Artist Spotlight: Ben Beal
Ben Beal is a 24 year old New York based hip-hop artist known for his smooth, melodic lyrics
over jazzy, sampled instrumentals. He is a versatile artist who showcases his talent on any style of production ranging from mellow Lo-Fi beats to 808 influenced trap. His immense love of jazz music seeped into his rap aesthetic as he began his music career sampling dollar-bin jazz records to flip into hip hop instrumentals.
Ben Beal released his debut mixtape Places in 2016 which bolstered huge numbers for the underground newcomer on Soundcloud and Spotify. Beal released his debut studio EP, Curse Words, in 2018. He then released his debut album, Birdland, in 2020 which garnered success, followed by another album with Elijah Who in 2021, Cartoons.
You can listen to Ben Beal’s “Cartoons” album here: