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.

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.

Osay aka Osayuki Uwumarogie is a rapper and singer from Chicago, IL, and is currently living in Atlanta, GA, where she relocated in 2018 after landing an internship with Generation Now, a subdivision of Atlantic Records.

Gio Genesis is a singer and rapper from New Windsor, NY. He lists his biggest influences as Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Tyler, The Creator, Frank Ocean, and Stevie Wonder.

Ozer aka Samuel Owens is a rapper from San Francisco, CA. Around the age of 6 years old, Ozer became fascinated with a young Bow Wow, and from this point forward, he dreamed of doing music and started writing.

Malik Elijah was taught by his father at age 4 to play the drums. Since that day, Malik’s love for music has only grown.

HANZ is an artist from Lake Hiawatha, NJ. HANZ first remembers falling in love with music as a child, listening to gospel music at his Haitian church.

Eric Penn is an R&B singer who grew up singing in church, and decided to switch up the subject matter and make it a career.

Qdajuice aka Quincy Bones aka Terry Overby is a rapper and brand visionary from Cleveland, OH. He first became intrigued by rap music at a young age, when he purchased his first album, The Massacre by 50 Cent.