15 Under-the-Radar Music Artists You Need to Hear Right Now

Aaron Randle

Top: Young Dolph (YouTube screenshot). Bottom row: Shamir (Instagram); Kehlani (kehlanimusic.com); Playboi Carti (Instagram). — Top: Young Dolph (YouTube screenshot). Bottom row: Shamir (Instagram); Kehlani (kehlanimusic.com); Playboi Carti (Instagram).

Shamir (Instagram) — Shamir (Instagram)

Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella) — Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

Boogie (Soundcloud) — Boogie (Soundcloud)

Kehlani (kehlanimusic.com) — Kehlani (kehlanimusic.com)

Cousin Stizz (Soundcloud) — Cousin Stizz (Soundcloud)

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Isaiah Rashad (Justin Hogan/Facebook) — Isaiah Rashad (Justin Hogan/Facebook)

Lion Babe (Instagram) — Lion Babe (Instagram)

Mick Jenkins (Wikipedia) — Mick Jenkins (Wikipedia)

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The Internet (Twitter) — The Internet (Twitter)

Raury (Facebook) — Raury (Facebook)

Young Dolph (YouTube screenshot) — Young Dolph (YouTube screenshot)

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Father (Soundcloud) — Father (Soundcloud)

Playboi Carti (Instagram) — Playboi Carti (Instagram)

Elijah Blake (Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Samsung) — Elijah Blake (Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Samsung)

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Leon Bridges (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) — Leon Bridges (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Aaron Randle is a Howard-bred writer living in Kansas City, Mo.