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![Watch Blinged-Out Smino Deal Jewelry In New "KLINK" Music Video](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Smino-ones-to-watch-2_1559855773.png)
Watch Blinged-Out Smino Deal Jewelry In New "KLINK" Music Video
June 6, 2019
The sparkly bling that surrounds Smino reflects his new attitude of, "just having fun and living off [his] own confidence."
Author:
Miranda Hyman
![Channel Tres Is Underground Dance Music's New Star [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/channel-tres-ones-to-watch-2_1559778550.jpeg)
Channel Tres Is Underground Dance Music's New Star [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
June 5, 2019
Home to the same label that brought us the likes of Shamir and Yaeji, Channel Tres' mark in dance music feels assured.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![GoldLink's Plethora of Summer Projects Further Unfolds with "Joke Ting"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/GoldLink-Ones-to-Watch-2_1559599990.png)
GoldLink's Plethora of Summer Projects Further Unfolds with "Joke Ting"
June 3, 2019
As if he wasn't already busy enough, Goldlink was just announced as an opener for Tyler, The Creator's 'IGOR' tour this fall.
Author:
Jessica Myers
![Yung Gravy's 'Sensational' Has No Right Being This Good](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/yung-gravy-ones-to-watch-2_1559589705.jpeg)
Yung Gravy's 'Sensational' Has No Right Being This Good
June 3, 2019
Despite the neon pink disco ball, cheetah, and Mario Kart - esque rainbow road that graces his debut album cover, Yung Gravy is no joke.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Koffee Sets "Rapture" Ablaze With Remix Feat. Govana](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/koffee-ones-to-watch-2_1559339568.jpg)
Koffee Sets "Rapture" Ablaze With Remix Feat. Govana
May 31, 2019
Meet the Jamaica native who writes meteoric hip-hop/reggae crossover hits that are as fiery as her home nation's cuisine.
Author:
Brady Moses
![Mod Sun Chats Sobriety, Lessons Learned, and "I Remember Way Too Much" [PREMIERE + Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Mod Sun-ones-to-watch-3_1559323820_1559416036.jpg)
Mod Sun Chats Sobriety, Lessons Learned, and "I Remember Way Too Much" [PREMIERE + Q&A]
May 31, 2019
Harnessing the creative energy that had always lived inside of him, Mod Sun traded his rags for riches and his currency? Art.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
![Deb Never's "Ugly" Is for Anyone Who Has Ever Been in a Toxic Relationship](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/deb-never-ones-to-watch-2_1559160563.jpg)
Deb Never's "Ugly" Is for Anyone Who Has Ever Been in a Toxic Relationship
May 29, 2019
Never is an openly queer Asian-American making waves in the punk-meets-emo-meets-rap realm.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Steve Lacy Cements Himself as a Funk Revivalist & R&B Savant with 'Apollo XXI'](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/steve-lacy-apollo-xxi-ones-to-watch-2_1559072838.jpeg)
Steve Lacy Cements Himself as a Funk Revivalist & R&B Savant with 'Apollo XXI'
May 28, 2019
The Compton native's music is akin to coming home to your parents' records playing in the living room on a sublime summer day - familiar, novel, and inviting.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![AUGUST 08 - "Father Issues" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/august-08-live-ones-to-watch-2_1558566320.jpeg)
AUGUST 08 - "Father Issues" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
May 22, 2019
Rising R&B artist AUGUST 08 stands as 88rising's secret weapon.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Khary Presents A Perfectly Weird Assessment On Growing Up in "Elmer's Single + Video [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/khary-ones-to-watch-5_1558462342.jpeg)
Khary Presents A Perfectly Weird Assessment On Growing Up in "Elmer's Single + Video [PREMIERE]
May 21, 2019
"...we'll all have to say goodbye to our former selves but it's ok to cry a little along the way."
Author:
Jessica Thomas
!['Montero' Is Lil Nas X's Portrait on Fire](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/lil-nas-x-montero_1632418748.jpeg)
'Montero' Is Lil Nas X's Portrait on Fire
September 23, 2021
Lil Nas X has the power to shape culture as we know it.
Author:
Carter Fife
![GoldLink's Plethora of Summer Projects Further Unfolds with "Joke Ting"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/GoldLink-Ones-to-Watch-2_1559599990.png)
GoldLink's Plethora of Summer Projects Further Unfolds with "Joke Ting"
June 3, 2019
As if he wasn't already busy enough, Goldlink was just announced as an opener for Tyler, The Creator's 'IGOR' tour this fall.
Author:
Jessica Myers
![Adam Pastel's Debut 'MISTAKEN MEMORIES' Demands Attention](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/tumblr_8d54b7f6da2c6a6299b4ae90c050e289_4a9e61cf_1280_1606265014.jpg)
Adam Pastel's Debut 'MISTAKEN MEMORIES' Demands Attention
November 25, 2020
Adam Pastel's music is just as bright and colorful as his name suggests.
Author:
Tyler Borland
![R&B Newcomer Zacari Strikes Gold with the "Midas Touch"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/zacari-ones-to-watch.jpg)
R&B Newcomer Zacari Strikes Gold with the "Midas Touch"
March 4, 2019
"This is only the beginning of my long catalogue I intend to put out into the world."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Tierra Whack's #whackhistorymonth Is in Full Swing With "Gloria"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/tierra-whack-gloria-ones-to-watch-2.png)
Tierra Whack's #whackhistorymonth Is in Full Swing With "Gloria"
March 5, 2019
If there were any lingering questions that a GRAMMY nomination somehow did not put to rest, "Gloria" cements Whack as a bona fide hip-hop artist.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Meet the LA Collective That Is Here '2' CMMND Your Attention](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/cmmnd-2-album-review_1618511966.jpg)
Meet the LA Collective That Is Here '2' CMMND Your Attention
April 15, 2021
The beauty of a collective is in creating community, and CMMND is fostering an immersive one.
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
![Kojaque and Biig Piig's Sink Their Teeth Into You in the Sensual 'WOOF'](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/kojaque-biig-piig-woof-1694451155.jpeg)
Kojaque and Biig Piig's Sink Their Teeth Into You in the Sensual 'WOOF'
September 11, 2023
Dreamy, sensual, and blissfully erotic, Kojaque and Biig Piig make for a magnetic musical duo.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
![Johan Lenox's 'chamber johan' Turns His Hits Into Striking Symphonies](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/johan-lenox-chamber-johan_1624294303.jpeg)
Johan Lenox's 'chamber johan' Turns His Hits Into Striking Symphonies
June 21, 2021
<i>chamber johan</i> almost feels like a victory lap, one where the horns are replaced by lush string orchestration.
Author:
Carter Fife
Che Lingo Unveils his 'Sensitive' Side in Latest EP
January 18, 2019
Che Lingo has created a narrative for the reality of pursuing a relationship in an increasingly digital society.
Author:
Alyssa Yung
![Groove with Quincy Mumford in Soulful 'Every Wednesday' EP [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/quincy-mumford-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
Groove with Quincy Mumford in Soulful 'Every Wednesday' EP [PREMIERE]
March 14, 2019
The love child of D'angelo and Al Green, Quincy Mumford has continuously proved himself as a force to be reckoned with.
Author:
Andra Nechita