Hip Hop’s fiftieth Birthday could also be someday behind us, however the style is undeniably and constantly one of the vital consumed. So overlook ONE day, The Shade Room (TSR) and The Shade Room Teens (TSRT) are celebrating the approach to life and its artwork type all month lengthy! As a particular deal with, TSRT has partnered with Tidal to create the ‘TSRT: The Best of Gen Z’ playlist.
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The curated celebration starter options 41 tracks by award-winning, fashionable, and on-the-rise skills. From Latto to Ice Spice and NBA YoungBoy, the checklist is hitting–even on shuffle.
Keep studying to be taught extra about THREE artists to observe from the playlist! And don’t overlook to get into all of the poppin’ new and still-reigning gamers within the rap recreation. Click HERE to pay attention solely on Tidal!
Three Artists To Watch: Gloss Up, Luh Tyler & Flau’jae
While the TSRT: Best of Gen Z’s playlist options over 20 gifted artists, listed here are three to regulate.
Meet Gloss Up
The 26-year-old rapper seems on ‘TSR: Best of Gen Z’ twice–and with good motive! Signed to Atlanta powerhouse Quality Control, Gloss Up, actual identify Jerrica Russel, was raised in Memphis. According to Okayplayer, her mom didn’t enable her to eat hip-hop music. But Gloss Up continued leaning into the style–writing rhymes, importing freestyles to the web, and collaborating in rap battles throughout highschool lunches.
After assembly GloRilla in 2019, the 2 reportedly fashioned a bond and carried out at a expertise present two years later. There, they met Hitkidd, and he finally met the whole squad: Gloss Up, GloRilla, Okay Carbon, and Slimeroni. As a gaggle, the ladies commanded viral consideration, main Gloss Up to a QC deal and GloRilla to Yo Gotti’s label. In January, the mom of two launched her QC debut album, Before the Gloss Up.
On TSRT’s Tidal playlist, Gloss Up is featured on “Shabooya,” together with HitKidd, Okay Carbon, Slimeroni, and Aleza. Her second monitor on the playlist is a function on Lakeyah’s–her QC labelmate– the music “Real B*tch.”
Meet Luh Tyler
For this 17-year-old, confidence appears as straightforward as respiration! And it is sensible as a result of Luh Tyler has been buzzing since final summer season. The first tracks he publicly launched had been “Planet Fitness” and “Jayda Wayda”–uncooked cuts made utilizing a cellphone and BandLab, per Rolling Stone.
But earlier than that, his summer season of rapping (and his third single, “Law & Order Pt. 2”) made him a sensation when he returned for his junior yr final fall. As labels began ringing his line, the then 16-year-old had a troublesome dialog along with his mom about dropping out of Godby High School. His mom supported his desired transfer, his cousin signed on to be his supervisor (with no expertise), and ultimately, Luh Tyler inked a cope with Atlantic Records.
Approximately one yr after his first single, Luh Tyler graced the Rolling Loud Miami 2023 stage with a five-song set. Luh Tyler’s “First Show” is featured on TSRT’s Tidal playlist.
Meet Flau’jae
When she’s not dominating with the Lousiana State University’s ladies’s basketball group, Flau’jae Johnson is spitting hearth within the studio! The 19-year-old’s curiosity in rap began along with her father, stage identify Camoflauge, who reportedly died six months earlier than her delivery. Years later, when his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, held a celebration of life, 8-year-old Johnson took the stage with a devoted rap.
“I feel like his legacy was cut short,” Johnson instructed ESPN UK. “It was taken from him. That’s why I sometimes feel like it’s my duty to finish what he started.”
That was in 2011. As she grew, she continued her rap aspirations, collaborating in exhibits like “The Rap Game” and “America’s Got Talent.”
By 2020, the part-time basketball star, part-time rapper landed a distribution cope with Roc Nation. Last month, she launched a 13-track mixtape titled “4 My Fans.” Her monitor, “Big 4 Anthem,” is featured on the ‘TSRT: Best of Gen Z’ playlist.