Earlier this weekend, Rich The Kid revealed a brand-new track titled “No More Friends,” reported to be the first preview of Life’s A Gamble. Fly Guy Nick directed the music video, which shows the rapper enjoying a weekend of poolside parties and shopping sprees. The track features bars delivered over an instrumental produced by Painkid:
A number of tracks from this year featured Rich the Kid’s guest verses, such as “Crypto” created with Takeoff, “Holy Trinity” with Arizona Zervas, “Ballin (Kevin Durant)” with Reazy Renegade alongside K Camp, “Top Boy (Remix)” by Deej, and more. Among his most recent projects was Lil Wayne’s Trust Fund Babies from 2021. The project contained 10 songs featuring YG as the only guest appearance.
It was previously reported that the “New Freezer” rapper Rich the Kid had signed with RCA and shared some details regarding the deal. I received $40 million from RCA. We were lucky to have such a talented, solid team backing us up. Money isn’t the only thing that matters. Money is not always the most important issue. A brief interview with TMZ revealed he has signed with the best label in the business, RCA.
This weekend, Jacquees released his new album, Sincerely For You, which was the most anticipated album of the year. Future executive produced the project, which serves as his third full-length studio LP and aims to be a milestone in the artist’s career. In total, 17 tracks appear on Sincerely For You, including contributions from Dreezy, Summer Walker, Future, 6LACK, John P. Kee, 21 Savage, and others. As part of the album release, a live performance of the Atlanta artist’s song “When You Bad Like That” was performed. This song sees the Atlanta artist singing about catering to the love interest of his life, with lyrics such as:
In the past year, Jacquees released the Exit 68 mixtape for his fans. A total of 16 tracks were included on this project, with Trey Songz and FYB providing assistance. It was followed by his previous full-length album, King of R&B, which included 18 tracks and was accompanied by appearances by Lil Keed, Tory Lanez, Quavo, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Gunna, Summer Walker, T.I., Lil Gotit, and more.
According to the “Fact Or Fiction” singer, Future and Jacquees have a positive working relationship, which is why Future is the right choice to produce Sincerely For You, as he previously explained in an interview. “I have always looked up to Future as being like a big brother to me, and he has consistently been a person who has supported me. Our roots are on the east side of Atlanta. I have always had the support of the Future behind the scenes, but now it’s time to make sure it’s brought into the spotlight for everyone to see. “He always tells me it is the right time for me to be up here, and he is always willing to support me,” he stated.
The Only The Family collective of Lil Durk and his Endless Enthusiasm has unveiled its follow-up to the Loyal Bros compilation that was released in 2021. During this round of the album, fans will be able to enjoy 23 tracks that have been provided by Icewear Vezzo, Kodak Black, Future, BIG30, and Trippie Redd.
The visuals for Lil Durk’s standout track from Loyal Bros 2 have come out just a few days after the release of the album, “Block Is Hot,” a collaborative effort between Durk and rising star Deeski. Lala the DJ is responsible for producing the track, along with PHIL, King Osama, and Joel Demora, which pays homage to a classic Lil Wayne single while instilling in listeners a vivid picture of the streets of Chicago, including:
This video clip, which celebrates the release of Lil Durk’s banger “Block Is Hot”, features the rapper, Deeski, as well as other members of OTF appearing in different parts of Chicago, including the neighborhood of Englewood. As well as showing off stacks of money, Durk & Co. have been spotted paying tribute to fallen rapper King Von, as well as showing off some of their own cash.
In addition to Loyal Bros 2, Lil Durk also dropped a seventh studio LP in March called 7220. This album features 17 songs and has collaborations with Gunna, Summer Walker, and Morgan Wallen. It was only several months after the chart-topping album was released that a deluxe edition of the album was released with 13 additional tracks and collaborations with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Moneybagg Yo, EST Gee, and more.
Knucks surprised his fans earlier this month with a trailer for a short film he is directing called KNUCKLES, an emotional biopic about growing up in the musical industry. The film would serve as a visual accompaniment to his latest album, Alpha Place, which has been critically acclaimed. It is with great joy that the gents of North London get a chance to see the first part of the film he has created for the masses, a film that combines footage of the talented North London talent in the present with a reenactment of his childhood. In roughly nine minutes, peers such as Stormzy, Loyle Carner, and Youngs Teflon, who have gathered to give the rising star their flowers, appear in the video.
Knucks, who was interviewed by Billboard at one point in the clip, spoke about the way he approaches the process of making music as well as how he’s been producing music since he was a child:
“All the time, I hear a tune and it feels like I have heard it before, like I have heard it a hundred times before. When I listened to this again, I remembered that I had sampled this song when I was 14 years old (laughs). I think that’s what makes sampling so beautiful, and that’s what attracts me to it. The fact that you bring music into the world that certain people haven’t ever listened to, a whole other group of people and demographic.”
Initially released in May of this year, Alpha Place boasted 13 songs and a number of features from artists such as Venna, SL, M1llionz, Ragz Originale, and Shaé Universe. In the first week after its release, the album peaked at No. 3 on the U.K. Official Albums chart, a position it held until the following week. Recently, the Knucks was able to release a limited edition of Alpha Place that contained two additional songs, including the Twengface-assisted “Lucious,” a feature the rapper developed with Carns Hill and Dayo Moshood that was inspired by the defunct series “Empire.”
In honor of the holiday season, Little Simz is releasing her newest release, NO THANK YOU, a collection of ten songs that arrives just a week after the rapper made a surprise announcement about her forthcoming album. Production on the album is handled by Inflo, with three of the tracks featuring Cleo Sol, a previous collaborator.
As the album opens with the track “Angel,” the London emcee Little Simz rages against a machine that does not care about her well-being; she proclaims:
NO THANK YOU was released just over a year after the release of Sometimes I Might Be an Introvert. This 19-track release made its debut on the UK Albums chart back in October as well as reaching the No. 4 positions on the album chart. It later won the highly coveted Mercury Prize for Best Album.
Outside of what he has done in the music industry, Little Simz has continued to make waves in the acting world as well. She served as a guest star in 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage and took on a much more significant role in Netflix’s series Top Boy, in which she played Shelley in a much larger role. Harper’s Bazaar recently interviewed the critically acclaimed actress, who opened up about the importance of ‘Molly’ as she discussed it in their interview about the show’s upcoming final season, which will take place in the spring:
“To be a part of a cast that has contributed so much to the TV and film worlds is something that is unheard of in our lifetime, and I am honored to be a part of something that is truly extraordinary. Also, what it stands for, bringing to light the stories of people that often are not told and heard; I think that’s really meaningful.”
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