Van Buren Records is gearing up for an album of the year. A cornerstone for VB is Saint Lyor. I’d own property on Van Buren Island and build a house on Saint Lyor Avenue at this point. I saw Lyor open up for some folks at the Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland, and he’s got this innate stage presence that feels like with more shows he’s going to be a very solid part of the next decade. Groups in Hip-Hop tend to lean on each other because separately they can’t carry the mantle. Yet with Van Buren, there feels like a healthy competition between brothers is keeping each artist incredibly sharp. Lyor is a standout in this generation of rappers, and the next.

Curated by: Ghostflow | Cosign: Saint Lyor