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NorthsideBenji is a Canadian musician known for his mellow, darkly futuristic brand of hip-hop Benji broke through to wider recognition with his 2019 track "Levels" featuring the late Toronto rapper Houdini The song was included on his debut EP Caviar Dreams, which was followed the same year by the Frienemy EP All of this paved the way for NorthsideBenji's 2021 full-length, The Extravagant Collection Benji grew up in Bramptont, Ontario and started rapping and writing his own freestyle songs in his teens He began posting tracks online around 2016 and eventually signed with the independent Music 4 Life, issuing the 2017 track "Confessions " In 2019, he released the single "Levels" featuring fellow Canadian rapper and longtime friend Houdini The song caught on, eventually achieving gold certification status Both "Levels" and "Confessions" were included on Benji's debut EP, Caviar Dreams, which found him working with producers BricksDaMane, Tahj Money, and others

A second EP, Frienemy, arrived in September 2019, as did several supporting singles including "Secret" with Neena Rose and "Too Soft" with Houdini He also appeared alongside British rapper Nine's track "Don't Change" in 2020 Tragically, Houdini was shot and killed in May 2020 while walking in downtown Toronto The following year, Benji released his full-length debut album, The Extravagant Collection, which he dedicated to Houdini Northside Benji keeping fans fed with the release of his new Prophecy EP that dropped in February of 2023 The EP consists of five songs, none of which previously came out as singles In the hours leading up to Prophecy dropping, Benji put out “5 AM in London ” The song also came with an accompanying video composed of unused shots Benji had filmed in London The rest of the Prophecy EP continues on the same spacey aesthetic used on “5 AM in London,” with songs like “Green Light” and “Blue Jay” showing off Benji’s more introspective side

Lil Ot is a Canadian rapper out of Hamilton, Ontario Lil Ot released his debut single with a melodic vibe called "First Day Out" on January 24th, 2020 currently sitting at 199 5K views on youtube as of March 2023 He is currently unsigned He then released in order, "Norf", "Love Lost", "True Story", "Street Lights", "Jungle", "Letter 2 My Dawg" and "Betrayal" He also opened for Lil Berete at his former high school, performing at the time unreleased songs such as "Love Lost" and "Norf" Fast forward to January 12th 2023 Lil OT dropped his debut album titled ‘Jamesville’ which quickly hit the top 10 charts on Apple Music