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

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

Shamir (Instagram)

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

Boogie (Soundcloud)

Kehlani (kehlanimusic.com)

Cousin Stizz (Soundcloud)

Isaiah Rashad (Justin Hogan/Facebook)

Lion Babe (Instagram)

Mick Jenkins (Wikipedia)

The Internet (Twitter)

Raury (Facebook)

Young Dolph (YouTube screenshot)

Father (Soundcloud)

Playboi Carti (Instagram)

Elijah Blake (Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Samsung)

Leon Bridges (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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