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The 2021 Rapzilla Freshmen list is finally ready! While last year we threw out the rules on the qualifications for being nominated as a Rapzilla Freshmen, this year we decided we needed to set one. Therefore, our NEW RULE is that artists can’t have a retail song that was released before 2017, or older than four years going forward. Paid streaming platforms like Spotify/Apple Music count as retail. The talent pool for considerations was humongous. When sorting through the nominations and votes, we tried to be as objective as possible. The fan vote also weighed heavily on our decision too and […]

This year has been a very hard one for a lot of us. James Gardin is using these current hard times to inspire art, and to document his journey through those times on his new album I Probably Wrote This While Crying. The single submitted is called “All My Life.” Gardin pulls double duty behind the mic and the boards with his debut album as both producer and artist. This record is a vulnerable journey through the trials and tribulations that come with working through mental wellness and learning to love who you are inside and out. Gardin hopes this […]

TK Lee dropped her new single and music video “My Year” featuring Rokc Solid. It’s off her new project Lane. “This song is a declaration that reminds us of how blessed we are and how far we’ve come. I believe that it’s only up from here and I pray that you receive this very true promise over us all!” Watch TK Lee Below:

Marcus Hollinger, the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Reach Records and the co-founder of Portrait Coffee was a guest on the Plated by Dads Podcast. He joined the Instagram Live show to talk about his coffee roasting company and soon-to-be storefront – Portrait Coffee. Portrait is changing the way the African American community is consuming coffee. This Black-owned business is taking coffee back to its roots – created by black people. In fact, Hollinger says coffee was created in Ethiopia, which is also one of their blends. The coffee company has a number of impressive collaborations and accolades. They […]

Chance the Rapper has been pretty quiet the last few years. His last project The Big Day wasn’t well received and then he seemingly took a break. Whether that was a coincidence or not, we know Chance has been working on his faith, loving his wife, and raising his daughter. Many people took issue with Chance proclaiming Jesus in one breath and spewing profanity in another. Many of those same issues were present with Kanye West in the past. But now Chance has returned with a music video for his song “The Heart & Tongue” and not only is the song […]