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KAZI Heat: Top 10 Hottest Artists in New York hip-hop
Edition · Nov 9, 2026
- No. 1: JayBay, Heat 80, Up 1
- No. 2: Fergie Baby, Heat 74, Down 1
- No. 3: Sixbill, Heat 69, Steady
- No. 4: Judah Weston, Heat 68, Steady
- No. 5: KillaMoe, Heat 55, Steady
- No. 6: Dee Billz, Heat 42, Up 2
- No. 7: ksuuvi, Heat 40, Down 1
- No. 8: Kenzo Balla, Heat 36, Down 1
- No. 9: Jay Critch, Heat 36, Up 1
- No. 10: Bay Swag, Heat 36, Down 1
Bubbling under: No. 11 Sha Gz (Heat 33), No. 12 Ron Suno (Heat 25), No. 13 TaTa (Heat 22), No. 14 Chow Lee (Heat 20), No. 15 ScarLip (Heat 19).
- DJ Tunez Releases In Tunez We Trust Vol. 1 With Two Wizkid Songs
DJ Tunez released In Tunez We Trust Vol. 1, a nine-track album, on Nov 13, 2026, with the Wizkid collaborations "One Condition" and "EASY WITH ME."
- Zinoleesky Releases "Omo Ologo"
Zinoleesky released "Omo Ologo," a 2:28 solo single, on Nov 13, 2026, through Zinodict Music, his third release on the label in 2026.
- Molly Hatchet Shares a "JacksonVillain" Lyric Video
Molly Hatchet has posted a lyric video for "JacksonVillain," out November 13, 2026. The song is from Lost Horizon, due November 27 on Steamhammer. Guitarist Bobby Ingram ties it to Jacksonville.
- Make Them Suffer's "Black Sheep" Is Out, With a Video
Make Them Suffer's "Black Sheep" is out November 11, 2026, on Immortal Music Group and SharpTone Records. The official video is up, and Sean Harmanis calls the song a statement about the outcast.
- Sarah Kinsley Adds "The Look That Never Ends" to Fleeting (Forever)
Sarah Kinsley released "The Look That Never Ends" on Nov 13, 2026, through Verve Label Group, as the new closing track on the expanded EP Fleeting (Forever). She is set to support Carly Rae Jepsen on 2027 North American dates, with Australian shows in February.
- From Ashes to New's Reflections Deluxe, With "After Death"
From Ashes to New's Reflections (Deluxe) is out November 13, 2026, on Better Noise Music. The set adds "After Death," "Love Me," and two "Die for You" versions, with an official "After Death" video.
- ericdoa Releases Música Divino, a 12-Song Album
ericdoa's Música Divino is out via LISTEN TO THE KIDS: 12 songs in 30 minutes, with nine new tracks plus the singles "Backdoor," "Agoraphobia" and "Tengo Algo Para Ti."
- Vory Releases EROS 3.0 FALLOUT With Roy Woods on "Treat It"
Vory's EROS 3.0 FALLOUT is out via EROS, LLC and EMPIRE: 10 songs in 26 minutes, with Roy Woods on "Treat It" and an official visualizer for "Black and Blue."
- Rochelle Jordan's Disc 4 EP: Remixes by Louie Vega, Holly and More
Rochelle Jordan's Disc 4 EP is out November 13, 2026, on Rochelle Jordan / EMPIRE. Its four remixes of Through The Wall songs come from Louie Vega, Josh Milan and 2SoulFusion, Holly, Byron the Aquarius and Awsumo.
- King 810's "Simulacra Simulating" Video Is Out
King 810 has posted an official video for "Simulacra Simulating," out November 13, 2026. Frontman David Gunn frames the song around Jean Baudrillard and love as the thing a copied world cannot fake. La Grande Mort or Silence of God is due November 27.
- Naomi Sharon Releases No Sleep In Paradise: Still Awake*
Naomi Sharon's No Sleep In Paradise: Still Awake* is out via OVO Sound, a 20-song, two-disc edition of her June album with four new tracks.
- GrimmING Announce Debut Album Jagatod, Share "Pankh" Video
Austrian death metal band GrimmING have announced their debut album Jagatod, a concept record on Styrian history and folklore that Napalm Records lists for March 26, 2027. First single "Pankh" arrives with a video.
- New Vision Share "Still Losing" Video Ahead of Can't Leave With Less
Hudson Valley rock band New Vision have released "Still Losing" with a music video. It is the third single from Can't Leave With Less, which Papercut Recordings lists for December 4.
- Abandon the Band Share "Jazzland" With Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach
Abandon the Band, the project of Bay Area drummer and photographer Todd Sipes, has released "Jazzland" featuring Jesse Leach, with a video. It leads a debut album built around ten abandoned American places.
- Chris Harms Shares "U† I†" Video Ahead of Second Solo Album APORIA
Lord of the Lost frontman Chris Harms has released "U† I†," the opening track from his second solo album APORIA, with a music video. Napalm Records lists the album for January 22, 2027, his birthday.
- Sable Hills Release Homura; ACCVSED and Ice Sealed Eyes Share Videos
Arising Empire has three new heavy releases out November 13, 2026: Sable Hills' album Homura, ACCVSED's single "1981" with a video, and Ice Sealed Eyes' "Here With You" featuring Eiga, also with a video.
- South Arcade "SplitScreen": New Single and 2027 Tour
South Arcade released "SplitScreen" on Nov 13, 2026, through BKM Artists and Atlantic Records. The band heads out on a UK, Ireland and Europe tour from Feb 7 to March 18, 2027, including O2 Academy Brixton.
- The Black Academy Sign to Vaux Records, Share "Close To Us"
Swiss band The Black Academy have signed to Vaux Records and shared a video for "Close To Us," their first single for the label. The release says a new album and a global tour are planned for 2027.
- Foreign Hands "The Promise of Garnet Eyes" Gets a Visualizer
Foreign Hands released "The Promise of Garnet Eyes" through SharpTone Records on Nov 12, 2026, with a visualizer on the label's YouTube channel. It is the band's first new studio release since What's Left Unsaid in 2024.
- Sludge Mother "Feed Me": New Single and Video
Los Angeles band Sludge Mother released "Feed Me" on Nov 13, 2026, with a music video on the band's YouTube channel. It follows the How Can Anything Bloom? EP and an April 2026 live session release.
- Bullet for My Valentine Share "I Don't Trust Tomorrow"
Bullet for My Valentine's "I Don't Trust Tomorrow," featuring Will Ramos of Lorna Shore, is out with an official video. It is the second single from Social Apocalypse, the band's eighth studio album, due March 19, 2027, on Spinefarm.
- Staind Set a March 5, 2027, Album and Share "Watch Me Break"
Staind's ninth album, The Space Between The Darkness And The Light, is due March 5, 2027, on Alchemy Recordings / BMG. "Watch Me Break" is out as the opener, with a visualizer on the band's YouTube channel.
- Love Ghost's Thirteen Is Out, With a "Blood & Roses" Video
Love Ghost's Thirteen, produced by Mike Summers, is out November 13, 2026. The 13-song album includes an official video for "Blood & Roses." Frontman Finnegan Bell calls it his most vulnerable record, built around feeling like an outsider.
- STARSET Share "v 0 y a g e r" Video After a Fan Scavenger Hunt
STARSET's "v 0 y a g e r" is out November 13, 2026, on Fearless Records, with a video on the band's YouTube channel. Atom Splitter says a fan scavenger hunt unlocked the track listing for the band's next album.
- Datkid's "Lead By The Blind" Is Produced by Illinformed and Dumb Logic
Datkid has shared "Lead By The Blind," produced by Illinformed and Dumb Logic, with a video directed by SLUGS. It is the fifth single from Very Heavy Lead, the 18-track album due November 26, 2026, on High Focus Records.
- $lim Gucci and Comehelpglo Set "SESHA" for November 20
$lim Gucci and Comehelpglo have "SESHA" set for November 20, 2026, on G59 Records. The label's hot sheet pitches it as a throwback to underground cloud rap, and it follows $lim Gucci's 2026 album nepo baby.
- DICE's Album Tops ARIA's Australian Artist Chart
Perth indie rock band DICE took I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth The View to No. 1 on ARIA's Australian Artist Albums chart. Joe Chiccarelli produced it at EastWest Studios in Hollywood.
- Wolves at the Gate Announce Borderland With "Firewall" Video
Wolves at the Gate will release Borderland on April 9, 2027, through Solid State Records, and shared a video for "Firewall" on Nov. 13, 2026. The 14 track album follows 2025's Wasteland and features Jake Luhrs.
- Matt Copley Turns Hamilton's "Burn" Into a Punk Single
Matt Copley released "Burn," his heavy take on the Hamilton ballad, on Nov. 12, 2026, as the lead single from Act II (Broadway Does Punk), out Nov. 18. A music video directed by Kid Leo is on his YouTube channel.
- Avatar "Naughty List": New Single With Zakk Wylde
Avatar released "Naughty List," a new single with Zakk Wylde, on Nov 13, 2026, with a music video on the Avatar Metal YouTube channel. A 2026 European headline tour and 2027 dates are also listed in the band's release.