Musicians

Newselph is an independent artist, producer, rapper and reverend from Edmonton, Alberta. His latest project with Sareem Poems, 88 to Now, is now available everywhere.

Von Tae is an independent hip hop/R&B artist hailing from Maryland. His latest singles “Problems” and “Contagious” can be streamed on his Spotify profile.

BINX is an Los Angeles-based South African pop artist, who has had a No.1 song in South Africa and performed at the US Open.

Sareem Poems is an independent artist and songwriter part of the ILLECT Recordings family. Balance the Grind spoke to Sareem about juggling a job with his music career, early influences, putting family first in his life, and plenty more.

Drake Lilly aka Anti-Lilly is an independent rapper and songwriter based in Houston, Texas, who has regularly collaborated with the Don’t Sleep Records family. Balance the Grind spoke to Drake about life as an independent artist, day in the life…

Antwan Wiggins, aka Awon, is a Brooklyn-born independent recording artist based in Newport News, Virginia. In 2014, along with frequent collaborator Phoniks, he founded Don’t Sleep Records as an independent platform to release music. Awon has shared the stage with…

Ervin Mitchell is an independent rapper and songwriter, hailing from Memphis, Tennessee and currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. He has mastered his live performance through everything from shows with OG Maco, festival stages at SXSW, to high energy romps at…

First gaining recognition as a solo artist within the New York City independent hip-hop music scene, alt-R&B vocalist Corina Corina has earned a reputation as one of the hardest working artists on the indie music scene. She has spent years…

James Heinz (J57) is a Brooklyn-based rapper, songwriter, record producer and owner of record label FiveSe7en Collective. With over 15 years in the music business, J57 has worked with a range of notable and legendary names in the hip hop culture.…