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CLEVELAND, OHIO

Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and a Dilla beat: when three worlds collide

Why the record immediately earned a place in the rotation—and what makes the chemistry work.

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NEW MUSIC

N.O.M.A.D. opens a new chapter with ‘Voices’

A focused new single built to be heard beyond the city limits.

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Freshman Academy returns: CTS brings a 2012 Cleveland project back

Tae Wall and MacSpitt reintroduce an earlier chapter of Cleveland Trend Setterz history.

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THE NOMAD REPORT is an independent music and culture platform rooted in Cleveland. We cover national hip-hop, elevate Ohio artists, revisit the records that shaped us and say what we actually think.

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Cleveland has a story.We’re reporting it.

Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and a Dilla beat: when three worlds collide

N.O.M.A.D. opens a new chapter with ‘Voices’

Freshman Academy returns: CTS brings a 2012 Cleveland project back

Not gossip.Not noise.The culture, with context.

The independent Cleveland artists building without permission

The records that changed how the city heard hip-hop

What artists should know before paying for promotion

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Cleveland has a story.
We’re reporting it.

Not gossip.
Not noise.
The culture, with context.

Five stories.
One email. No filler.