Just as there is always a slew of prestige albums to look forward to, every new year is guaranteed to present to the world a crop of fresh, invigorating talent to get to know. And 2019 is no exception; there is already a wealth of promising young new artists breaking out in their respective scenes. The challenge was not finding a crew of ones to watch, but in whittling down a list of a mere 10.

And yet, we persevered. The following group of 10 artists are ones we’ve slowly gotten to know over the past year, and we feel confident all of them are set to make 2019 the year in which they fully blossom. From A$AP Mob-affiliate Chynna to startlingly original MC JPEGMAFIA to one of 88 rising’s brightest stars Lexie Liu, these are the new artists that Highsnobiety has its eyes on this year.

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