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Lil Yachty Says ‘I Love You’ Too Fast and Ruins the Vibe in ‘Say Something’ Video

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Hopeless romantics always run the risk of tarnishing their favorite things with the memories of relationships that didn’t exactly work out for them. In the video for his latest Let’s Start Here single “Say Something,” Lil Yachty learns this the hard way after he jumps the gun on a date and says “I love you” to a girl he’s known for two weeks.

“Mm, mm, don’t ever in your life say that to me again,” she responds. “That shit just made me itch. What are you talking about, ‘love me?'” Decked out in his best look – a red and white buffalo check jacket covered in sequins and a pristine black gel manicure – the rapper had spent the whole night imagining their future together, from date nights and vacations to marriages and children.

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The major difference here is that he loves her, but she has her sights set on someone else. Leaving the dinner, where his favorite booth is now forever tarnished, Yachty drags his giant heart across the parking lot before slowly spiraling towards insanity.

“With the bitter taste of rejection in his mouth, a heavy-hearted man wondered why he simply just wasn’t good enough,” Yachty says from the backseat of his character’s car, shifting into his best impression of Rod Sterling on The Twilight Zone . “Of course, the only place he’ll find those answers is within.”

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Today (Jan. 27), Lil Yachty unleashed his new Let’s Start Here . album, a psychedelic alternative body of work executive produced by SADPONY. To celebrate the release, the Grammy-nominated artist paired the project with the official music video for “sAy sOMETHINg.” The Crowns and Owls-directed visual is a wildly creative ride that takes viewers from a calm dinner date into a dream-like sequence of unpredictable events. On the song, Yachty shows off his vocals:

“Say some’ (Say some’), lately, you’ve been like the bullets stuffed inside my gun/ The restaurant’s about to close, conversation carries on, analyzing your thoughts , tryna see what you’re on/ Half drunk, fully high, you grab my wand, leave the past in the rear, it’s time we overcome/ Our energies align inside of your pond, we can live the dream life, wild, oh/ Got me feeling like a teen again, yeah”

Although Let’s Start Here . is a departure from the Atlanta artist’s known sound, many fans have been vocal about their approval. “This album is a 10/10 f**king masterpiece,” reads one of the top YouTube comments under the new music video. “It was definitely unexpected hearing this psychedelic sound by Lil Yachty. I love seeing him experiment with this sound and finding himself.”

Yachty’s last full-length offering was 2021’s Michigan Boy Boat , a 14-track body of work that saw additional features from Tee Grizzley, Swae Lee, Sada Baby, YN Jay, Rio da Yung OG, Babyface Ray , and more. Months later, he dropped off the sixth installment of his Birthday Mix series, bringing in his 24th trip around the sun with SoFaygo, Lil Tecca, DC2Trill, and Draft Day. Since then, he has released a few loose singles like “Tunde” and “Yae Energy.”

Be sure to press play on Lil Yachty’s brand new “sAy sOMETHINg” down below.

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LIL YACHTY RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO “TESLA”

“SLIDE,” “SOLO STEPPIN CRETE BOY,” & “STRIKE (HOLSTER)” INCLUDED IN 4-PACK EP

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25 AUGUST 2023 (TORONTO,ON) - Lil Yachty has officially released his latest single, “TESLA” via Quality Control Music/Motown Records/Universal Music Canada along with an accompanying music video directed by Lyrical Lemonade’s Cole Bennet. The new single comes as part of a 4-pack single EP, which includes his previously released tracks, “Slide,” “SOLO STEPPIN CRETE BOY,” and “Strike (Holster).” Lil Yachty announced the new single and music video were coming earlier this week after letting fans know he was not going to release an additional installment of his Birthday mix EP series on twitter. The new song and music video come just a month before the start of his heavily anticipated The Field Trip Tour which is set to begin on September 21st in support of his critically acclaimed album, Let’s Start Here.

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At a surprise listening event last Thursday,  Lil Yachty   introduced his new album  Let’s Start Here. , an unexpected pivot, with a few words every rap fan will find familiar: “I really wanted to be taken seriously as an artist, not just some SoundCloud rapper or some mumble rapper.” This is the speech rappers are obligated to give when it comes time for the drum loop to take a backseat to guitars, for the rapping to be muted in favor of singing, for the ad-libs to give it up to the background singers, and for a brigade of white producers with plaque-lined walls to be invited into the fold. 

Rap fans, including myself, don’t want to hear it, but the reality is that in large slices of music and pop culture, “rapper” is thrown around with salt on the tongue. Pop culture is powerfully influenced by hip-hop, that is until the rappers get too close and the hands reach for the pearls. If anything, the 25-year-old Yachty—as one of the few rappers of his generation able to walk through the front door anyway because of his typically Gushers-sweet sound and innocently youthful beaded braid look—might be the wrong messenger. 

What’s sour about Yachty’s statement isn’t the idea that he wants to be taken seriously as an artist, but the question of  who  he wants to be taken seriously by. When Yachty first got on, a certain corner of rap fandom saw his marble-mouthed enunciation and unwillingness to drool over hip-hop history as symbols of what was ruining the genre they claimed to love. A few artists more beholden to tradition did some finger-wagging— Pete Rock and  Joe Budden ,  Vic Mensa and  Anderson .Paak , subliminals from  Kendrick and  Cole —but that was years ago, and by now they’ve found new targets. These days, Yachty is respected just fine within rap. If he weren’t, his year-long rebirth in the Michigan rap scene, which resulted in the good-not-great  Michigan Boy Boat , would have been viewed solely as a cynical attempt to boost his rap bona fides. His immersion there felt earnest, though, like he was proving to himself that he could hang. 

The respect Yachty is chasing on  Let’s Start Here. feels institutional. It’s for the voting committees, for the suits; for  Questlove to shout him out as  the future , for Ebro to invite him  back on his radio show and say  My bad, you’re dope.  Never mind if you thought Lil Yachty was dope to start with: The goal of this album is to go beyond all expectations and rules for rappers.

And the big pivot is… a highly manicured and expensive blend of  Tame Impala -style psych-rock, A24 synth-pop, loungey R&B, and  Silk Sonic -esque funk, a sound so immediately appealing that it doesn’t feel experimental at all. In 2020, Yachty’s generational peers,  Lil Uzi Vert and  Playboi Carti , released  Eternal Atake and  Whole Lotta Red : albums that pushed forward pre-existing sounds to the point of inimitability, showcases not only for the artists’ raps but their conceptual visions. Yachty, meanwhile, is working within a template that is already well-defined and commercially successful. This is what the monologue was for? 

To Yachty’s credit, he gives the standout performance on a crowded project. It’s the same gift for versatility that’s made him a singular rapper: He bounces from style to style without losing his individuality. A less interesting artist would have been made anonymous by the polished sounds of producers like  Chairlift ’s Patrick Wimberly,  Unknown Mortal Orchestra ’s Jacob Portrait, and pop songwriters Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, or had their voice warped by writing credits that bring together  Mac DeMarco ,  Alex G , and, uh,  Tory Lanez . The production always leans more indulgent than thrilling, more scattershot than conceptual. But Yachty himself hangs onto the ideas he’s been struggling to articulate since 2017’s  Teenage Emotions : loneliness, heartbreak, overcoming failure. He’s still not a strong enough writer to nail them, and none of the professionals collecting checks in the credits seem to have been much help, but his immensely expressive vocals make up for it. 

Actually, for all the commotion about the genre jump on this project, the real draw is the ways in which Yachty uses Auto-Tune and other vocal effects as tools to unlock not just sounds but emotion. Building off the vocal wrinkle introduced on last year’s viral moment “ Poland ,” where he sounds like he’s cooing through a ceiling fan, the highlights on  Let’s Start Here. stretch his voice in unusual directions. The vocals in the background of his wistful hook on “pRETTy” sound like he’s trying to harmonize while getting a deep-tissue massage. His shrill melodies on “paint THE sky” could have grooved with  the Weeknd on  Dawn FM . The opening warble of “running out of time” is like Yachty’s imitation of  Bruno Mars imitating  James Brown , and the way he can’t quite restrain his screechiness enough to flawlessly copy it is what makes it original.

Too bad everything surrounding his unpredictable and adventurous vocal detours is so conventional. Instrumental moments that feel like they’re supposed to be weird and psychedelic—the hard rock guitar riff that coasts to a blissful finale in “the BLACK seminole.” or the slow build of “REACH THE SUNSHINE.”—come off like half-measures.  Diana Gordon ’s falsetto-led funk on “drive ME crazy!” reaches for a superhuman register, but other guest appearances, like  Fousheé ’s clipped lilts on “pRETTy” and  Daniel Caesar ’s faded howls on the outro, are forgettable. None of it is ever  bad : The synths on “sAy sOMETHINg” shimmer; the drawn-out intro and outro of “WE SAW THE SUN!” set the lost, trippy mood they’re supposed to; “THE zone~” blooms over and over again, underlined by  Justine Skye ’s sweet and unhurried melodies. It’s all so easy to digest, so pitch-perfect, so safe.  Let’s Start Here. clearly and badly wants to be hanging up on those dorm room walls with  Currents and  Blonde and  IGOR . It might just work, too. 

Instead, consider this album a reminder of how limitless rap can be. We’re so eager for the future of the genre to arrive that current sounds are viewed as restricting and lesser. But rap is everything you can imagine. I’m thinking about “Poland,” a song stranger than anything here: straight-up 1:23 of chaos, as inventive as it is fun. I took that track as seriously as anything I heard last year because it latches onto a simple rap melody and pushes it to the brink. Soon enough, another rapper will hear that and take it in another direction, then another will do the same. That’s how you really get to the future. 

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Lil Yachty Releases New Music Video for “Love Music”

Lil Yachty has officially made his return with his new music video “Love Music.” The release from Quality Control and Motown pairs visuals with the single that was released in June to praise from both fans and the press.

The single demonstrates Yachty’s versatility and sound while giving a visual trip through what could be best described as live-action Candyland.

“Love Music” follows Yachty’s Michigan Boy Boat release and the expansion of his business arsenal with non-musical ventures. You can see the new release below.

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Lil Yachty – “A Cold Summer” [VIDEO]

Lil Yachty releases A Cold Summer music video

2024 is already offering new music from a variety of top artist. As new sounds and trending singles roll in, Lil Yachty starts the year off with the release of the music video for “A Cold Summer”. The song circulated heavily throughout the end of 2023 with Lil Yachty posting clips online. This single is his first solo release of 2024.

When it comes to unique music, Lil Yachty is a staple of individuality and innovation. Since his 2015 viral single “One Night”, his influence with music and pop culture reached an ultimate high. Releasing five studio albums under Motown, Capitol Records and Quality Control music, he has more than 18.million subscribes on Spotify. In addition to releasing his fourth studio album Let’s Start Here last year, he also joined Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me” remix. Lil Yachty also made a surprise feature on Chief Keef’s new single “Say Ya Grace” at the top of 2024.

Produced by Aris Tatalovich, “A Cold Summer” is a mixture of  boom-bap and raw hip-hop. The video was shot by AMB Visuals, who is also Lil Yachty’s official cameraman. Although nothing is confirmed, fans may be hearing a new Lil Yachty album before the year is over. Recently, Rolling Stone listed Lil Yachty on their list of top 10 Rap Albums to look forward to in 2024.

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Lil Yachty on His Rock Album ‘Let’s Start Here,’ Rapping With J. Cole, and What’s Next

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Nowhere in the rap star manual does it say that a guaranteed formula for success is to “make psychedelic rock album with almost no rapping.” Yet that is exactly what Lil Yachty did with “Let’s Start Here,” his fifth full album but first rock project, after years as a top rapper with hits like “One Night,” “Minnesota,” “Oprah’s Bank Account” and guest spots on Kyle’s smash “iSpy,” Dram’s “Broccoli,” Calvin Harris’ “Faking It” and others.

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the day after the Central Park show, Yachty, 26 — clad in an orange button-down, camo shorts and fuzzy pink slides, with elaborately painted nails — sat down with Variety to talk about the album, the tour, his new song with J. Cole, plans for the hip-hop album he’s already recorded, and what’s coming next.

Are these the first dates you’re playing behind this new album?

I did three festivals, so it’s not the first time ever, but it’s the first time I’ve gotten to play them how I want to — in the dark, at night, in the proper setting, not at a festival at like 6 p.m. With a [full set] I can really stretch it out and make it interesting.

At the album listening session, people did not seem to know what to think.

You said the people you played the album for included Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator — all of whom have made moves something like that in the past.

I’ll tell you, Tyler was a big reason for this album. He’ll call me at like eight o’clock in the morning — for no reason — and we’ll talk for hours. I was such a fan of [Tyler’s Grammy-winning 2019 album] “Igor,” his character and his way of creating a world — the color palettes, the videos, the billboards, the fonts. It’s all together. And I was like “How do you do that?” Because I was trying to figure out how to make a pop-funk-psychedelic-rock album cohesive, without it sounding like someone’s playlist. Then I started working on the visuals, and what I wanted to do was extremely expensive. To be quite honest, I don’t think my label believed in it enough to give me the budget that I truly needed for the visuals to bring this album to life, so I just made two videos.

Tyler and Drake both called me before my first show — I didn’t even tell them the show was happening but they both called me. That means something to me, because those people are my idols. I remember the day Kanye tweeted [Tyler’s 2011 single] “Yonkers,” I was in eighth grade. So them checking on me means a lot.

Is it a lonely feeling, sticking your neck out creatively like that?

Yeah, at first it was, but another thing Tyler taught me was not to be afraid of that. I was so scared before those first shows, like, “What if they don’t wanna hear it?” Tyler would always say, “Fuck it, make them feel you.”

Like, on the first show of this tour, I told the [sound crew], “Play psychedelic music before I go on, don’t play hip-hop” — but right before I went on they played a Playboi Carti song and I heard the crowd turning up and I was like, “Oh no, they’re gonna hate me!” And when I came out, I have in-ears [onstage monitors] and I have them set so you can’t really hear the crowd, it’s like dead silence. But I just kept going, and then my rap set comes and they go fucking crazy and that gives me confidence, and when I did the big rock outro on “Black Seminole,” they all started clapping. And for me it was the biggest “Oh, thank God,” because I couldn’t tell if they were fucking with it.

Is it exciting being in such a risky place creatively?

No! [Laughter] Absolutely not! Maybe it is if you’re an established artist — and I’m an established artist, but something I battle with in hip-hop is that I’m just now starting to get respect as a rapper. You know, for the longest time I’ve had to deal with, like, “SoundCloud rapper,” “mumble rapper,” “one-hit wonder,” so I never really felt like I just was respected.

You were a teenager.

I was on psychedelics when I first heard it and I would listen and just be like maaan. Like, bro, how can music make me feel like this? How can music make my brain just go to a new dimension? And how did you do that in 1973? I was like, can I do this? And obviously my answer was no. I mean, no offense, but how many rappers successfully made a rock album?

Almost none.

That’s what I’m saying. I think one of them was Kid Cudi’s rock album — I love it but a lot of people hated it. It’s not a full rock album, but it has a strong rock element to it.

Where did the rock influences come from, your parents?

My dad played a lot of Coldplay, a lot of Radiohead, John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, a lot of John Coltrane, and I’m named after Miles Davis. My family loved James Brown, my dad loved Pharrell. He actually didn’t play Pink Floyd to me, but I’m glad I heard it as an adult.

I tried to make “Let’s Start Here” five years ago — “Lil Boat 2” was supposed to be “Let’s Start Here” with teenage emotions, but I was too young. I got too nervous to experiment on my rap record, and I didn’t have much experience or knowledge in alternative music. I met [“Let’s Start Again” collaborator] Jeremiah Raisan and tried again with the next album, but I chickened out and made another rap album. But when I had that conversation with Tyler, I was like “I’ve gotta do this, let me get that guy back.”

You had a hit with “Poland” — why isn’t it on the album?

That’s what I battled with, but at some point, you have to trust yourself. In the middle of making the album, “Poland” was a huge Internet hit and people were like, “You gotta put it on the album.” But I was like, it doesn’t fit! Just because it’s a hit record doesn’t mean it makes sense anywhere on this record. I was so focused on making my Black “Dark Side of the Moon.” And there is a small rap verse on the album, at the end of “Drive Me Crazy.”

You’ve said you recorded a hip-hop album after you finished “Let’s Start Here,” what’s it like?

Sick stuff, it’s all over the place. In maybe a week or two, off the record, I’m gonna drop a song with J Cole [“The Secret Recipe”]. It’s so left, because we’re just rapping. Me trying to keep up with J Cole sounds like a death sentence [laughter], but I’m rapping my ass off, trying to keep up. It’s almost like he was trying to give me a whooping.

What do you want to do next?

I get off tour around Christmas, and in January I’m starting a new album. I don’t know what it is yet, I don’t want to say “alternative.” I have rap album, but I just decided I’m gonna keep dropping songs [from it] until my next [non-rap] album is done.

Do you know who you want to work with on the next album?

I’ve just been exploring, doing things that people wouldn’t expect. Even if I’m not the best at something, let’s just try, let’s explore, let’s create new things.

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Meet Giovanna, the Woman on Lil Yachty’s “Slide” Single Cover

Meet Giovanna Ramos, the woman who is on the cover of Lil Yachty's "Slide" single and in the music video.

Lil Yachty has been known to flex his canary yellow grills, and did so on the cover of his recent single “Strike (Holster).” Now, he tapped Ari Mairena-Dannon , also known as AMD Visuals, who has been working on several of his music videos lately, to snap a shot of someone else’s mouthpiece, too, for his latest track “Slide.” 

The smile in question belongs to Atlanta-based model  Giovanna Ramos . Ramos has several previous shoots with other grill pictures on her portfolio that mirror the bright, zoomed-in aesthetic that Yachty has been utilizing.

“Slide,” “Solo Steppin Crete Boy,” and “Strike (Holster)” all share a new kinetic energy that Lil Yachty has been harnessing lately. This energy is predicated on slippery lyrical pockets, smooth cadences, and wall-rattling beats that highlight his ear for production and maintain his abilities as a rapper. 

“There are a lot of times where he gets an idea or he makes a song and he wants to film it right there and then,” AMD Visuals says. “I always think to myself that if he wasn’t an artist, he would be an amazing director. He really has an eye for things, and truthfully, he pushes me to see things in a different perspective.” 

So how did Ramos get involved with Yachty? And why was she the perfect match for this project? In conversation with Ramos and “Slide” video director AMD Visuals, we find out where the grill came from, how the music video came together, and more. Get to know the face of Lil Yachty’s new summer track “Slide” below.

Who is the model?

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The model on the cover of “Slide” and featured in the music video is Giovanna Ramos, a creative based in Atlanta. 

“I started modeling in 2019 a few months before the pandemic,” she tells Complex. “I had just moved back to NYC and decided that I would give it a shot and see where it takes me… Honestly, I just like to have fun with [modeling], I think the best part about modeling is that I’m 100 percent myself and that might be the reason I grew my socials so fast and people fuck with me so hard.”

How did she connect with Lil Yachty?

Ramos says that she and Yachty only connected a few months ago after she moved to Atlanta, but bonded immediately with each other and formed a close friendship. A few months later, she got an impromptu message to come out and be a part of the “Slide” music video.

“I genuinely did not know I was going to be the cover for these projects,” Ramos explains about her involvement in the “Slide” visuals. “[Yachty] sent me ‘Slide’ a while back and I kept telling him almost every day like ‘Bro this is my favorite song right now’ and then a few months later he hit me up saying ‘Come over tomorrow, we shooting the video’ and I was super excited. Like a week later he said he was dropping the songs. I went to sleep early on Thursday and woke up to him sending me a screenshot of the project and I was literally screaming. Man, I love him, forever thankful for that for real.”

Where did the grill come from?

behind the scenes of the “Slide” music video with @amdvisuals @lilyachty & @sosaisbacc 🛝 pic.twitter.com/vCpBOa0Wz6 — angel (@angelroman___) August 7, 2023

How did the “Slide” music video come together?

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The music video for “Slide” jumps from Poland to London and eventually lands with Yachty and his friends in his car in Atlanta. AMD Visuals explains how each of the different scenes in the video came together.

“We started filming the first scenes in Poland,” he says. “We had just arrived there at night and he told me he wanted to shoot a video. It was kind of late at night already so we just decided to shoot in his hotel room. From there we went to London and shot some more scenes. I wanted one more scene though, so we decided to shoot with his new car in ATL. We were using the resources we had available at the moment. The idea for the cover art came naturally too; I knew I wanted his close friend, Gio, to be in the video. Gio brings so much character and adds a nice element to the project.”

Ramos adds that the video shoot itself was chill and spontaneous as well. “He had basically did a barbecue, invited the guys over, we shot the video, ate, and that was pretty much it.”

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Lil Uzi Vert with Special Guests Lil Yachty, JID, Rico Nasty & LIHTZ

To headline summerfest, on july 6, 2024, at american family insurance amphitheater, tickets on sale friday, march 15 at 10:00 a.m..

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MILWAUKEE, WI (March 11, 2024) – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excited to announce that Lil Uzi Vert, with special guests Lil Yachty, JID, Rico Nasty, and LIHTZ will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Saturday, July 6, 2024, during the festival's last day.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 15, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. CST at Summerfest.com and Ticketmaster.com and in person at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater Box Office, and include admission to Summerfest the day of the show.  

About Lil Uzi Vert RIAA Diamond-certified and multiple GRAMMY-nominated superstar LIL UZI VERT has a sound as dynamic as their vision and trend-setting fashion. The Philadelphia native boasts over 31 billion career streams, four GRAMMY nominations and over 100 career Billboard Hot 100 charted songs. Uzi released the 26-track album PINK TAPE, the first rap album of 2023 to top the Billboard 200 chart, their third consecutive #1 album. The success of Uzi’s latest project follows the critically acclaimed RIAA Platinum albums; LUV IS RAGE 2, ETERNAL ATAKE, and LIL UZI VERT VS. THE WORLD, two of which landed #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. LUV IS RAGE 2 featured the hit Diamond certified worldwide hit, “XO Tour Llif3,” 4X Platinum certified, “The Way Life Goes,” and Platinum certified, “Neon Guts (feat. Pharrell Williams).”

 Uzi’s boundless discography includes THE PERFECT LUV TAPE, LUV IS RAGE, PLUTO X BABY PLUTO with Future, RED & WHITE EP, and LUV VS. THE WORLD 2. In addition to their extensive catalog, the artist has also featured on several record-breaking tracks including Migos’ RIAA 4X Platinum, GRAMMY-nominated, chart-topping hit single, “Bad and Boujee.”  Lil Uzi Vert hit the road on the sold out PINK TAPE TOUR in 2023 and was nominated for Best Rap Song for the chart topping smash, “I Just Wanna Rock.”

About Lil Yachty Lil Yachty is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Atlanta Georgia. He’s released five studio albums, with his most recent being Let’s Start Here. , a psychedelic alternative rock album released in January of 2023 and debuted as #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums list, #9 on Billboard’s Top 200 list, was the #1 Album on Apple Music, and has received over 60 million streams in the first two months. He made his Saturday Night Live (SNL) musical guest debut April 1st of this year and he graced the cover of Billboard magazine’s 2023 March issue, has made multiple appearances on film and TV, collaborated with brands such as Sprite, Reese’s Puffs, and Nautica, delved into fashion with projects such as his own nail polish brand Crete, and has his own frozen pizza (Deep Cuts Yachty’s Pizzeria).

About J.I.D. Born and raised in East Atlanta, Grammy nominated J.I.D has been heralded as “one of rap’s best storytellers'' (Rolling Stone). He grew up on his parents’ collection of classic funk/soul LPs, and broke onto the scene with his 2015 EP, DiCaprio . Soon after J. Cole signed him to Dreamville Records and he

made his major-label debut with the widely celebrated The Never Story (2017), followed quickly by the critically acclaimed album DiCaprio 2 (2018) which helped induct him to XXL’s Freshman class. His momentum continued with stellar contributions to Dreamville’s Platinum certified compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019) which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts and received multiple GRAMMY nominations. Having collaborated with music’s biggest names, J.I.D celebrated a global hit

with “Enemy” alongside Imagine Dragons in 2021; priming fans for J.I.D’s third studio album The Forever Story . Released last year, the album was widely acclaimed and included in many “best album of the

year” lists and included a stirring live rendition on NPR’s Tiny Desk stage. The album was kicked off with first single, “Surround Sound” featuring 21 Savage and Baby Tate, and two years since its initial release the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 charts in Fall of 2023 thanks to a viral internet trend dubbed “Surround Sound Ceiling Challenge.” The song which has now been used over half a million videos garnering over 3.5 billion views is nearing double Platinum status. His most personal project to date, The Forever Story is a celebration of storytelling and J.I.D’s ability to weave personality and prose seamlessly across infectious production. Revered for his live performance style, he has toured across the globe selling out venues and festival stages creating a wave of throbbing fans with every performance. His nimble, head-nodding lyricism and lightning fast flow has awarded J.I.D a loyal and cult-like fanbase while his dedication to perfecting the art is sportsman-like, leaving room for J.I.D to be one of rap’s greatest in the making.

About Rico Nasty Many artists change the game. However, Rico Nasty reinvents, recharges, and reimagines it with every move. Instead, the Washington, D.C.-born and Maryland-raised sonic sorceress shapeshifts at the speed of the culture, infusing airtight rap with uncontainable punk energy, hyperpop unpredictability, industrial intensity, and just the right amount of heavy metal attitude. Back in high school, she made waves with a series of independent projects before reaching critical mass with 2017’s Sugar Trap 2. On its heels, she maintained this momentum with the fan favorite Nasty in 2018. The collaborative mixtape Anger Management with Kenny Beats closed out 2019 on over a dozen year-end lists, including Complex, Dazed, Fact, The FADER, GQ, NME, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, and Vice. During 2020, her full-length debut, Nightmare Vacation, boasted the gold-certified hit “Smack A Bitch.” Peers sought her out for high-profile collaborations, including the platinum “Tia Tamera” with Doja Cat, “#PROUDCATOWNERREMIX” with the late XXXTentacion, “¡aquí yo mando!” with Kali Uchis, and more. Rico’s’s the rare outlier who can grace the cover the XXL Freshman issue or light up Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show as an ambassador and ignite a mosh pit. With an inimitable and influential signature style, she has reached multiplatinum status, posted up nearly 1 billion streams, and sold out countless shows. Last year she unleashed unfiltered truth with the force of a tornado through a tidal wave on Las Ruinas but from here on out Rico’s new mission is to take us back to the Sugar Trap – where it all began.

About LIHTZ Philadelphia’s Andrew Christian Howard, p/k/a “LIHTZ” is a multifaceted artist that has made a name for himself in music and television. Born in West Philly, Lihtz had a rough upbringing moving from shelter to shelter with his sickly mother. At the age of 7-years-old, Lihtz and his family moved to West Oak Lane or the “Uptown” area of Philadelphia. It was here where he made a name for himself.

Inspired by his uncle, “Big Biscuit,” who was a rapper, Lihtz wanted to follow in his footsteps and by the age of 10-years-old, he found himself in a rap group. This along with his time in church played a heavy role in the soulfulness of his music and heartfelt lyrics.  Lihtz briefly moved to Atlanta after high school to hone in on his sound. Upon moving back to Philly, Lihtz received a cosign from Gillie Da Kid (Million Dollars Worth of Game Co-host) which helped launch his music career. Featured on songs from other artists in Philadelphia, Lihtz was able to build his own catalog of street anthems. This eventually led Lihtz to be featured on “Never Lose” by Meek Mill. Since that time, Lihtz has been met with moments of tragedy and career obstacles. In 2023 Lihtz emerged with a new image and sound which pushed him in a different direction from his earlier work. The intention of wearing a mask was to force people to focus on the music while also seeing him in a new light. Lihtz dedication to personal growth birthed many songs including his current single “Serenity.” The song represents the search for substance that gives your life purpose before it's too late.

About Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance   Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is a premier independent music festival, hosting the industry’s biggest acts for an unforgettable live music experience.  Since its inception in 1968, Summerfest continues to distinguish itself as a top national music festival and has developed an unrivaled reputation, consistently featuring hundreds of performances across 12 stages, throughout the 75-acre festival grounds along Lake Michigan. Summerfest 2024 will take place over three weekends - June 20-22, June 27-29, and July 4-6. For more information, visit Summerfest.com , or follow us on social media @Summerfest on Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok.   

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., producer of Summerfest, continues to fulfill its nonprofit mission of bringing the community together and providing a showcase for performing arts, activities, and recreation to the public, through music and special events.

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Drake Co-Signed Nemzzz Drops New Track 'It's US' With Lil Yachty

Breaking new ground, the mixtape is available in physical format on CD and cassette, a first for the Manchester artist.

UK rapper Nemzzz has dropped his highly-anticipated debut mixtape, DO NOT DISTURB, (Deluxe) today.

This 11-track tape marks Nemzzz's most extensive release to date, delving into his upbringing and newfound fame. Breaking new ground, the mixtape is available in physical format on CD and cassette, a first for the Manchester artist. Nemzzz has gotten co-signs from Drake, Central Cee, iShowSpeed, and other US-based entertainers. 

The single "It's Us" featuring rapper Lil Yachty, a standout from the deluxe offering, has also been released, offering a short but punchy track with cool 808s and keys. Nemzzz and Yachty trade verses, showcasing their great sonic chemistry and marking a return to form for Yachty. Yachty has voiced his support for Nemzzz, a particularly strong co-sign as Yachty has aligned himself with other rising talent such as Teezo Touchdown and LORENZ.OG . 

Opening with the late-night confession "REFLECTION," Nemzzz delivers biting rhymes about the pitfalls of social media activism. The new single " ETA" features a collaboration with German rap heavyweight Luciano, with the duo trading bars over a siren-like beat and a video shot in Frankfurt during Nemzzz's appearance at Luciano's stadium show.

Recent single "PTSD," produced by frequent collaborator Zel, showcases a haunting vocal flip and a laid-back production, earning a co-sign from Central Cee. "L'S," a shimmering, jazz-inflected track, received acclaim from The Observer, Fader, CRACK, and NME, garnering spins across BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.

Atmospheric cuts like "DOOM" and playful love song "STAR SIGN" add depth to the mixtape, while tracks like "NEED YOU" explore the ups and downs of toxic relationships. "DND," the title track, details the challenges Nemzzz faced leading up to the project's release. Rounding out the tape is "MONEY AND VIBES," where Nemzzz brings a UK flavor to a flip of Justin Timberlake's "Rock Your Body."

Nemzzz, shaped by his tough upbringing in Gorton, uses his music to reflect on experiences such as heartbreak, fake friends, financial literacy, finding one's path, and managing mental health amid social media addiction. The rapper, an old head on young shoulders, offers relatability in a unique way, helping his young fans navigate growing pains.

Following a successful 2023, which included his debut EP "Nemzzz Type Beat" and hit singles like "Therapy" and "8AM IN MANNY," Nemzzz is gearing up for his second headline tour this Spring across the UK and Ireland. With sold-out dates already and performances at major festivals, including Glastonbury and Ibiza Rocks, Nemzzz continues to make waves in the rap scene.

Since bursting onto the scene at 14, Nemzzz has steadily built buzz with over 180M combined streams in 2023, 9 Million TikTok views, and recognition from BBC Radio 1xtra, Amazon Music x Hunger Magazine, No Signal Class of '23, MOBO Awards 2022 Best Newcomer Nominee, and accolades from Pitchfork, The Face, DAZED, The Guardian, HYPEBEAST, CLASH, Complex UK, and NME. Nemzzz is undeniably making serious moves in the industry.

Nemzzz will be heading out on his second headline tour this Spring with dates across the UK and Ireland. He will be kicking off in Dublin on April 30th, and culminating in a homecoming show on May 7th in Manchester. With two dates already sold out - the tour is set to be another huge smash for the young star. TICKETS/MORE INFO.

30th April Dublin, Green Room Academy *SOLD OUT

3rd May Glasgow, Warehouse SWG3 *SOLD OUT

5th May London, Omeara *SOLD OUT

7th May Manchester, Club Academy

About Nemzzz:

Nemzzz is one of the most exciting breakout rap talents of recent years. An old head on young shoulders, Nemzzz is relatable in a different way than a lot of his rap peers; driven less by punchlines about Birkin bags and more by the challenge of helping his young fans navigate their way through growing pains.

The rapper is shaped by his tough upbringing in Gorton, using his music to reflect on his experiences in Manchester and his mental health struggles. Since bursting onto the scene at the tender age of 14, he has relentlessly chipped away at his craft – building steady buzz amongst the industry, media and fans alike.

With over 180M combined streams in 2023, 9 Million TikTok views, tips including BBC Radio 1xtra's Hot For 2023, Amazon Music x Hunger Magazine Ones To Watch, No Signal Class of '23, Best Newcomer Nominee MOBO Awards 2022, plaudits from Pitchfork, The Face, DAZED, The Guardian, HYPEBEAST, CLASH, Complex UK and NME - Nemzzz is making serious moves.

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J. Cole Delivers “Might Delete Later, Vol. 2” Video Featuring Unreleased Music

The Coleword takeover appears to be imminent at this point!

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J. Cole continues to tease a litany of new material, including his fledging video series. On Monday (March 18), Cole released Might Delete Later, Vol 2. chock full of unreleased snippets of new music and behind-the-scenes footage of the “Middle Child” MC producing and recording in the studio. Along with clips from Drake’s It’s All a Blur Tour, the 11-minute visual also showcased an exclusive look at the prototype of J. Cole’s new sneaker, the Indie 5000.

Additional appearances include cameos from Drake, Central Cee and Benny The Butcher, among others. It also appears J. Cole and Sexyy Red’s first-ever introduction was caught on camera during the video, along with an interaction with Lil Yachty, suggesting a follow-up to their collaborative record “The Secret Recipe.”

Yet another notable moment from the video captures J. Cole remarking on his process crafting notable hits such as “Work Out” during a “trial and error” time period he underwent after signing his deal with JAY-Z.

“It wasn’t until I signed to Jay and this n###a was like, ‘Nah, you ain’t putting a f###ing album out until you got some f###ing hits’ and I was like ‘Ohhh s###t,” he said. “I had to trial and error for like a year, two and a half years. ‘Workout,’ I squeezed that s###t out at the the last minute, but even that was an unnatural space for me.”

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Megan Thee Stallion, Gunna and Lil Yachty To Headline Broccoli City Festival 2024

Taking place this july in washington, dc’s capitol riverfront..

Broccoli City Festival officially unveiled its stellar lineup for its 2024 edition.

Set to take place at Audi Field in Washington, DC’s Capitol Riverfront on July 27 and July 28, the two-day engagement will feature headliners Megan Thee Stallion, Gunna, Lil Yachty and Concrete Family. Also joining the lineup are the likes of PARTYNEXTDOOR, Victoria Monet, KAYTRANADA, Sexxy Red and Key Glock, comedians Issa Rae, Desi Banks, Funny Marco and Uncle Waffles, Bryson Tiller’s TrapSoul Karaoke and more.

🥦 THIS IS THE MOMENT WE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Broccoli City Festival 2024 on July 27th + 28th 2024 at Audi Field! 🎉 🎟️ PRESALE starts at 12pm ET! RETWEET for the presale code and LIKE if you’re ready for the BC experience! pic.twitter.com/1oYd7oeVSg — Broccoli City (@BroccoliCity) March 18, 2024

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