

But he’s savvy enough to have turned a running joke into a clever promo campaign, staging a tongue-in-cheek kidnapping skit on social media, building to the eventual release of his Joey Badass-featuring single “ Outside.”– Aaron Williams 57. After a much-needed name change and a year off, the Compton rapper - who is signed to Shady Records and managed by LVRN - got a little fed up with unruly fans bullying him to release new music on social media. Thanks to Boogie’s introspective approach, his music became perfectly suited to fans stuck inside rather than going out to clubs, leading to a surge in popularity that ensured that anticipation for his next project would be high - or even out-of-hand. Elaine is a well-known talent in South Africa at just 21 years old, but with a confirmed project set to arrive in 2021, it’s time she makes her mark in the States as well.– W.O. Elements boasts elegant tracks like “When We’re Alone” and “You’re The One,” both which serve as ample evidence for why the project went platinum in her home country and received a nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album at the South African Music Awards.

The South African born artist shared her debut EP, Elements, in the fall of 2019, but a record deal with Columbia and the eventual re-release of the project helped launch her into the group of R&B’s post promising talent.

If you’re unfamiliar with Elaine at the moment, 2021 will be the year that changes. From the looks of it, this wait will come to an end in 2021 with the release of Joey’s tentatively untitled third album, which he revealed in a tweet in September was 85% done.– W.O. He joined the likes of Westside Gunn, Phony Ppl, Statik Selektah, and Westside Boogie as a guest feature while granting his impatient fan base with the The Light Pack EP to ease the pains of being patient for so long. In 2020 however, Joey made the first steps towards a full return in the hip-hop world. In the almost four years that have passed his second album’s release, the Brooklyn native has spent most of the time to himself, outside of a few appearances on Beast Coast’s Escape From New York project. That release came in 2017 with All Amerikkkan Badass. It’s been a long three years, going on four to be exact, since Joey Badass dropped a full-length project.
