This female Harlem artist is making noise. Crystal Caines is an engineer, producer and rapper that is pushing forward while standing out as another force to be heard coming out of Harlem NYC.

Crystal’s skills are many, as she’s done production for the notable Harlem emcee A$AP Ferg earlier in his career. After working alongside Ferg as a producer/engineer, Crystal would eventually go on to feature as an emcee on a few songs with Ferg that ultimately boosted the Harlem female artist forward. From that point, Crystal started to work on her own songs and released her first solo song “Whiteline” in 2014…since then, Crystal Caines has been moving forward and not looking back.

Recently, Crystal released a new song “Bossanova” (above) that is on the rise…this song truly captures the underground/after hours vibes that NYC is known for and acts as the perfect sound for C.C. to express herself to the fullest. Most of all, we wanted to highlight this talent and we look forward to see her progression as an artist.

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Your phone may be too dry to have 20 missed calls, but that doesn’t mean you can’t bump too Slayter‘s latest cut called “20 Missed Calls.” With production handled by Crystal Caines, the New York rapper lays down storytelling bars that creates an image of what turn up may look like him. While at the same time expressing the importance of working hard. Listen below!

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Harlem MC/producer Crystal Caines drops off a care package in the form of five new tracks. (via COMPLEX) For anyone who thought it may be difficult for Ms. Caines to follow up her breakout single “Whiteline” (w/ A$AP Ferg) think again. Sure, this isn’t an album or even an EP for that matter, but the production value and audible diversity within these releases is artistically validating to say the least. If her upcoming “Vertigo” EP sounds anything like these records, it’s going to be difficult for other artists to keep up.

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