The announcement came during a marathon stream that had already broken records. Thirty days straight. Twenty-four hours a day. Kai Cenat, 22 years old, sitting in front of his camera setup doing what he does every single day—just being himself. Then the notification: One million paid Twitch subscribers.
Hip Hop artist S.T.G. is poised to make some serious plays to win it all. The Howard University alumni has opened shows for industry juggernauts such as Big Sean, 2 Chainz and Tory Lanez as his music has amassed over 700k Spotify streams to date. He currently has 3 other artists under his self-started Mecca Made Entertainment and has acted in, directed and produced many short films and one web series. From Dover, DE to the world, scan and catch the wave of S.T.G.
With a perfect blend of new age and old school vibes, ReeCee Raps renders with an inspiration and uniqueness that has propelled her to places even top bill artists have not reached. The two-time Queen City Awards winner for Female Hip Hop Artist of the Year (2018 and 19 respectively) stamps her as one to keep an eye on coming out of fertile breeding ground for competent emcees, Charlotte, NC. Scan and follow up with ReeCee Raps.
I recall being criticized for referring to Future as the “soul of Atlanta music”. Maybe I was premature in my assertion, but that same statement today would hardly raise an eyebrow. I can clearly remember my first time meeting Future at the Def Jam office in Atlanta, and not too long after, spending an evening in the back of Magic City for the Dirty Sprite listening party. Atlanta was buzzing; but I was still on the fence. Having seen so many independent artists come and go, there was a clear pattern of their buzz lasting only as long as their budgets. “Racks” was an undeniable record, but it was YC’s record. When “Tony Montana” dropped, it was inescapable. Even Drake jumped on the wave.
Who killed hip-hop? I've heard some say that D4L killed hip hop. I've heard others say it was Dem Franchize Boys, Lil Jon, Three-Six Mafia and even Young Jeezy. Right now we are on the verge of an East Coast/Down South feud that I am sure the media will sensationalize until we loose even more of our talented young men and women in a hail of bullets and bullsh*t. Everybody's talking about who killed hip-hop, but the last time I checked you don't investigate a homicide without a body. With Three-Six Mafia just winning an Academy Award and T.I. nominated for multiple Grammies, hip hop is looking very much alive to me. It seems the more important question on everybody's mind should be, "Who in the hell said hip hop was dead?" Before we turn this into an East Coast vs. The Dirty South beef lets remember that Smoke of Field Mob, just this past summer was quoted having said, "...hip hop is dead and D4L killed it."