I only use streaming services to discover new music. General listening to music I like, is through local files. Those are always plug and play. No need to wait. Just listen to whatever you want.
Tv shows or movies are also downloaded and streamed from Jellyfin, a local media server on my pc. Local just works. And I’m the owner of my files.


You didn’t ask for it but I’ll give you 3 recs from Belgium. The first is Yong Yello and probably made me realize that cohesive concept albums are a thing. Themes are alcoholism, cheating but not in a cool way, relationships and workaholism. He started out as a producer and you’ll hear that in his melodic music.
Brihang, on the other hand, raps in West Flemish, a Belgian dialect, and has a more poetic style.
And if you want a hiphop artist to bop your head to you should probably look into Zwangere Guy. He is from Brussels and raps mostly in Dutch but combines it with French.