SALIMATA

 With the pen of a poet and the melodic sensibilities of a veteran composer, Brooklyn-born rapper SALIMATA’s soulful, swaggering style offers a modern take on New York City’s storied hip hop tradition. 

In December 2025, SALIMATA released " The Happening", her new full length on 10k Global. Across the record, a cohesive coming-of-age story unfurls over lush, funk and jazz-inflected beats that manage to feel both fresh and timeless. The title, she explains, isn’t so much an occurrence as a state of forward motion (“With momentum and energy in life, I can always be in the happening”) 

Whether she’s hustling in the studio or performing across the Atlantic, SALIMATA is proving her artistic vision is distinctly and defiantly her own; and it’s one to be reckoned with.