Just as unique as he is talented this upcoming California-based rapper, dyIAn is truly a fresh and new talent that you should definitely get to know.

1234 Creations and clothing brand, MSFTS are just some of the people backing this unorthodox new age artist who is already making big waves with his sound. Along the way with help from producer, Daniel D’artiste, dylAn’s first song “Moon In My Room”  ended up in the hands of Willow Smith who took to feature on the song and eventually boosted dylAn forward.

Moving forward, dylAn is working on his upcoming full release, Kids Keep Secrets. But in the meantime, we have a new track from him to check out. “Lemons” is a track that tackles the issues of artist anxiety and is produced by Wonderlust Beats and Daniel D’artiste; making this track the perfect while Miles Cables brings the vibes to life with his work behind the lens.

Tell us what you think of this artist and the visual for “Lemons.”

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Inglewood’s Shawn Chrystopher continues to ride the wave with the second installment of his Chrys.WAV EP, Chrys2.WAV EP. The 17 minute EP details the life of somebody on the come up over chill production by Wills, The Triiads, Don DiestrO and Daniel D’Artiste. Catch the wave below.

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Shawn Chrystopher delivers his first release of 2015 and its a good one. Produced by Daniel D’artiste, “Stars Align” is a soulful track that incorporates a beautiful vocal sample. The production is a near perfect backing for the Inglewood rapper’s slow delivered rhymes that are packed with quotables. A few months ago, he released N3WPRINT EP, but with this new quality offering, fans are sure to want a new project as soon as possible.

For now,  enjoy “Stars Align” below.

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