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![Dave B Urges Us To Disconnect in Order to Connect in "CPU LUV"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/dave-b-ones-to-watch-2.png)
Dave B Urges Us To Disconnect in Order to Connect in "CPU LUV"
May 3, 2019
"Love me like you do your computer, love."
Author:
Alyssa Yung
![BURNS Enlists Sabrina Claudio and A$AP Rocky for a Moment of Unparalleled "Energy"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/BURNS-ASAP-ROCKY-SABRINA-CLAUDIO-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
BURNS Enlists Sabrina Claudio and A$AP Rocky for a Moment of Unparalleled "Energy"
April 30, 2019
You will be hearing "Energy" a lot this summer and beyond.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Kevin Abstract's 'ARIZONA BABY' Is the Rap Album We've Needed for Ages](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/kevin-abstract-arizona-baby-ones-to-watch-2.png)
Kevin Abstract's 'ARIZONA BABY' Is the Rap Album We've Needed for Ages
April 26, 2019
Rap and the gay experience have historically existed at odds, but in ARIZONA BABY, being an openly gay man builds the emotional crux for an album poised to go down as one of 2019's crowning achievements in hip-hop.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Pell Raps His Way to Self-Love in One-Take "Bitch Ass" Video](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/pell-ones-to-watch.jpg)
Pell Raps His Way to Self-Love in One-Take "Bitch Ass" Video
April 26, 2019
"I wanted more raw and focused energy so that people could hear the words and have to watch me say them."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Dounia - "LOWKEY GRL" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/dounia-ones-to-watch-7.jpg)
Dounia - "LOWKEY GRL" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
April 24, 2019
All eyes are on Dounia, the forward-thinking voice of a generation.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
!['Not Waving, But Drowning' Is Irrefutably a Loyle Carner Project](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/loyle-carner-not-waving-but-drowning-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
'Not Waving, But Drowning' Is Irrefutably a Loyle Carner Project
April 23, 2019
Carner bridges the gap of nostalgia-inducing hip-hop and pertinent modern sensibilities in what proves to be an emotionally-laden sophomore effort.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Aries Cements Himself as Anti-Pop's New Star With 'WELCOME HOME' Project](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/aries-welcome-home-ones-to-watch-2.png)
Aries Cements Himself as Anti-Pop's New Star With 'WELCOME HOME' Project
April 18, 2019
From its very opening moments, it is immediately apparent why the enigmatic artist is currently gracing the cover of Spotify's Anti-Pop playlist.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Great Good Fine Ok Chooses Love over Fear In "Terrified" with Pell [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/ggfo-ones-to-watch.jpg)
Great Good Fine Ok Chooses Love over Fear In "Terrified" with Pell [PREMIERE]
April 18, 2019
Upon the first listen of "Terrified," it's obvious that GGFO is heavily influenced by contrasting elements of synth-pop, funk, and hip-hop.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Bryce Vine Romanticizes Cali Culture in "La La Land" Video](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/bryce-vine-ones-to-watch-2.jpg)
Bryce Vine Romanticizes Cali Culture in "La La Land" Video
April 16, 2019
Before Bryce Vine drops his debut album, 'Carnival,' waste your time with him in California with the "La La Land" music video.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![070 Shake Flexes Her Limitless Promise in "Morrow" and "Nice To Have"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/070-shake-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
070 Shake Flexes Her Limitless Promise in "Morrow" and "Nice To Have"
April 15, 2019
How many artists can put on their resume that they are both Kanye West's protégé and have toured with The 1975?
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Coco & Clair Clair Put Their Breezy Charisma on Display in 'Treat Like Gold'](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/coco-and-clair-clair-teat-like-gold_1588000028.jpg)
Coco & Clair Clair Put Their Breezy Charisma on Display in 'Treat Like Gold'
April 27, 2020
Coco & Clair Clair make brazen pop rap reminiscent of the bedazzled flip phones and low-rise jeans of the early 2000s.
Author:
Maddy Quach
![5 Pieces of Wisdom Gleamed From Mereba's "The Jungle Is The Only Way Out"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/mereba-ones-to-watch-2.jpeg)
5 Pieces of Wisdom Gleamed From Mereba's "The Jungle Is The Only Way Out"
February 27, 2019
We could all learn a thing or five from Mereba's impeccable debut album.
Author:
Andra Nechita
![$NOT and Maggie Lindemann Embark for the "Moon & Stars"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/snot-moon-and-stars-3_1580761823.jpg)
$NOT and Maggie Lindemann Embark for the "Moon & Stars"
February 3, 2020
$NOT samples Lord Huron in his latest infectious offering.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![Meet Jelani Aryeh, the Alternative R&B Artist Destined for Greatness](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/jelani-aryeh-ones-to-watch_1575507488.jpg)
Meet Jelani Aryeh, the Alternative R&B Artist Destined for Greatness
December 5, 2019
Aryeh's name and music convey an inimitable, soft-spoken power.
Author:
Bianca Brown
![New Zealand's Will Swinton Exceeds Expectations on His Sophomore Single "Cocaine"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/will-swinton-cocaine_1630432124.jpeg)
New Zealand's Will Swinton Exceeds Expectations on His Sophomore Single "Cocaine"
August 31, 2021
Swinton's music is in no way confined to the New Zealand city in which he makes it.
Author:
Tyler Borland
![Torrentiiial Is the Hawaiian Hip-Hop Artist You Need to Keep on Your Radar](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/torrentiiial-ones-to-watch_1586885053.jpg)
Torrentiiial Is the Hawaiian Hip-Hop Artist You Need to Keep on Your Radar
April 14, 2020
Torrentiiial makes putting together high-quality music seem easy.
Author:
Tyler Borland
![bbno$ and Yung Gravy's "shining on my ex" Is a Surefire Tik Tok Hit](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/yung-gravy-bbno$-ones-to-watch_1572895226.jpg)
bbno$ and Yung Gravy's "shining on my ex" Is a Surefire Tik Tok Hit
November 4, 2019
"Dude, I'd be pissed off if this song blew up on TikTok."
Author:
Matthew Rudas
![GRAMMY-Winning Producer Kevin "Capi" Carbo Breaks Down Dominic Fike's "3 Nights" [ANATOMY OF A SONG]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/kevin-carbo-ones-to-watch-2.png)
GRAMMY-Winning Producer Kevin "Capi" Carbo Breaks Down Dominic Fike's "3 Nights" [ANATOMY OF A SONG]
January 29, 2019
"After the initial vibe got going, I just went forward with it. I felt good that day, and everybody in the room felt good. Positivity."
Author:
Anna Scholfield
![4 Moments of Enlightenment From Kota the Friend's 'FOTO'](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/kota-the-friend-ones-to-watch-2_1558377980.jpeg)
4 Moments of Enlightenment From Kota the Friend's 'FOTO'
May 20, 2019
The 19-track album is chock-full of wisdom and inspiration, making us sure that Kota the Friend is the modern day musical Yoda.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
![Turbo's "Heart Stop" Is Proving Country/Hip-Hop Is More Than a Passing Fad [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/turbo-heart-stop-interview_1588361091.jpg)
Turbo's "Heart Stop" Is Proving Country/Hip-Hop Is More Than a Passing Fad [Q&A]
May 1, 2020
"I believe that meme culture is the gateway for this genre... My mission, though, is to show people that this is the start of something enormous, not a temporary trend."
Author:
Kristin Robinson