Flying Lotus　

Experimental electronic music producer Flying Lotus, born Steven Ellison, is a grandson of songwriter Marilyn McLeod (the co-writer of Diana Ross’ Love Hangover), as well as a great-neph ..more

Kendrick Lamar　

Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated rapper Kendrick Lamar is one of the rare artists who has achieved critical and commercial success while earning the respect and support of those who inspired him. ..more

Bruno Mars　

American singer/songwriter Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning artist who got his start crafting hits for other artists before taking off on his own highly successful trajectory. An all-around entertain ..more

Tom Misch　

London-based producer/singer/songwriter Tom Misch blends hip-hop-inspired beats with smoothly soulful vocals and guitar. The son of an artist and a psychiatrist, he grew up in a home that encourage ..more

Thundercat　

Stephen Thundercat Bruner spent the last part of the new millennium’s first decade becoming the go-to bassist for practically every artist in black vanguard music. His nimble, syncopated, groove- ..more

Toni Braxton　

Toni Braxton was one of the most popular and commercially successful female R＆B singers of the ’90s, thanks to her ability to straddle seemingly opposite worlds. Braxton was soulful enough for R ..more

Khruangbin　

Khruangbin (Thai for airplane, or literally engine fly) are a jet-setting trio from Texas whose smooth, mainly instrumental music is heavily inspired by Thai rock and funk from the ’60s and ’70s, ..more

Steve Cropper　

Probably the best-known soul guitarist in the world, Steve Cropper came to prominence in the early ’60s, first with the Mar-Keys (Last Night), then as a founding member of Booker T. ＆ ..more

Nujabes　

Little Simz　

A tough-rhyming rapper whose approach is equally effective over jagged and smooth productions, Little Simz (originally Lil Simz) is also known as an actor for her recurring roles on the BBC’s ..more

haruka nakamura　

Tyler the Creator　

The RZA and maybe even GZA of Odd Future, Tyler, The Creator is the alternative rap crew’s main rapper, producer, and source of inspiration. Tyler Okonma got his first taste of fame whe ..more

Massive Attack　

One of the most innovative and influential groups of their generation, Massive Attack’s hypnotic sound -- a darkly sensual and cinematic fusion of hip-hop rhythms, soulful melodies, dub grooves, an ..more

Hania Rani　

James Blake　

Guru　

Rapper/composer Guru (real name Keith Elam) first rose to prominence as the lyrical half of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, one of the first outfits that attempted to fuse jazz with {\rap ..more

JADE　

Tonya Kelly grew up in Chicago listening to jazz vocalists such as Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole. Joi Marshall is also from the Windy City, but her parents raised her on Motown, especia ..more

Fka Twigs　

Crafting ethereal electronic R＆B that evokes the heyday of Tricky and Massive Attack and the spare 2010s aesthetic of the xx, London’s FKA twigs is the project of Twigs, aka Tahliah B ..more

Doja Cat　

Moonchild