Katori Walker & J. Hurt

California rapper and singer/songwriter Katori Walker is a sharp observer and adept wordsmith, delivering powerful, socially conscious rhymes about street life, societal ills, and everything in between. While his early material echoed the likes of Drake and Tory Lanez, a life-changing series of tragedies put Walker on a more thoughtful and technical path, aligning with emcees like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole on efforts such as 2019's Stubborn and 2020's Idols.