On The Rise Archives - https://thesource.com/category/exclusives-2/on-the-rise-exclusives-2/ The Magazine of Hip Hop Music, Culture and Politics Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:20:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thesource.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/bigS.ico On The Rise Archives - https://thesource.com/category/exclusives-2/on-the-rise-exclusives-2/ 32 32 Kyla Imani Named the LAAMP Artist of the Year https://thesource.com/2022/06/11/kyla-imani-named-the-laamp-artist-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kyla-imani-named-the-laamp-artist-of-the-year Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:20:28 +0000 https://thesource.com/?p=655855 image1 Copy

Kyla Imani is continuing her stellar 2022 with the win of the Artist of the Year award from the Los Angeles Academy for Artist & Music Production (LAAMP). Also awarded…

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]]> L.A. Rapper $way Never Forgets His Roots https://thesource.com/2022/03/01/l-a-rapper-way-never-forgets-his-roots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=l-a-rapper-way-never-forgets-his-roots Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:45:00 +0000 https://thesource.com/?p=648293 Screen Shot 2022 03 31 at 9.46.05 PM

Landover, Maryland is the original home of Los Angeles based rapper $way. The lyrical and narrative hip-hop artist was raised in the streets and experienced a lack of direction and…

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]]> Kyla Imani: Gen Z’s Triple Threat Starts Off 2022 With “BIG PLANS” https://thesource.com/2022/01/21/kyla-imani-gen-zs-triple-threat-starts-off-2022-with-big-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kyla-imani-gen-zs-triple-threat-starts-off-2022-with-big-plans Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:17:43 +0000 https://thesource.com/?p=639205 Kyla Imani: Gen Z's Triple Threat Starts Off 2022 With "BIG PLANS"

As far as New Artists On The Rise go, Kyla Imani, former Gen Z host for The Source Report and thesource.com, has already started 2022 with “BIG PLANS” (the name…

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]]> On The Rise: Unfoonk is YSL’s Resident Street Poet https://thesource.com/2021/05/14/unfoonk-on-the-rise-interview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unfoonk-on-the-rise-interview Fri, 14 May 2021 17:33:07 +0000 https://thesource.com/?p=609796 OTW Banner 10

After serving just over a decade behind bars, it’s likely that there are some changes one may encounter upon release with new technology and ways of life among the most…

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]]> On The Rise: Toosii Says ‘Thank You For Believing’ Is Best Project of the Year https://thesource.com/2021/05/07/on-the-rise-toosii-says-thank-you-for-believing-is-best-project-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-rise-toosii-says-thank-you-for-believing-is-best-project-of-the-year Fri, 07 May 2021 15:31:12 +0000 https://thesource.com/?p=609003 OTW Banner 9

Words By: Miss Wright Where the streets meet romance, Nau’Jour Grainger, better known as Toosii, has proven to be one of the fastest rising artists we’ve seen this year. The…

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]]> On The Rise: Haviah Mighty on Battling the Barriers of Canadian Hip-Hop https://thesource.com/2021/04/30/on-the-rise-haviah-mighty-on-battling-the-barriers-of-canadian-hip-hop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-rise-haviah-mighty-on-battling-the-barriers-of-canadian-hip-hop Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:19:38 +0000 https://thesource.com/?p=608157 OTW Banner 5

Words by: Remi Okoli While the masses have latched onto names like The Weeknd, Drake, & Justin Bieber, the Canadian Hip-Hop and R&B space offers much promise for those willing…

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