HHNM Relaunches New Artist Discovery Platform 'Saturday Spotlight'

HipHop-N-More has always thrived to showcase new talent from across the world in order to give back to the artist community. In 2012, we launched Saturday Spotlight, a series where we highlighted new (and mostly unsigned) artists on our outlet.

Even though we have continued to cover upcoming artists to the best of our ability, for the past year and a half, Saturday Spotlight has been on a hiatus. However, we are happy to bring it back today in its full fledged form, fulfilling the demand of hundreds of unsigned artists who have contacted us almost daily over email and social media since we gave it a break in 2019.

Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up The Super Bowl With Bold Drake Diss And Surprise Guests

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime performance was nothing short of legendary, leaving fans buzzing with surprise cameos and bold moments that took his long-running feud with Drake to new heights. Kicking off with an unreleased song snippet and followed by “Squabble Up” from his latest album GNX, Kendrick immediately set the tone for a game-changing performance. Fans eagerly waited to see if Kendrick would play his diss track Not Like Us, especially with Drake's ongoing lawsuit against him and his label for defamation and harassment. Lamar's performance included an unexpected appearance by SZA and a quirky cameo from Serena Williams, along with Samuel L. Jackson’s comedic interruptions, all building the suspense around the Drake drama. In the middle of his performance, Kendrick turned up the heat, looking straight into the camera and directly addressing Drake with his famous lyrics, “I heard you like them young," as fans held their breath. Despite the tension, Kendrick censored himself when it came time to call Drake a "certified lover boy" and avoided saying “pedophile,” which had been widely speculated. Social media lit up with mixed reactions, with some fans mocking the performance as a "mid mashup" and others noting the intense hostility toward Drake. With the hashtag #KendrickBowl trending, it’s clear that Kendrick’s performance was a cultural moment that pushed boundaries—but has he gone too far, or is this just another chapter in hip-hop history? Only time will tell, and Drake has yet to respond.

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This is how it works: upcoming artists (you can be a rapper, singer or producer) will be able to submit music to us through email. We will go through as many submissions as possible from Sunday to Friday, and pick the two out of the lot for coverage every Saturday. Full details regarding rules are mentioned below but you can also find all guidelines on our submissions page. Note: if you have not been covered by an outlet before, you will get priority over other submissions.

Through Saturday Spotlight, we have discovered some amazing talent in the past including Russ, Ty Dolla Sign, Mez, IDK, Victoria Monét and Trap Beckham to name just a few. In most cases, coverage on HHNM was their first look among media outlets. We are hoping to discover the next crop with the relaunch of the platform today.

In addition, we have also launched our Spotify Playlist where all songs picked through the series will be added each Saturday — follow it here to keep updated.

Saturday Spotlight submission process: