BLACK JOSH, who is regarded by many as one of the most exciting hip-hop artists to come out of the chilly UK, never ceases to amaze, shock and befuddle. He's been on it since he was young, forming his rap group APE CULT, which has won praise for its fearless and theatrical live performances in Manchester and beyond. He later attracted... read full bio
Black Moon was an American hip hop group, consisting of members Buckshot, 5 ft and DJ Evil Dee. The group were most notable for their debut album Enta da Stage, and their affiliation with the Boot Camp Clik.... read full bio
Black Party is an artist, producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist who embraces a broad range of musical genres, including R&B, hip-hop, psychedelic soul and what he calls "tropical funk"—his own distinctive synthesis of reggae, dancehall and tropical sounds. With his full-length debut, Endless Summer [Wolf + Rothstein/RCA Records], the Arkansas-born and Los Angeles-based auditory alchemist mixes a lifetime of musical obsession into unusual, indisputable and... read full bio
American singer-songwriter Black Polish has won over listeners with her distinctive aesthetic and passionate voice. Black Polish was born and reared in Brooklyn, New York, where he was exposed to a wide variety of musical influences at a young age. She lists Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, and Lauryn Hill as her main influences, and you can hear their impact in... read full bio
The movement, the message, and the music of Native Tongues are the foundation of the evitaN project's origins. Joining forces are Andres "Dres" Titus of Black Sheep and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest to form evitaN, a name that honors its inspiration by being the word "native" spelled backwards. Dres and Jarobi, in their respective groupings, were both... read full bio
Black Sherif, also known as Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong, is a rapper and songwriter from Konongo, Ghana. He made quite the international buzz with the release of “Kwaku the Traveller”, a song that hit number 1 on both the Nigerian and Ghanaian Apple Music charts. The song is doing incredible numbers on streaming services as well. For example, it... read full bio
Black Thought, Tariq Trotter's stage identity, didn't grow up with the intention of becoming a musician. Indeed, the MC, a founding member of the rap group The Roots, wasn't even sure he'd survive to maturity as a young child in North Philadelphia in the 1980s. While attending Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Trotter and Questlove founded The... read full bio
You’ve never heard anything like Black Violin. This hip hop duo – consisting of Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste (AKA Kev Marcus and Will B) – plays the violin and viola, combining traditional hip hop with jazz and classical. Usually accompanied by DJ SPS and Nat Stokes, Black Violin has played alongside the National Symphony Orchestra during two sold-out shows... read full bio
Blackbear is an alternative hip-hop/R&B artist from Piston, Pennsylvania. He has worked with other popular music artists like Gnash, Justin Bieber, G-Eazy, Mike Posner, James Blake, Maejor Ali, Palisades, Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun, Childish Gambino, Pharell Williams, and Linkin Park. Most notably, he helped pen Justin Beiber's No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit, ""Boyfriend"". Blackbear also produced the title... read full bio
One of the top R&B vocal groups of the '90s, Blackstreet was founded by singer, producer, and new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley after the breakup of his seminal trio Guy. His itch to get back in the performing arena resulted in the formation of Blackstreet, which included singers Chauncey ""Black"" Hannibal, Levi Little, and Joe Stonestreet in addition to... read full bio
Blade Brown, also known as Jonathan Wrate, is an English rapper and songwriter. Blade was first explosed to hip hop music as a kid, thanks to his father. It was the 80s and 90s hip hop, as well as reggae that first piqued his interest. He started taking rap music more seriously when he was 17. In 2004, he released... read full bio
Growing up in Stockholm and being completely cut off from any kind of rap tradition, Bladee was forced to invent a new one. He patched together a variety of disparate internet influences with his own vibrant imagination to create a new wave of uncanny and immensely influential, highly unclassifiable type of music, either by himself or with the Drain Gang... read full bio
British musician Blakey, who is based halfway between Suffolk and London, makes a comeback with the upbeat pop song Hometown Girl. Blakey has undoubtedly developed quite the attraction and appeal that people simply can't resist, as evidenced by his over 15 million global streaming and placements on numerous radio and TV advertisements. His upbeat compositions, however, provide an eagerness and... read full bio
Joshua Eduardo, AKA Blanco, is a rapper from Kennington, London, England who got his start back in 2015. He was 15 years old when he started jotting down lyrics, being inspired by acts such as 50 Cent and Skepta. Through a youth center in his hometown, he joined the Harlem Spartans, a hip hop collective that’s been operating since 2014.... read full bio
Blanco Brown is a singer-songwriter and record producer who has built his career by producing for artists such as Chris Brown and Pitbull. Most recently Brown has released his debut self-titled EP along with the single “The Git Up”, which peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard charts as well as number 1 on the US Country Songs charts.... read full bio
Emeka Akumefule, better known by his stage name Blaqbonez, is a well-known Nigerian rapper who performs under the Chocolate City label. Blaqbonez has distinguished himself in the music industry with his distinct rap style and limitless creative ingenuity. He gained more notoriety in 2019 after being named one of the new vanguards of Nigerian music by The New York Times.... read full bio
Blazer Boccle is accustomed to contradicting himself. His Rastafarian mother fed him Lauryn Hill, Angie Stone and Erykah Badu as rock and guitar music blasted from neighbors' back gardens in the primarily white neighborhood where he was reared in Bradford. While a teenager, Blazer helped his Asian father's family sell narcotics on the opposite side of town while listening to old school... read full bio
In addition to being a singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur, Grammy-nominated artist Bleu (formerly Yung Bleu) has also established himself as an entrepreneur. With his sophisticated rhymes as a rapper and sensuous R&B crooner under the alias Bleu Vandross, Bleu has continued to amass a vast fan base of millions of people worldwide since breaking into the music industry with his... read full bio
Bliss n Eso is an Australian hip-hop trio based out of Sydney, Australia, that consists of members MC Bliss, MC Eso, and DJ Izm. Bliss n Eso was formed after MC Bliss met MC Eso while studying at Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School in Sydney and the duo later met DJ Izm while in New South Wales. From there, Bliss n... read full bio
Blitz Bazawule, also known as Blitz the Ambassador, is a Ghanaian hip-hop rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and visual artist that is based out of Brooklyn, New York. Bazawule was born in Accra, Ghana, and he studied at Achimota School. While studying in school, Bazawule began earning several awards for his work in visual arts, but later in life, found... read full bio
