Besides, every individual is entitled to his or her own opinion, but if you believe that Moneybagg Yo is not one of the hottest artists out right now, then it seems likely that you are taking some sort of medication that prevents you from thinking clearly. It has been a while since CMG rapper Shad has been in a chokehold on the game, and he seems to be consistently putting gold in everything he touches. Time and again, Bagg has proven that he is built for this industry through his infectious records and his standout features. Having just wrapped up the summer and going into the holiday season, “Time Today” rapper created a perfect time to release his new album, A Gangsta’s Pain. You should now give Bagg a second look if you’ve been sleeping on his abilities.
Moneybagg entered the music scene in 2012, but it was his mixtape Relentless which gave him prominence, and by the time he signed with Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group in 2016, Moneybagg had already achieved considerable success. He has subsequently had his hands on a significant number of the hits that you hear on your radio every day, and that is a skill not every artist possesses.
Bread Gang CEO Jim James took to social media after the success of his A Gangsta’s Pain album to announce that he would be gifting us with a new collection of seven songs he called “shit he just had laying around”. Among the artists featured on those records are DJ Khaled, Lil Durk, Pooh Shiesty, EST Gee, Big Homiie G, Janiyah, Yung Bleu, and Lil Wayne.
It has been a month since Tems released her sophomore EP If Orange Was A Place. The EP contains five songs as well as the song “Found” which features Brent Faiyaz. As part of the project, the Nigerian talent delivered “Crazy Tings,” a song produced by Guilty Beatz which laments over a relationship that does not serve her best interests:
The artist has delivered a visual for “Crazy Tings,” released by UAX. The video begins with Tems surrounded by chaos – there are women with money crowding around her, a protest, a man who is overworked, and others. In the end, she makes her way to a party, where she lets her hair down before heading off on her own through an entranceway of bright light.
Following last year’s For Broken Ears, which saw seven tracks take to the airwaves, If Orange Was A Place is another soulful collection. Soon after, she appeared on Wizkid’s Top 10 single, “Essence” from his Made In Lagos album, which subsequently earned both a top ten placement on the Billboard 200 as well as a Platinum certification in the USA. She was also featured on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy standout and top 40 smash “Fountains.”
The legendary DJ Drama partnered with Lakeyah on the collaboration project My Time (Gangsta Grillz: Special Edition) last month. Other artists contributing to the 11-track effort include OG Parker, Bankroll Freddie, Moneybagg Yo and Tyga. With each visual release, Lakeyah has been bless her fans with consistency, and her next installment is “Loving Me.” In the recently released video, Lakeyah shows off an intimate day she spent with her partner playing games, boo-ing each other and delivering her catchy lyrics (before things take an unfortunate turn):
As far as visuals go, she’s released clips for “Check,” “Reason” featuring Moneybagg Yo, and “313-414” featuring Tee Grizzley. Since then, Lakeyah has been providing fans with consistent visuals with her last album In Due Time, which she released back in April. To start, we have the lavishly produced “Easy” video, Gucci Mane-endorsed “Poppin’” cut, “Too Much,” “Perfect” alongside Yung Bleu, she followed up with “Young And Ratchet” to create the perfect atmosphere for My Time to arrive. From the looks of her work ethic, consistency, and execution, Lakeyah has the potential to become one of Quality Control’s most exciting performers.
A couple of months ago, Kawhi Leonard revealed he and longtime friend Mikey Williams were putting together a music project called Culture Jam. Additionally to the overall surprise that the NBA champion stepped outside of his usual demeanor, fans also got a sneak peak of what to expect via “Everything Different,” a wavy, melodious song by Rod Wave and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. The next single, “Waves”, was made by Polo G and Gunna.
His hit single “Gyalis” has spread like wildfire since its release at the start of 2021, making Bronx proud. Thus far, artists such as Fivio Foreign, WSTRN’s Haile, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, West London’s Angel, Kranium and Roy Woods have adopted the viral beat and added their own touches to it. His remix of the song was released earlier this month, and Popcaan and Chris Brown hopped on the hit song with him.
Another collaboration he did with A Boogie happened earlier this year with Mooski, Yung Bleu and Chris Brown on the official “Track Star” remix. Last year, Boogie released his third studio album, Artist 2.0, on Valentine’s Day with contributions from Gunna, Roddy Ricch, Summer Walker, Khalid, DaBaby, and more.
In the past week, Problem dropped a new body of work entitled Smoke Break, which came with four smooth tracks and continued the themes found on his Coffee Break EP from August. We’ve already seen Smoke Break’s videos for “Just Outside” and “Standing Ovation” yesterday (Oct. 19), Problem kept the momentum going with “Lionel Richy,” a Vangogh-produced outing that sees the Compton emcee rapping about an ex-lover now apparently in a new relationship:
The Taylor Bonin-directed video shows Problem sneaking into a coffee shop to find his ex chatting with someone else. Keeping things cool, he moves to another seat while the woman watches in varying emotions and the other person continues on as if nothing had happened. The hook is delivered by Airplane James before Problem finishes off his day.
Likewise, Coffee Break and Smoke Break follow the well-received Coffee & Kush, Vol. 2 That release made its way to the public last year and was viewed by many as the sequel to Coffee & Kush, Vol. 1. Vol. There were eleven tracks on the album, which featured Jay Rock, Jack Harlow, Tyrese, Freddie Gibbs, Terrace Martin, and Problem’s “DIM MY LIGHT” collaborator Snoop Dogg, as well as the Don Cannon-backed “Just Outside,” are currently unavailable for streaming (though the YouTube video is still available) and have been replaced by the remix, which was produced by Chase The Money.
