-Originally published 11/22/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2BjafCExrMgcdoydFSaDs7?si=5c33497f534a41b8 Kid Laroi’s debut album F*UCK LOVE was full of catch chorus and tracks that display potential for the 17-year-old Australian. The deluxe release titled: F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE) adds quality tracks to the extended album including features with Machine Gun Kelly and Youngboy Never Broke Again. T.I.’s eleventh studio album The L.I.B.R.A (The Legend Is Back Running Atlanta) is his first in two years and only the second release the past six from the Atlanta rapper. Not ground-breaking but another solid project and…

-Originally published 11/21/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5IOFWDCQM8yrgiyvSDllbW?si=77b6c121764f4d31 Yung Bleu released a remix to You’re Mines Still after Drake posted he’d like to hop on. Drake’s verse adds to the R&B joint and allows hit to display his vocals that haven’t been shown much on Dark Lane Demo Tapes or other features recently. It certainly seems like his forthcoming album could feature some ballads with a name like Certified Lover Boy. Dua Lipa and DaBaby have a fun collaboration in Levitating. Blackbear is getting a push recently and appears on Hate The Way, G-Eazy’s new single. Blackbear will appear on more playlists to come. Alicia…

-Originally published 11/16/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48SbCKXNbartFfOTdEAP2c?si=a228229087104dfd Ripe Records Volume 1 features artist that are currently under the radar and have potential to be big. Some are newer and some have been releasing material for a while. All artists have less than 1 million monthly streams on Spotify. Singer/songwriter/producers/musician Marcutio (@marcutiomusic) based in Los Angeles, dropped his cover of Drive by Incubus. Original compositions Bury Myself Alive and Hold On were released earlier in 2020. Loss Angeles Artist R I L E Y (@rileym4a) released his phenomenal debut EP Love Was Never Enough in 2018…

-Originally published 10/10/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IRsab0ytu5LB22PbyIONl?si=4ba176f80af34e6f Recent album release that I’ve been excited to dive into include Big Sean–Detroit 2, Bryson Tiller–Anniversary, YG–My Life 4Hunnid, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’s sophomore collaboration album Savage Mode II, Wiz Khalifa–The Saga of Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA–Homegrown, A$AP Ferg–Floor Seats II, Machine Gun Kelly–Tickets To My Downfall (SOLDOUT), Westside Gunn–WHO MADE THE SHUNSHINE, Nas–The King’s Disease and Trey Songz–Back Home. I’ve included some of my favor cuts off of each after a few listens. Tory Lanez release DAYSTAR after his recent time in the headlines involving allegations of shooting Megan Thee Sallion in…

-Originally published 8/29/20 First surfacing in 2018, Kid Laroi just celebrated his 17th birthday and the release of his first full-length project. Laroi (Charlton Howard) hails from Waterloo, Australia and came under the mentorship of the late Juice Wrld during Juice’s time touring in Australia. A string of single releases highlighted by “Diva” (featuring Lil Tecca) and “Addison Rae” after the famous tic-tocker, first made him pop. He did get involved in the live streaming concert trend during quarantine where threw…

-Originally published 8/31/20- One of the best vocalists in music today continues to fly under-the-radar. Carli Fletcher, 26 year-old New Jersey native, first appeared in the public eye as an X Factor contestant in 2011. She later recorded independently in Nashville before relocating to Los Angeles and signing with Capital records in 2018. The past couple years she has started filling out her short, but stellar catalog. She’s also a member and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and actively supports…