Independent
Every Kazi Magazine story tagged Independent: news, features and digital covers in one place.
- Cole's Pick: Chance the Rapper's Two "Blessings" Plaques Close Out Coloring Book's Tenth Year
On October 7, 2026, RIAA certified both versions of "Blessings" from Chance the Rapper's independent Coloring Book, one Platinum and one Gold, four days before his tenth-anniversary tour ended. Cole Ashby on why they are the Certified pick of the month.
- Jupiluxe's Enchain Is a Houston Independent You Can Pin to Paper
Jupiluxe's Enchain is an eight-track Houston album released August 28, 2026 on Nebula. Credits, tracklist, and a Voyage Houston interview do more work here than press copy.
- CRY BBY's Stupid Remix Rewires Chicago Drill Without Abandoning Its Teeth
The Chicago independent's melodic drill project with CEO Trayle, Pop Lord, and Sonny Digital isn't softening the city's sound. It's sharpening it from a different angle.
- Rokkstarnova Has the Story. Now She Needs the Sound to Match.
Five albums in four years tells you something about work ethic. But 777 monthly listeners after all that output tells you something else entirely about the music.