A few days before July arrived, LuLu P dropped off a music single entitled “Meta,” a song filled with laid-back rhymes about money, women, his position in the industry, and more:
Since the beginning of the decade, LuLu P has been blessed with top tier body of work, including Himalayas, Thanks LuLu, and BIG 16 (All American P), as well as collaborations with Larry June, Sauce Walka, as well as more. A four-month period in the year 2020 saw the Maryland-born artist release a complete set of loose tracks spanning his entire career, this included “Lunch Line,” “Born From Pain,” “Thouwow,” “Coke Flow,” “Nuthin’ New,” “Expand The Market,” “Detroit Red,” “Cartier Lenses, and ost Electrifying.
A$AP Ant’s Marino Infantry movement, in addition to LuLu P’s solo work, has been an integral part of his career as well. Together with members such as Baby 9eno, Soduh, and Lil 2 Dow, LuLu‘s bars have been featured on compilations including Vol. 2, Enter The Infantry, Enter The Infantry, and Infantry Warz. In addition to his role in the endless line of pop-ups and shows throughout the country for Marino Infantry, he has also been a prominent figure at Marino Infantry’s merch pop-ups. LuLu and the D.C. area/Baltimore-based collective are probably going to release a new album before the year 2022 has come to an end.
Reason returned to the scene earlier this month with the new single “Is What It Is,” which was produced by Hollywood Cole and features an assist from Jay Rock. In the following days, the TDE rapper released “Barely Miss.” Sharing the same cover artwork as his previous release, “Barely Miss” may signal the beginning of his forthcoming album’s rollout. The new track from REASON features a smooth beat produced by Mike Hector:
After the release of the track, REASON discussed his musical chemistry with Mike Hector and hinted that there’s much more in the vault for him. “My brotha produced this,” the rapper types. “Me and Mike did at least ten joints. Earlier this week, I released my new single “Barely Miss”! The producer is one of my favorites right now! Thanks, brotha!”
The debut studio album by Reason, New Beginnings, was released back in 2020. There are also appearances by Alemeda, JID, ScHoolboy Q, Rapsody, Vince Staples, Ab-Soul, Mereba, and Isaiah Rashad on 14 different tracks. Throughout the past few months, the Carson-bred artist has shown his talent by assisting on songs such as Cozz “Hair Salon” and Deante’ Hitchcock “Weighing Me Down.” Moreover, the Carson-bred artist released his EP No Less: Demo 1 in October and No More.
Chris Brown is slated to unveil his highly anticipated album Breezy on June 24. R&B veteran Chris Brown recently gave fans a few new previews from his forthcoming album, including “Wheels Fall Off” and “Call Me Everyday” with Wizkid. Brown is back with his latest music video for “WE (Warm Embrace),” a Don City-produced track originally released in April. As he dances the night away with Normani, Brown introduces Normani as his love interest in the video:
Brown recently spoke with Big Boy about Breezy for Big BoyTV and revealed that he had recorded more than 250 tracks for the album. Brown said, “I have so many tracks. According to Brown, I had almost 250 songs for the actual project. “Yes, I was thinking, We need to scale it down and figure out what we can do.”
Earlier this year, Chris Brown released his last solo album, Indigo. It featured 33 cuts and collaborations with artists such as Lil Jon, H.E.R., Juvenile, Tyga, Juicy J, Nicki Minaj, Drake, G-Eazy, Justin Bieber, Gunna, and more. Following the release of Indigo, Brown returned with an extended edition featuring an additional 10 tracks and contributions from Davido, Rich The Kid, and DaniLeigh. This critically acclaimed and commercially successful album topped the Billboard 200 and reached Platinum status thanks to 108,000 first-week equivalent albums sold.
Snoop Dogg released a compilation over the weekend entitled Death Row Summer 2022. A playlist that’s appropriate for the summer months. It’s an interesting mix of music. The album comprises 15 tracks and features contributions from The Eastsidaz, Tha Dogg Pound, Butch Cassidy, Raphael Saadiq, LaToiya Williams, Miguel, and more.
Along with the release of the full-length album, Snoop has also released the visuals for the lead track, “Whoopty Whoop,” which features Tha Dogg Pound members Kurupt and Daz Dillinger rapping about people saying nonsense and how they stay on top of their game:
Tha Dogg Pound and their crew can be spotted in the above video strolling along and performing at what appears to be a convention. In addition to their rhymes, they can be seen performing in front of murals of Warren G, Snoop, and the late Nate Dogg.
In March, Tha Dogg Pound announced their resignation from the legendary Death Row Records label, which Snoop had acquired from MNRK Music Group just a month earlier. He also revealed that the sequel to Tha Dogg Pound’s classic 1995 debut album is on its way in a removed Instagram video:
“Kurupt and Daz, we are back with the Dogg on The Row. Here’s some exciting news for all of you coming up. We have formulated a plan, and we are working on it. Dog Food 2 is coming, it’s Kurupt, Daz, Snoopy hitting ’em real heavy with that.”
It is always stimulating to see new rappers rise to fame from the bottom up, especially when it is a woman who has made her mark. There is no doubt that the south has produced some high quality talent over the past few decades. Rap, in particular, enjoys great success and legacy throughout the south, especially in Texas. Rising stars such as Erica Banks are bound to hold household names in the near future because of their ability and work ethic. It’s still pretty early in the game for Ms. DeSoto, but she is definitely making a mark on the game right now. Diary Of a Flow Queen, the debut studio album from Erica Banks, is out today (June 17).
Despite the sluggish start to the year, music in general has been doing well this year, and Erica Banks has certainly contributed at a fabulous pace. The DeSoto rapper’s hit single “Bust It” came fresh from her tour and set the tone for all of the great things she will be able to give to us in the days ahead. Diary Of a Flow Queen is a manifesto of the artist’s ascendance to the top and a clear demonstration that she is here to stay.
In an interview with HotNewHipHop, Banks discussed how surprised she was to hear that DaBaby wanted her to sign to his Billion Dollar Baby label after just a year of rapping: “I just wasn’t expecting it to happen so fast.” I had just started rapping a year before, and then he reached out to me, although it wasn’t very recently. However, I was overwhelmed. When you have people offering different goods in different locations, you’re left wondering, “Where should I go?” I simply go with my intuition.
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