Kota the Friend has been solidifying himself as a staple in the New York music scene, and only continued to expand his discography with his latest project “Lyrics to GO Vol. 2” which dropped last night. With no song spanning over two minutes in length, the project is essentially a lyrical care package, one verse per track, and simple production, very fitting to Kota’s previous albums. Kota was also placed as the opening track on President Biden and Vice President Harris’s inauguration playlist with his song “Lupita’s Interlude”. Kota also teased that in addition to “Lyrics to GO Vol. 2”, he wo ..read more

I sat down with one of my favorite upcoming New York artists, Justin Starling, who dropped his sophomore album “Test of Time” only a few months ago. Justin Starling is a multi-talented artist who seems to be growing every year and had a big breakout year in 2020 after dropping a single every week of 2019. Outside of music, he focuses on gaming, streaming, and many other ways to share his music and content. Justin has a distinct sound and dope videos to match it, so take some time to check out “Test of Time” and this interview to find some of his inspirations, goals, and upcoming projects. You ..read more

$not is one of the many artists who have seen major growth in their music, following and overall success in 2020, and he has been able to capitalize on that opportunity releasing some of his best work and announcing an upcoming album “Beautiful Havoc” that is releasing October 30th. In just the last month, $not has released three singles, scoring features from Flo Milli and Denzel Curry as well as releasing two music videos for “Mean” and “Revenge” both being Lyrical Lemonade production directed by Cole Bennet. Since the release of the two videos, they have accumulated over seven-million views ..read more

Earlier this morning the Man on the Moon himself announced the continuation of his iconic album trilogy “The Man on the Moon”. Kid Cudi released his debut album “Man on the Moon 1: The End of Day” in 2009 and shortly followed it up with “Man On the Moon, Vol 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager”, and now ten years later he returns to complete the trilogy. What story do you think he will tell with this one? Whatever it is, we can count on Cudi to be back with a new perspective but the same energy. His most recent album, “Passion Pain and Demon Slayin’” came shortly after he had completed his drug rehab i ..read more

It says a lot about an artist when they are able to succeed independently, and Kota the Friend is as good an example as any, directing his own music videos, producing his own songs and resisting record labels. However, as we all know, you can’t do it all on your own, and Kota knows that too, as he says in his most recent single “Dragon”;  “Even if you independent, no man is an island. Do not put your stock in fresh trends and diamonds.” Last week Kota the Friend dropped a surprise single titled “Dragon”, his latest solo release since his album “Everything”. Earlier in the year Kota ha ..read more

This year has produced more new sounds and styles than we have ever seen, as anyone has the opportunity to come up in the age of the quarantine. We’ve seen numerous artists gain quite the following through platforms like SoundCloud, Apple Music, and Instagram. Due to this outburst of new talent, there’ve been many amazing projects to come out this year that you maybe haven’t heard of, so check out our list of some of the best projects from up and coming artists of 2020: ——— 1. For When They Take My Life - The Heart of Glass The Heart of Glass has been an artist I’ve been listening to since th ..read more

Tray Haggerty is an artist I’ve been following for a long time now, and I have since then been impressed by his distinct flow and eye-catching style. Just last month, Tray Haggerty released his latest EP “Blossom” and has since then put out a music video directed by Trent Barboza and racked up well over one million streams on the project. I got the chance to talk with Tray about his latest project, upbringing and future goals which will give some insight about why he is someone to keep on your radar. Continue reading to check out the conversation we had: modrNation: Take me from the start! W ..read more

With the NBA reboot less than a month away, fans are starting to get a taste of what players are going to compete, teams final rosters and everything else that is to be expected from the NBA bubble. Most importantly, we will be seeing one of the most exciting playoffs that has happened in years, led by star-studded duos like Lebron James and Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kris Middleton, Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingus, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, and many more. The playing field seems to have evened out since Kevin Durant’s departure from the Warriors, so this year's playoffs ..read more

Lute and Alexander and The Haus delivered a stunning visual for Lute’s most recent single “Life” which was released early Monday morning. “Life” is expected to be the second track on Lute’s highly anticipated sophomore album expected to release later this year. The video shed light on the recent Black Lives Matter movement, containing footage of Lute and his daughter protesting in Queen City as well as tribute videos to the  victims and families of the June 22nd mass shooting on Beatties Ford Road. The track itself was also dedicated to Lute’s cousin, Marcus Okoye Withers, who was killed ..read more

Late last night Aminé announced that he would continue his recent strand of singles with his latest release “Compensating” which featured Atlanta icon, Young Thug. Since the beginning of this year, Aminé has released three singles, “Shimmy”, “RiRi” and “Compensating”, along with music videos for each track. The morning of the “Compensating” release, Aminé took to social media to announce a release date for his upcoming album “Limbo” which is now available for preorder.  Cover art for “Limbo” Since the release of his sophomore album “ONEPOINTFIVE”, Aminé has become a staple in todays’ wes ..read more