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Global Heat Check: Zoe Songs, 1122QuietVibes, Cagy Rarepoet, BigDru & More (BeatsToRapOn Featured Artists

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In this episode of the BeatsToRapOn Podcast, we spotlight a new wave of creators who are turning the platform into a global underground radio. From gospel-infused amapiano to battle-ready rap beats and alternative R&B, these artists show exactly why community-first platforms still matter.

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Okay, let's get into it. We're doing a deep dive today into a massive global talent pool. All of these are featured creators from the Beats to Rap On podcast platform. And our mission here, you know, it's not just about listing off names, it's more of a high-speed education on what it means to be a modern musical entrepreneur. We're going to explore their creator roles, their unique sounds, and the message they're really driving. Basically, a shortcut for you to appreciate some truly visionary talent. And what's so fascinating, I think, is how this collection just completely redefines what hip-hop even means today. We're not just talking about, you know, standard rap. We're seeing this incredible boundary-breaking fusion. Sounds like a mappiano, pure gospel, afro beats. But the biggest trend we're tracking is the rise of the multi-hyphenate artist. We need to look at not just if they're a rapper or a producer. Oh, they're controlling everything. Exactly. Artist, engineer, promoter. It gives them complete vertical control over their entire creative vision. That vertical integration, that's the new power move. Okay, let's jump right in. Segment one, global fusion and purpose-driven sound. We'll start with creators whose sound and mission, they just cross all kinds of geographic borders. It really shows the platform's international scope right off the bat. For sure. And we begin with a creator from Nigeria, Zoe Songs. This person, I mean, they just embody that multi-hyphenate status perfectly. Their creator roles are listed as artist, vocalist, singer, and producer, beat maker. And their unique talent is this incredible blend of Christian themes with, you know, really exciting mainstream global genres. And the tracks themselves show some serious genre fluidity. Well, absolutely. I mean, take the track Daddy's Boy. That's a mappiano, that distinct South African house sound. That bouncy, head-nodding beat. Yeah, around 116 BPM, just perfect. But the whole track is dedicated to God's unconditional love. Then they just shift completely. Enter's Gate is described as deep worship, but it's done in a gospel-inspired R&B style. And then for pure commercial reach, there's Forever Love. It's an Afrobeats track, basically a Christian wedding song. That is a huge range, and it's all controlled by one creator who is both the voice and the engineer behind the sound. That is an inspiring level of purpose-driven production. Okay, so shifting across Africa, let's look at Gasboy Zero. His roles are a bit different. Artist, A&R talent scout, and playlist owner. So he's curating as much as he's creating. And his unique talent is rooted in a really specific cultural mission. He's very clear about it. To amplify the voice of Benin through Afro hip-hop, he sees his music as a translation of the region's heritage, the street hustle, into a sound that can inspire pride and global recognition for Edo culture. And he uses different sonic blueprints to get that mission across. I'm seeing Slide, which is like chill, lo-fi hip-hop. Heavy 808s, yeah. Then you get this high-energy track, Explosion, which is cloud rap. But the one that really stands out to me is, I feel sad, it's a classic soul track about his own life story. So is it harder for an artist to keep one focused cultural message when they're jumping between so many different styles? It can be riskier, yeah. But when it works, it's so much more powerful. It proves the message isn't tied to one genre. So the message is genre-proof. Exactly. Whether it's a chill beat or a raw autobiographical track, the core purpose of celebrating Edo culture is still there. Speaking of raw, purpose-driven production, let's move to Lillistic Sultan Beats 12. His real name is Tobiso André Rokotso, and he's coming out of South Africa. Okay. This artist is an organizational powerhouse. The creator roles are just extensive. Producer, artist, remixer, and promoter event organizer. He's also the CEO of Planet Sound Entertainment Cloud Records. He's a self-contained industry. And his talent, it really comes from being self-taught. It lets him blend that gritty, on-the-ground township storytelling with really polished, hard-hitting beats. And his focus is explicitly on social commentary. The track names alone carry some serious weight. They really do. I mean, look at Lillistic Sultan Beats Feet, Meta, Methada, and Double MM. It's a trap soul track, blending that atmospheric R&B emotion with the hard drums of trap. And it's dedicated to people abused by family and friends. Heavy. Very. And then there's Mama Bula Pelo, an underground hip-hop track about a mother's heart. His beats aren't just for rapping on tapas. They're foundational statements on social justice. That's a perfect transition, actually, into our next segment. We're moving into creators who really emphasize lyrical complexity and deeply specific storytelling. Let's start with Keiji, also from Durban, South Africa. He calls himself Lyrical Anyus. Yeah. And his core roles are artist, playlist owner, and rapper. His unique talent is what he calls rare poetry music, where rhythm and dense poetry are just authentically infused. This is very cerebral stuff. So what does rare poetry actually sound like? I mean, in practical terms, does it change the flow, the rhythm, or is it purely about the vocabulary he's using? It changes everything. It's highly symbolic, almost philosophical. It's like you're decoding a cipher. On the Boom Bap track, Keiji Rare Poet, Breaking Circles. He's rapping about awakened souls, graceful quantum elites, access no divide. So using complex metaphor to talk about personal transformation. Exactly. And that density gets incredibly specific, almost confrontational. On Keiji Rare Poet, All Eyes on Me. That one's experimental hip-hop. He literally says in the lyrics, he's the anointed one and the ghosts they fear. It's a statement of self-sovereignty, all wrapped up in these complex rhyme schemes. He's defining his own lyrical orbit. Yes, precisely. And what's fascinating is the almost complete contrast with our next artist, 110022 Quiet Vibes. They have an equally focused message, but it's centered purely on acceptance, not philosophical confrontation. Their creator roles are rapper, songwriter, and artist. And their whole thing is creating do better to get better type of music, right? It revolves around self-acceptance with that mantra, be you stay, you stay loved when there's no love. It's basically an affirmation set to music. The tracks are mainly classic soul, and the message couldn't be more explicit. The track Hee Hee Ha Ha directly tells the listener to smile when happy smile, when sad smile, when mad faq who don't laugh stay you love. This is incredibly positive focused use of music to provide emotional stability for the listener. And we see that duality again, the ability to rap and sing to cover hard and soft topics with Virona 34. Their roles are artist, rapper, and songwriter, and their bio just says, I rap, I can sing. Simple. And they use that full emotional spectrum. You've got the alternative R&B track Baby, which is just pure romance, but then they immediately switch gears. No Love is West Coast hip hop and Juicy EA is gangster rap. The core themes are always emotional, whether that emotion is joy, desire, or navigating street reality. That brings us perfectly into segment three. We're going to focus here on the technical execution, the pure production and the regional rap scenes. So if Lulistic Sultan Beats showed us the social power of a beat who is upholding the classic technical foundations of hip hop today. Let's start with someone focused purely on the technical side, Mass. Mazin is a dedicated professional. His creator roles are producer, beat maker, engineer for mixing and mastering, and songwriter. And his unique talent is just sheer versatility. He specializes in instrumentals across all these different modern hip hop styles, which requires incredible adaptability as an engineer. And his track naming gives you a hint about who he's catering to. His battle rap beat is just called Beat Just Meet Me Outside. But then he has new school beats like Beat How We Move In, which is tagged with Gunna, and Beat Wake Up, which is tagged NF. He's clearly adapting his engineering and production to fit these diverse, established contemporary flows. That versatility is crucial. It's about monetization and survival in today's music economy. Next, let's look at DJ Paradox 2020-360, a true multi-hyphenate, but rooted firmly in classic hip hop culture. His roles, producer, DJ, songwriter, and artist. What really makes him unique, though, is how he represents the foundational elements of the culture itself. His bio connects him to B-Boy, Dino D.E., graffiti artist Sicko1, and MC Mr. Sandman. He's connected to all four pillars, MCing, DJing, graffiti, and B-Boying. He's a facilitator of the culture. Yeah. And his tracks reflect that, that collaborative freestyle spirit. You see instrumental pieces like Beats to Rap on Freestyle FT Mr. Sandman 2025, and the Inner Vision Cypher instrumental. He is actively providing the backbone for the entire scene. Okay, now let's focus on one specific regional scene, the Mile High City, Denver, Colorado. We have two artists here, John Fainik and Big Drew. Let's start with John Fainik. His roles are artist and DJ. John Fainik's talent is crafting these highly specific, dedicated underground hip hop tracks that are just intensely personal narratives. He's using music as a form of documented public history. And that history is fierce. A straight UPG is dedicated to fallen friends, but then you have UFF the Castro generation, which is dedicated to a person who left his name out of a book and everyone who knew and didn't care. That is raw, specific grudge holding set to music. Is that, is that common? The function is common, but the specificity is unique. Underground hip hop has always acted as a kind of community record, documenting slights or achievement that don't make the mainstream news. This is his way of archiving his truth. And then you have the contrast with Big Drew from Colorado Springs. His roles are artist, social media influencer, and music blogger. So Big Drew is also focused on the promotion and journalism side of things. Exactly. His unique talent is focused on alternative hip hop. He describes it as using raw authenticity, emotional lyrics, and catchy beats, all while fusing different musical styles. It's that modern genre bending approach. You can hear that blend in his alternative R&B and rap tracks, like in a dog eat dogs world and born a billionaire. So even within a single city, you have the historical archivists and the stylistic fusion artists working side by side. It just confirms that even these smaller regional scenes contain this immense diversity and really competing philosophies on how to make music. Okay. Let's try to bring this all together. We've seen an incredible range here from Zoe songs, melding Nigerian Amapiano with gospel. To KG defining rare poetry in South Africa. To producers like Masson, who are balancing battle rap and new school flows. And then those fiercely personal narratives from the Denver artists. What this deep dive absolutely confirms, I think, is the end of the siloed music creator. Almost every single artist we talked about has multiple creator roles. Artist, songwriter, producer, promoter. The successful artist today is an entrepreneur who defines their own vertical. That boundary between beat maker and lyricist, it's pretty much gone now. Mastering production is no longer optional. It's essential for control. So here's a question for you. If you were starting your own music project today, based on everything we've seen here, which single creator role do you think is the most crucial to master first to make a splash? Is it the lyrical depth or the production chops? That's a powerful question. And to answer it, we have to look at the kind of murky world of digital success metrics. Let's connect this to how music gets discovered. Think about the strange case of Zoe songs, Amapiano track, Daddy's Boy. The data on it shows zero recorded plays, but 2,719 views and 112 likes. Wait, wow. Zero plays, but thousands of views. That's wild. It is, isn't it? And what that disparity tells us is that engagement is really complex. Views can count promotional activities, short snippets, even embedded clips. Zero plays suggests people aren't listening to the whole track on the platform, but the high views suggest they're being successfully drawn to the content. So this raises a really important question. In an era where promotion and visibility are everything, is mastering the role of the promoter of getting the view actually more important now than securing the complete listen, the play? So maybe the most crucial role to master first isn't about the song at all, but about the digital signal that leads people to discover it in the first place. That is definitely something to chew on as you explore their music. We'll catch you next time for the Deep Dive.