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This weeks spotlight artist is Francisco Velez Jr., also known by his stage name, Crotona P., and his song, “Let The Horns Go,” is not only a RAPstation song submission, but is currently #3 on the RAPstation, RAP50 countdown. He was born and raised in the Bronx New York up until he was 32 when he moved to his current residency in Rochester NY. As a teenager, he would write and record and even now he has maintained that passion throughout his life. Focusing on music, he picked up a part time job for the cash flow to take care of his family and still be able to write and record, what he expressed was a big part of his life, his music. Getting caught up in street stuff, Crotona P has managed to put that behind him and re-discover his passion. His love f

Wale headed to his native land of Nigeria in his latest music video for his song “The God Smile”. Born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, Wale is the son of immigrant Nigerian parents. This particular track comes from Wale’s 2015 No. 1-selling LP The Album About Nothing. Following “The Matrimony” and “The Girls On Drugs” this track serves as the third-single from the record. 

Aside from rapping, the multi-faceted rapper has begun to diversify his brand in 2016. The Grammy-nominated artist has his own video game in the works as well as interactive fashion look books. Speaking about his new ventures into the world of technology Wale said, “It’s the evolution of the music business…you don’t really make

Kansas City rapper Krizz Kaliko can normally be found sharing the stage with fellow K.C. rapper Tech N9ne, killing it with his rapid fire raps. Since emerging with Tech’s label, Strange Music, Inc., he’s proven himself to be an irreplaceable member of the Strange Music family and a beloved artist beheld by countless fans. 

But it’s not just his rhyming skills that have attracted attention. He’s also an incredible singer with an astonishing vocal range, which he brilliantly showcases on his new R&B/pop album, GO. 

The 16-track effort is complete departure from his usual style, and has the listener wanting to dance and cry at the same time. The album evolved out of one of Krizz’s most difficult periods in life,

Problem has released his new mixtape Hotels 2: The Master Suite hosted by DJ Hed. The project is a sequel to his 2011 mixtape, which was also hosted by DJ Hed. Problem spoke to Complex who helped premiere the tape, about his reasoning behind a follow-up. 

“I want to show the growth that me and DJ Hed have made in the last five years with him now being a power player on L.A. radio and the success Tha Diamond Lane has achieved,” Problem said. “Also, the music I’ve been making is heavily influenced by the sexiness and new found independence of women, so we purposely geared the Hotels 2 campaign around them. We made the first one in my old manager’s bedroom, lol. So for this one to get a huge stage to be heard