Lil Gnar has been confirmed by Chief Keef as his first official signing since the launch of his brand-new record label 43B in June. A new collaboration between Gnar and Chief Keef was released yesterday (Sept. 6) in the form of a video and song, “Almighty Gnar.” In the video, the young rappers share vignettes depicting them working behind the scenes with Keef, while his hard-hitting opening verse plays:
It was earlier this year that Lil Gnar released DIE BOUT IT, an 18-track album that included features from Lil Skies, Ski Mask the Slump God, Lil Keed, Lil Uzi Vert, Trippie Redd, and plenty others. The previous album, Fire Hazard, had 12 tracks with special guest appearances from UnoTheActivist, Tyla Yaweh, Thouxanbanfauni, Craig Xen, Lil Yachty, Robb Bank$, YBN Nahmir, and more.
This is the official start of Lil Baby season. A new documentary on rapper Lil Baby, Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, was released last week, giving viewers an insight into the star’s life and career. Lil Baby follows up recent loose singles “Frozen,” “In A Minute,” and “U-Digg” with a new track titled “Detox,” which may indicate a new studio album is coming soon.
The sophomore studio LP My Turn by Lil Baby was released two years ago, and it contained 20 songs and features from Future, 42 Dugg, Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, and Rylo Rodriguez. Despite the project’s critical and commercial success, it failed to reach number one on the Billboard 200, despite selling 197,000 CD-equivalents during its first week. Several months later, a deluxe edition of the four-times Platinum effort arrived with seven additional songs, including the smash hit “We Paid” and Grammy-nominated “The Bigger Picture.”
As part of the Voice of the Heroes album, Lil Baby partnered with fellow hip hop frontrunner Lil Durk, who collaborated with artists such as Young Thug, Meek Mill, Future, and Rod Wave. In addition to topping the chart with 150,000 equivalent album units, The Voice of the Heroes also topped the Billboard chart, as well. Both parties received Platinum plaques for their efforts.
He has quickly established himself as one of the most sought after featured artists across a wide range of genres apart from his own work. Among the songs he has appeared on since The Voice of the Heroes hit the ground are EST Gee “5500 Degrees,” H.E.R. “Find A Way,” Meek Mill “Sharing Locations,” Drake “Girls Want Girls,” Kanye West “Hurricane,” Nardo Wick “Me Or Sum,” Ed Sheeran “2step (Remix),” Nicki Minaj “Do We Have A Problem?,” and DJ Khaled “BIG TIME.”
This month, Young Thug and his Young Stoner Life collective decided to release the second installment of their Slime Language series, featuring 23 tracks and many appearances from Travis Scott, Drake, Rowdy Rebel, Lil Uzi Vert, Coi Leray, Big Sean, Skepta, Future, Yung Bleu, Kid Cudi, Meek Mill, and loads more. Now, he is back with a deluxe edition of Slime Language 2 that has emerged with eight more tracks and collabs with none other than Don Toliver, DaBaby, NAV, and Jim Jones, among others. It is safe to state that the project is quite successful already, as it ended up at the top of the Billboard 200 as 113,000 album equivalent units were sold within the first week of its release.
In order to ensure that the momentum goes on, Thugger & Co. also released a brand new video from the project for Thug, Gunna, YTB Trench, and Lil Baby’s “Paid The Fine,” which was produced by Sean Momberger and Wheezy, which elaborates upon the hard work and dedication that went into attaining success.
The video was directed by DrewFilmedIt, and starts off with recent footage of Young Thug and Gunna paying off bonds for 30 low-level offenders at Fulton County Jail. The narrative goes on in the clip as families can b reuniting and celebrating together, which can be attributed to the Atlanta collaborators’ goodwill. The video also shows people like Bankroll Freddie.
Check out YSL and Lil Baby’s “Paid The Fine” video below.
There was a time back in October of 2022 when Smino unveiled his album Luv 4 Rent. There was a number of features across this body of work, including those from Lil Uzi Vert, J. Cole, Fatman Scoop, Doechii, Lucky Daye, Phoelix, Ravyn Lenae, Kal Banx, as well as many others across the 15 tracks. There were several well-received singles prior to the release of the album, including the singles “Louphoria,” “Matinee,” and “Modennaminute.”
As of yesterday (April 10), the Missouri-born artist took the time to release a new rendition of “Ole A** Kendrick” that appears on the album. I believe that the newly released offering follows closely on the heels of his bar-heavy “Wyoming (Freestyle)” single which was released earlier this month. On “Ole A** Kendrick,” the rapper spits some bars about how K Dot played a huge part in capturing some of his most memorable moments.
It has been reported previously that Smino has spent the past several months out on the road with Dreamville mainstay JID as part of their joint tour dubbed “Luv Is 4Ever Tour.” Taking place in Seattle, Washington from January 22 until March 29, the tour began in Seattle on January 22 and ended in Nashville on March 29. In addition to being honored with his very own Smino Day in St. Louis, the singer has also been honored with a very own Smino Day that will be celebrated in that city every year on December 18 in honor of the singer.
It was announced last week that Smino had released his new album, Luv 4 Rent. A number of artists contributed to the production. These artists included Lil Uzi Vert, Ravyn Lenae, J. Cole, Doechii, Lucky Daye, Kal Banx, Fatman Scoop, Phoelix, and as well as others across 15 tracks. In addition to the project, he released several well-received singles, including “Louphoria,” “Matinee,” and “Modennaminute.”
Taking the stage for the first time in his official music video, the Missouri-born talent delivers his latest offering from the LP, “90 Proof” alongside North Carolina’s very talented, J. Cole. Filmmaker Philip Youmans directs this cinematic video which starts by showing the duo enjoying a house party with friends before things take a dark turn. A signature Cole touch is added during Cole’s guest verse on the track:
“Love 4 Rent is a collection of songs about different types of love,” according to a press release from Smino. “Obsessive love, petty love, crazy love, true love, and family love. It’s about the different ways in which I have given out my heart in such a way where I didn’t have enough left for myself.”
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