BIGSONG: Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of “Locked Up” (featuring Styles P), the first single from his debut album Trouble (2004), followed by the second single “Lonely”. His second album, … Read more
BIGSONG: Rapper 1K Phew is a protege of Christian rap star Lecrea who integrates Atlanta’s trap sounds and swagger into faith-based music. 1K grew up in Lithonia, Georgia, approximately 20 miles east of Atlanta. He was raised in a church community. In his teens, he sold weed to pay for college. At a botched sale, … Read more
BIGSONG: Trevor Daniel Neill (born September 28, 1994), is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with his 2018 single “Falling”, which hit the charts in more than twenty countries after going viral in 2019. His debut studio album Nicotine was released in March 2020. Career Daniel started his career uploading his music … Read more
BIGSONG: Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He received initial recognition from the mixtape Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story, released in August 2013. In 2015, Tory Lanez signed to record producer Benny Blanco’s Mad Love Records through … Read more
BIGSONG: Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr. (born October 22, 1998), known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2018 with his single, “Die Young”, which peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ricch’s first two mixtapes, Feed Tha Streets (2017) and Feed Tha Streets II … Read more
BIGSONG: William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, “Hustlin’”, in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc., until signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on … Read more
BIGSONG: Rory Charles Graham (born 29 January 1985), better known as Rag’n’Bone Man, is an English singer and songwriter. He is known for his deep baritone voice. His first hit single, “Human”, was released in 2016, and his debut album of the same name was released in 2017. The album became the fastest selling album … Read more
BIGSONG: Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his variegated vocals, Malone has gained acclaim for blending genres and subgenres of hip hop, pop, R&B, and trap. His stage name was derived from inputting his birth name into a … Read more
BIGSONG: Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. Born and raised in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Pop Smoke began his musical career in late 2018 with his debut single “MPR (Panic Part 3 Remix)”. Pop Smoke rose to fame with the release of his breakout … Read more
BIGSONG: Born in 1967 in Kingston, Jamaica, he was raised by his Rastafarian grandmother and began performing with sound systems (including Stereophonic the Bionic, Black Scorpio and Creation) in the late 1970s. He won the Tastee Talent contest in 1981. He went on to become one of the major dancehall artists of the late 1980s … Read more