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Your browser can't play this video. ... (2020) which features D4L icon, Fabo and the single “Fafo,” which just came out this year. WATCHALLYOURFAVORITEBETSHOWSTRYBET+FORFREEMusicMusicByJoshuaEferigheOctober19,2021/9:21AMPhotobyRobinMarchant/GettyImagesforViceStudiosByJoshuaEferigheOctober19,2021/9:21AMWe’reabouttwoweeksremovedfromthe2021BETHipHopAwardsandthe“biggestnightinhip-hop”isstillmakingwaves,asitprovedtomorethanliveuptoitsreputation. Packedwithexcitingmomentsfromthe85South(DCYoungFly,KarlousMiller,andChicoBean),whoreturnedashosts,YoungThug,Gunna,Bia,LilJon,BabyKeem,andIsaiahRashadasperformersandredcarpetlooksthatkilled,there’snowonderthenightisstillharboringchatter.  Amongthenight’swinnerswasAlabamanewcomer,YungBleu,whotookhomehonorsfor“BestNewHipHopArtist,”beatingoutCoiLeray,PoohShiesty,BLXST,Morray,andDonToliver. Andthe“Baddest”singerwasmorethandeserving.Hishitsingle"You'reMinesStill,"featuringDrake,peakedatNo.2ontheBillboardGlobal200chartsandhisstudiodebut,MoonBoy,endeduptakingthetopspotontheIndependentAlbumchartbackinAug. RELATED:5FactsAboutBETHipHopAwardsNomineeBleu WhetheritbeChicago’sChanceTheRapperin2016,PopSmokelastyearorWizKhalifain2011,rarelyhavewinnersgoneontobeabust.WithBluehavingthisyear’sawardwrappedup,here’salookatacoupleofotherartistswhoarealsoflyingundertheradar.ZackFoxZackFoxisa30-year-oldviralinternetsensationwhogainednotorietyasaTwitterandYouTubeinfluencerusingwittyjokes. In2018theAtlantanativebegandroppinghumorousandcatchytunes,releasingsingles“SquareUp,”(2019)“JesusIstheOne”(2019)and“TheBeanKickedIn”(2020)—thefirsttwoofwhichwereproducedbygo-tobeatsmithKennyBeats —thatputhimonthemapmusically.Fromthere,hewentontorelease“Stick!”(2020)whichfeaturesD4Licon,Faboandthesingle“Fafo,”whichjustcameoutthisyear.Makesureyoucheckhimout  AyanisAyanis (pronouncedAye-yaun-is)wenttonewheightsin2020withhersingle,“LilBoi(BigTalk)”featuringQueenNaija.Thesingleexplodedtonearly3millionYouTubeviewsandfeaturesaremixwithrapperJackHarlowthatissteadilyclimbingaswell. HersecondEPYANI,releasedviaIslandProlific/AtlanticRecordslatelastyear,showsoffthe23-year-oldTexas-Atlantanative’saffinityforsouthern90’sR&Bandisonlythebeginningofhercareer.SymbaSymbaisa22-year-oldBayArearapperwhohasbeenputtinginthegrindsinceasearlyas2017whenhewassignedtoColumbiaRecordsand2019whenhewaspickedupbyAtlantic.  Hislatestalbum,Don'tRunFromR.A.P,wasreleasedinDecemberoflastyearandhasgarneredcomparisonstoPushaT,REASON,DaveEastandothers,ashisemphasisonbarsshinesinanerawheremelodiesaredominant.  Thealbumalsofeaturesassistancefromartistslike2Chainz,TyDollaSign,andMoneybaggYo.MonaleoBormLeondraRoshawnGay,Monaleoisa20-year-oldrapper,singer,andsongwriterfromHouston,Texasknownforherhitsingles "BeatingDownYoBlock,"–whichhasover3millionSpotifystreamsandover3.3millionYouTubeviews—"GirlsOutside"and"SuckItUp". RepresentedbytheStompDowncollective,thatalsorepsfellowHoustonrapper,MaxoKream,Monaleohaskeptuphermomentum,appearinginBeyoncé'snewIvyParkcampaign,receivingco-signsfromrappersRapsodyandAsianDollandlandingaspotonRollingLoud'sperformancelineupthisyear. ThePrairieViewA&MUniversitystudentisjustgettingstartedandshouldbeonyourwatchlisttoo. KaliYoumaynothaveheardofKali,butyou’vesurelyheardofherhitsingle,"DoABitch",whichhasover12millionSpotifystreamsbetweenitsoriginalversionandremixwithRicoNasty.  Furtherprovingshe’snotaone-hitinternetsensation,theGeorgianativereturnedwiththesingle“MMMMMM”threemonthsagowhichisnorthof3millioninitsownright. MakesureyoucheckoutherdebutThisWhyTheyMadNowoutnow.musichiphopawards2021TrendingNowTheR&BduosharedtheexcitingbabynewsonInstagram.Phaedralefttheseriesin2017afterfalselyaccusingthesingeroftryingtoharmafellowcastmate.ABlackfathermighthavebeenavictimofanapparenthatecrime.Fansoftheguiltypleasuredaytimeshowwillhavetogoelsewherefornewpaternitytestdrama.LatestNewsThecouplesaidthename“didn’tfeellikeitwashim.”03/22/2022HeroaststheFilet-o-Fishsandwich.03/22/2022“ToOurSon”chroniclesthebeautymogul’spregnancyjourney.03/21/2022ThediseasedisproportionatelyaffectsBlackmen.03/21/2022Forthosewhodonotknowhername,it'savoiceyouwillimmediatelyrecognize.03/21/2022Sourcespredictthestudiowillhaveatremendousimpactontheeconomyofthesurroundingcommunity. 03/21/2022LoadMoreSubscribeforBETUpdatesProvideyouremailaddresstoreceiveournewsletter.Selectthetypesofnotificationyouwouldliketoreceivefromus.Pleasenote,youmustchooseatleastone.BETDailyBETWeeklyBETBreakingNewsBETPromotionsByclickingsubscribe,Iconsenttoreceivingnewslettersandothermarketingemails.NewslettersaresubjecttoourPrivacyPolicyandTermsofUse.Userscanunsubscribeatanytime.SUBSCRIBE