Da'Rell Cortaye

Da’Rell Cortaye is an independent hip-hop artist from Cleveland, Mississippi. Rooted in Southern Delta storytelling and family history including a grandmother who once ran a blues club his music blends hyper-specific regional imagery with raw, personal narrative, touching on grief, inherited pain, community, and Mississippi pride. Influenced by Big K.R.I.T., J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Three 6 Mafia, and 8Ball & MJG, his catalog includes Da Sip (2025), Tell Me (2024), and the LETTERS I NEVER SENT EP (2023) — with Da Sip surpassing 1 million views across platforms.