will cherry lists his biggest musical influences as D'Angelo, Kanye West, and Frank Ocean.

After making contributions to albums from Denzel Curry, Meechy Darko, and EARTHGANG, Shawn K is ready to shift the spotlight on himself.

Blessing is a self-described rebel and a singer, songwriter, and guitar player from Houston, TX.

Bbm Deion lists his biggest influences as Roddy Ricch, NBA Youngboy, and Polo G.

Free Party, coming from Largo, MD is the next great rap duo. They were greatly inspired by OutKast, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, and Kendrick Lamar.

Omari M’$ is a rapper from Queens, NY. He describes his sound as “ luxury meets down to earth.”

Memoir. aka Jordan Spence is a rapper from Brooklyn, NY. His biggest influences are Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean.

D-Bibbs is a rapper, singer, and producer from Birmingham, Alabama. Learning from a musically gifted father, he has been “developing his musical prowess since the age of 2,” and is able to play both jazz and classical instrumentation.

Omni ! lists their most significant influences as AG Club, BROCKHAMPTON, A$AP Rocky, Timbaland, DJ Screw, and Run The Jewels.

MachGang is a rapper from Chandler, Arizona via Zimbabwe. He lists his biggest influence as Playboi Carti who inspired his alter ego, BabyMach.

Dom Deshawn aka Dominique Mattox is a rapper from Columbus, OH. As for his biggest influences, Dom lists Nas, Little Brother, Slum Village, Aaliyah, OutKast, Kendrick Lamar, and Fly Union

Phonzz is a rapper and designer from St. Louis, MO. Phonzz says that he got into music in the summer of 2007, around the age of 13, when he decided to try to record over Lupe Fiasco’s “The Coolest” instrumental.

Zero McKenzi is a rapper from Brooklyn, NY, who says his music sounds like a modern-day André 3000, but if he were from New York rather than Atlanta. Other than the legendary 3 Stacks, Zero McKenzi says he has also been greatly influenced by Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole.

Blvck Svm is a rapper from West Palm Beach, FL, currently living in Chicago, IL. Despite his whereabouts, Blvck Svm says that his sound is more fitting with New York-style rap, listing MF DOOM as his favorite rapper.

Ray Jones is a singer and rapper from Houston, TX. Around the age of 9, Ray’s mom bought him a CD player and a collection of about 200 CDs from a bootlegger. The collection included albums of artists from Michael Jackson to Nirvana, and it was being introduced to artists like these that truly marked the start of Ray Jones’ journey in music.

A.N.I aka Lani is a rapper from Beaumont, TX, currently based in Chicago, IL. At the age of 11, A.N.I started playing the saxophone, helping him develop a love for music at a young age. However, it was not until college that he took up rapping, seeking another creative outlet.

Deshawn Visionz is a rapper from Sacramento, CA, currently living in Atlanta, GA. Deshawn says that he decided to start making music in2018 in order to motivate a friend of his who also was making music. Soon after, Deshawn Visionz attended a Saba concert, which gave him the push he needed to start getting serious about making music.

Januarta The Goat aka Januarta Raja Dira Tome is a rapper and singer from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. He says that Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, and XXXTENTACION are the artists the have had the biggest impact on him as a musician.