can Plan Them

Caleb Gordon may not have the benefit of a major-label rollout team, but that hasn’t seemed to slow down his release calendar. Released...

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New Music Friday: 7 Independent Hip-Hop Releases On Our Radar

The best music doesn’t necessarily always come from the biggest names, as proven by this week’s grab bag of offerings. From a masked UK...

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A-F-R-O: Independent Hip-Hop Rapper and Producer Behind Trap Door 2

A-F-R-O, short for All Flows Reach Out, is an independent hip-hop rapper and producer who turned a viral teenage freestyle into a...

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Anderson .Paak and Cordae Unite on ‘Heavy Is the Crown’

Two artists who have traded verses for seven years are finally making a full album together. Anderson .Paak and Cordae release Heavy Is the...

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Washington Heights Independent Rapper And Producer LIFEOFTHOM Breathes Life Into NY Underground Scene

Few independent artists in New York have built as consistent a catalog as LIFEOFTHOM. The Washington Heights rapper and producer has moved...

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TIDAL’s New Playbook Changes The Game For Independent Hip Hop Artists

For independent rappers, the math behind streaming has never been known as “generous.” In a now familiar story, even millions of plays...

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Babyface Ray Keeps Detroit’s Independent Rap Scene On The Map With “200”

Detroit rapper Babyface Ray has dropped a new single, “200,” in collaboration with Victor Victor Presents. Released on October 12,...

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New Music Friday: Statik Selektah’s All-Star Single, a Fan-Funded Poe Tribute, and 5 More Essential Indie Hip-Hop Drops (October 16)

This Friday is a virtual gift bag of indie hip-hop delights, to say the least. From a Statik Selektah supergroup single to a UK underground...

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New Music Friday: 7 Independent Hip-Hop Released to Stream

Major-label releases are noticeably thin this fall, but we at Today’s Hip Hop only care about independent releases — and there’s no...

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