You get in your car and turn on the radio to jam out to some tunes. However, the first thing you hear after you turn on the radio is another Lady Gaga song that's been at the top of the billboard charts for 2 months. You decide against the radio, and you throw in a burned CD. You have quite possibly heard every song on this CD 50 times. It's times like this that you need a little help finding some new music. The Musical Miner will search and dig deep underground to find those "hidden gems" that you have not heard or noticed yet. We will not only keep your music library fresh, but you can brag to your friends months later after a artist hits big with a, "yeah I had a few of his songs on one of my CD's back in December." So strap on your hardhat and let's go searching for your next favorite artists.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Hip Hop Artists on the Rise in 2012



Are you a fan of Hip Hop? Always looking for that new rapper emerging out of nowhere to bump in your car to? Well if so here are a few rappers set to make a big splash in the hip hop world in 2012.






Kendrick Lamar




Kendrick Lamar Duckworth or better known as Kendrick Lamar is a hip hop artist/songwriter signed with Top Dawg Entertainment. His mixtape O(verly) D(edicated) helped give him much exposure on the internet. He has already worked with with many big time artists including Wiz khalifa, Dr. Dre, Drake, and Snoop Dogg along with many others. Check out his song "ADHD" in which it has an oddly "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feel to it.









ASAP Rocky


Asap Rocky born Rakim Mayers is a hip hop artist currently signed with Sony/RCA records. His single "Peso" was leaked on the radio in the summer of 2011 to receive much airplay on the very popular HOT 97 radio station in New York. His mixtape LiveLoveA$AP was released in October.










Los


Los is an american rapper/hip hop artists from Baltimore Maryland. His Lyrically inclined flow has gotten him hundreds of thousands of views on youtube. However, he hasn't yet reached his full potential. He has collaberated with many big artists including this one called "Finally Here" off his mixtape The Crown Ain't Safe with Twista.














XV




XV is an american rapper/singer/songwriter from Witchita, Kansas. The name XV is derived from his age (15) when he started his rapping career. He gained much attention after the release of his twelfth mixtape Everybody's Nobody. XV announced on July 26, 2010 that he was signing with Warner Bros. records. Check out this song off his mixtape Zero Heroes properly named "Awesome.
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