Brussels has had a thriving hip-hop underground since the '90s, but has yet to birth a true superstar. That's just fine for artists working under the radar in a genre that, in other countries, has often had its creativity shackled by reverence for the past. “We don't feel the need to respect our local pioneers endlessly,” Roméo Elvis, a leader of the city's new school, told Flanders Today. That leaves MCs and producers free to draw on the worldly influences of Belgium's most multicultural city and mint their own diverse visions of rap. Stretching from ISHA's bold social observation and steely beats to the free-spirited playfulness of Caballero & JeanJass, today's scene is shaping up to be the first golden age of Brussels hip-hop. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.