14 New Artists to Watch in 2014

This fresh wave of talent gives us much to look forward to.

14 New Artists to Watch in 2014 - After big years from A$AP Ferg, Troy Ave and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis the music talent pool is set to replenish itself in 2014. A host of burgeoning acts are gearing up to make their mark and present fresh new stories and creative visions in music. Check out 14 promising artists you'll probably hear a lot from in the next 12 months.(Photos from left: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images, Prince Williams/FilmMagic, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
Lil Bibby - Chicago continues to be a hotbed for new musical talent, and Lil Bibby is one of the latest examples. The East Side native caused ripples with his December mixtape Free Crack, which included features from King L and production from Young Chop, the Olympicks and more. He's following in the footsteps of Chief Keef, capturing the tone and attitude of the city with his hardened rhymes and thunderous production. If Free Crack was any indication, Lil Bibby is about to have listeners hooked. (Photo: Lil Bibby via Instagram)
"Bad Girls" - With a bit of an effect on his voice, Sage creates a synth-heavy cut for all the bad girls for which he lusts, and again looks back on high school: "If we was back in high school, would you still wanna holler?"(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)Adrian Marcel - If you’re an R&B singer and Raphael Saadiq thinks you’ve got what it takes, odds are, there’s something special about you. That’s what Adrian Marcel hopes to continue to prove in 2014, as he builds off of his April 2013 mixtape, 7 Days of Weak, which was hosted by Saadiq. The Oakland native has a growing fan base, and with his songwriting abilities and graceful vocals, he's lining himself up to carry on tradition. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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14 New Artists to Watch in 2014 - After big years from A$AP Ferg, Troy Ave and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis the music talent pool is set to replenish itself in 2014. A host of burgeoning acts are gearing up to make their mark and present fresh new stories and creative visions in music. Check out 14 promising artists you'll probably hear a lot from in the next 12 months.(Photos from left: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images, Prince Williams/FilmMagic, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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