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Compton has long been a proving ground for West Coast hip-hop, and Compton AV is one of the artists carrying that legacy with purpose. Named after Compton…

Before algorithms, playlists, and viral formulas dictated success, Los Angeles had movements that grew from the ground up. One of the most defining was…

Emerging from Seattle’s Central District, Mafi D represents a generation shaped by neighborhood roots, shifting city lines, and firsthand experience. Raised around 23rd & Union before gentrification…

Fijiana is an artist who has built her career by being honest about who she is and where she comes from. Raised in the Bay Area and…

Papatoohussle’s story starts at Cedars-Sinai and unfolds in the heart of South Central Los Angeles. Raised in an environment that demanded awareness, toughness, and…

Devanté—known to listeners as Fly Money Té—comes from a place that shapes you early. Born in Fresno, California and raised in Madera from the age…

Sheezy Levell’s story is shaped by motion more than one fixed place. Originally from the West Side of Eugene, Oregon, he spent his early years…

ITS PZ is a product of Seattle—raised in it, shaped by it, and known by it. He’s a real inner-city voice from the city, someone people…

OsosuckaK doesn’t come from a place of shortcuts. His story starts in Seattle, Washington, a city often overlooked in rap conversations but rich with lived…