Hailing from St. Louis and now based in Chicago, the rapper first started making music playing drums at an early age. His debut album blkswn was released in 2017 and received widespread praise from artists such as T-Pain and SZA, who both brought him on their respective tours. He has previously played at Lollapalooza and has a slot at Coachella 2019.

Here are my personal, non-empirical top 5 albums of 2018. My goal is not to spark endless debate, but to make you discover new music. And spark endless debate.

L’année 2018 est sur le point de s’achever. Toutefois, avant de tourner la page sur ce millésime, pourquoi ne pas prêter attention à ses récoltes musicales les plus marquantes. Voici 10 joyaux qui ont su nous toucher, divertir, élever l’âme, voire même nous secouer. Levons nos verres aux meilleurs albums de l’année 2018!

No other album epitomized the year better than We Out Here.

Stingray launches the free Stingray Music mobile app to all music fans in the US.

2018 was very special for jazz music as the genre became more appealing, listenable, and interesting.

Welcome to the last #SocialStatus edition of 2018! It might be the last, but it is definitely not the least!

I always have a hard time picking an album to review and this month was no different. I sat with Oxnard by Anderson .Paak for a week, then got hooked up with a copy of Meek’s Championships a day before it was released, only to land on writing about Earl’s new joint. All 3 albums probably reflect different aspects of my taste in music.

Featuring four days of panel sessions, networking opportunities and live performances, the Mundial Montreal world music summit can help catapult the careers of emerging artists from around the globe. This year’s edition, held from Nov. 13-16, was especially rewarding for Canada’s own Silla and Rise.