It’s crazy that the end of the year is here. With all the last minute releases dropping and end of the year lists rolling out we are marching toward a new year, but you need to make a new list: Artists that should be on your radar to close out 2015. If you need help in pulling some together a good place to start is with this week’s Civil Selects, which you can check out below.

Bless – “Days After Financial Aid” (Mixtape)

Virginia upstart Bless has released his brand new mixtape Days After Financial Aid in its entirety. The 13-track project has features from Darrius Williams, Kia Burrell, Kayla Pinson and Patricia Harris, with production coming courtesy of Keyez, M. Ali, Tee Watt X, 6th Dimension and more. Bless provides us with a versatile sound, showing off his lyrical ability, his nonchalant flow and his free-spirit on the mic. Give it a much-needed spin below.

Drew Parks – “OMW” (Video)

Tackling the subject of bullying, Drew Parks delivers a humorous new music video for his song “OMW”, directed by Roe Dayzon of Coattail Entertainment. In the video, Drew plays the role of a scientist, instructing a young bullied child how to ‘get his weight up’ via an instructional video – the recipe leads to entertaining results.

Pat Toussaint – “Been Trill”

The tri state area has a new upcomer to keep an eye on — Pat Toussaint. He comes through with a new single titled “Been Trill,” which serves as the backbone of Versace’s new campaign. After debuting on Hot 97 a few week back, it has been picking up steam ever since. Listen below.

Da Flyy Hooligan feat. Westside Gunn – “Saville Row”

We’d like to introduce you to London-based emcee Lamarrie Esquire, aka Da Fly Hooligan. This talented emcee links with Westside Gunn for an interesting new track titled “Saville Row” produced by Agor. Tell us what you think below.

Linzi Jai – “Demo 9”

Representing Florida is Linzi Jai who makes a debut on the Demo 9 project. In a sample of six songs, Linzi Jai shows his talent as an artist, producer, composer and songwriter. Check out the release below.