Hip-Hop

Zy Smoke in a cinematic nighttime portrait promoting “Night Shift Halo.”

Zy Smoke Is Coming for You With ‘Night Shift Halo,’ Staten Island’s Most Powerful Story Yet

Zy Smoke, 22, from Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, drops 'Night Shift Halo' June 3…

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Demarco Hines
**Alt text:** 6LACK sits on the floor in a relaxed pose against a neutral studio backdrop, wearing a white bandana, beige shirt, and distressed jeans, in a press photo for his 2026 "10 Years of 6LACK" world tour.

6LACK Tours the World Behind New Album ‘Love Is The New Gangsta’

6LACK announces a 44-date world tour starting Sept 8 in Oslo, celebrating a decade…

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Demarco Hines
**ALT TEXT:** `HZPROD sits on a white cube holding a mini keyboard synth, wearing black and orange streetwear jacket, black hoodie, snapback cap, and dark sunglasses, with an Urban Barz magazine resting against the cube beneath him`

HZPROD, The Game & KXNG Crooked Ask ‘Peace?’ on New Single

Bosnian producer HZPROD drops 'Peace?' featuring The Game and KXNG Crooked, a cinematic hip-hop…

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Demarco Hines
`Bobby Hagens photographed from below in a teal North Face fleece jacket against a brick wall backdrop.`

Bobby Hagens Addresses Mental Health and Loss on ‘Check On Me’

DMV rapper Bobby Hagens releases 'Check On Me,' a raw single about grief, fatherhood,…

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Demarco Hines