There's no doubt about it, Texas' very own Igzotic is easily the VA SHIFT team's favorite up and coming artist, by a long shot. Like most underground hip-hop consumers, our first sighting of the artist was sitting in his car with his girl, rapping his ass off to his most viral single, "Money Chaser." From there, staying tapped in was an absolute no brainer. That day the team and I sat down and picked apart his discography song by song, learning about the evolution of a young

Lil Agee began releasing music on DSPs in late 2023 and since then hasn’t taken his foot of the gas. The up and coming artist from Baltimore submitted to our page and we are not often impressed with the catalog presence that early artists have in 2026 considering the industry is a very oversaturated. He does a great job of blending a few different genres and unique reoccurring melodies to create a branded and unified sound. In 2025 Lil Agee dropped a 6 song EP and 4 additiona

CR’s “RUMBLE”  lands like a confrontation with the self — precise, dark, and full of tension. Far from a casual flex, the track leans...