Rising Artists
Every Kazi Magazine story tagged Rising Artists: news, features and digital covers in one place.
- cieratherapper's "Rhinestones and Camo" Brings Grit and Glamour Out of Kentucky
cieratherapper's new single "Rhinestones and Camo" is out now, an ode to her Kentucky roots per RCA's release. Where the Morehead rapper's Trappalachia sound comes from, and the hick-hop history it walks into.
- NYC Rappers to Watch: The KAZI Heat Chart, Updated Mondays
JayBay takes back No. 1 in this week's KAZI Heat, and Dee Billz climbs two spots to No. 6. The chart ranks ten New York hip-hop artists from KAZI's own dated reads of official YouTube views and Spotify listeners. Updated every Monday.
- KAZI's 2027 Artists to Watch
KAZI's own picks for 2027: ten artists across major labels and independents, led by Arlington's Yakiyn and the Third Coast, then out to Mumbai, Calgary, East LA, Dublin and Antioch. The label, the release and why we rate each one.
- Gabe P Turned a Borrowed Room Into Rap's Discovery Engine
In 2018 Gabe P started out in a small, borrowed room with one interview a week. On the Radar now has a Hot 100 entry, a self-distributed label, a Forbes 30 Under 30 nod and crews filming from Brooklyn to Brazil. How a radio kid from Long Island built a rap discovery pipeline.
- Karrahbooo's NOT DA 2 Fits a Whole Night Out Into 22 Minutes
Karrahbooo's NOT DA 2 is 11 songs in under 22 minutes, built for the replay button. Start with Truebeatzz's harder beats, Monaleo's Houston bark on "WYO," and the one-minute "No Hook."