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WHAT IT IS: One of the most exciting new artists to rise out of the D.C. area, KA$HDAMI has been making waves since he started releasing music on SoundCloud. Now, he’s showing off his punchy flow and dynamic energy with breakout viral tracks like “Reparations!” and “Look N the Mirror!” The 16-year-old, Las Vegas-born rapper has already accumulated 35m+ global streams and received co-signs from artists like Trippie Redd, Internet Money and Cole Bennett, among others. Contributors to KA$HDAMI’s debut mixtape, epiphany, include BabySantana, Riovaz, D’mari Harris, SSGKobe, yvngxchris and Lil Tecca—who produced “I Know.”
ALBUM: epiphany
RELEASE DATE: 6/2
SINGLE: “Reparations!”
LIVE: Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival, Rolling Loud L.A.
INTERNET: 35m+ global streams; 1m+ monthly Spotify listeners; latest mixtape epiphany secured Top 10 U.S. Album Debut on Spotify; “Look N the Mirror!” debuted Top 20 on Spotify Viral chart; 14m+ combined YouTube video views; 500% increase on socials in three months
PRESS: Rolling Stone’s Breakthrough 25, Pitchfork’s must-
hear rap song of the day, Pigeons & Planes (“Best New Artists
of 2021”)
MANAGEMENT: Based Nas