"Put On" is a song by American recording artist Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West,from Jeezy's third studio album The Recession. The song was released as the album's lead single on June 3,2008. The song received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group,and was featured in the video games Midnight Club:Los Angeles and Skate 3.
Dimitri Leslie Roger,known professionally as Rich the Kid,is an American rapper. After a number of independent mixtapes,he signed with Interscope Records in 2017 to release his debut studio album,The World Is Yours (2018). Supported by the singles "New Freezer" and "Plug Walk",the album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. His second and third studio albums,The World Is Yours 2 (2019) and Boss Man (2020) peaked at numbers four and 24 on the chart,respectively. He has also released the collaborative mixtapes Nobody Safe (2020) with YoungBoy Never Broke Again,and Trust Fund Babies (2021) with Lil Wayne. Furthermore,he founded the record label Rich Forever Music in 2016,through which he has signed rappers Famous Dex and Jay Critch.
Durk Devontay Banks,known professionally as Lil Durk,is an American rapper. Regarded as a preeminent artist in the Chicago-based hip hop subgenre drill music,Banks has been cited as one of its pioneers. He initially garnered local success with the release of his Signed to the Streets mixtape series (2013–2014),which led to him to sign with Def Jam Recordings. The label released his debut studio album,Remember My Name (2015),and its follow-up,Lil Durk 2X (2016),to moderate commercial reception before parting ways with the rapper in 2018.
HipHopDX is an online magazine of hip hop music criticism and news. HipHopDX has over 3.5M monthly readers,the website encompassing hip hop news,interviews,music,and reviews. The website's founder and CEO is Sharath Cherian and the Head of Content is Jerry L. Barrow. HipHopDX is the flagship publication of Cheri Media Group. HipHopDX can be found on X,Instagram,Facebook,YouTube,and TikTok.
Artist Julius Dubose,known professionally as A Boogie wit da Hoodie,is an American rapper,and singer-songwriter. Dubose released his debut studio album,The Bigger Artist,via Atlantic Records in 2017. Led by the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 single "Drowning",the album was met with critical praise and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200.
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden,known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or NBA YoungBoy,is an American rapper. From 2015 to 2017,he released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional following for his work. He signed with Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group in the latter year to release the singles "Untouchable" and "No Smoke",both of which marked his first entries on the Billboard Hot 100. Released in January of the following year,his single "Outside Today" became his first to peak within the top 40 of the chart,and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It served as both his mainstream breakthrough and the lead single for his debut studio album,Until Death Call My Name (2018),which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200 despite mixed critical reception.
The discography of American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again consists of six studio albums,three compilation albums,26 mixtapes,three extended plays,and 102 singles. His music has been released on record labels 101 Distribution,Atlantic Records,and Motown Records,along with subsidiaries Never Broke Again and Artist Partner Group. With over 80 million digital units sold in the United States,he is among the highest certified artists in the United States. YoungBoy has achieved three number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and one top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2022,YoungBoy received a plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America which reads "100 RIAA Gold/Platinum Certifications",making him the youngest artist to receive this at just 22-years-old. He is also the youngest artist in history to chart 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 at just 23-years-old.
Jonathan Lyndale Kirk,known professionally as DaBaby,is an American rapper. After releasing several mixtapes between 2014 and 2018,he signed with Interscope Records in January 2019 in a joint venture with the North Carolina–based record label,South Coast Music Group. His debut studio album,Baby on Baby (2019),spawned the single "Suge",which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 a month after its release.
Montero Lamar Hill,better known by his stage name Lil Nas X,is an American rapper,singer,and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2019 country rap single "Old Town Road," the longest-running number-one song since the U.S. Billboard Hot 100's 1958 inception. Simultaneously,he came out as gay,the only artist to do so while having a number-one record.
American rapper and singer-songwriter Lil Nas X has released one studio album,two extended plays (EP),one mixtape and eighteen singles. The release of his country rap single "Old Town Road",achieved viral popularity in early 2019 and climbed the music charts internationally and became diamond certified by November of that same year. Lil Nas X released his second EP,titled 7 in 2019 through Columbia Records. Two more singles were released from the EP "Panini" and "Rodeo". His debut studio album,Montero was released in 2021 through Columbia Records. The album was preceded by the chart-topping singles "Montero " and "Industry Baby",as well as "Sun Goes Down".
"Old Town Road" is the debut mainstream single by American rapper Lil Nas X,first released independently in December 2018. After gaining popularity,the single was re-released by Columbia Records in March 2019. The rapper also recorded a remix with American country singer Billy Ray Cyrus,which was released on April 5,2019. Both were included on Lil Nas X's second EP,7 (2019).
"Panini" is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X from his second EP 7 (2019). It was released as his second single through Columbia Records on June 20,2019. "Panini" was written by Lil Nas X,alongside production duo Take a Daytrip and co-producer Dot Da Genius. Late singer &Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is also credited as a writer due to the chorus containing an interpolation of the band's song "In Bloom" from their album Nevermind.
Kobe Vidal Crawford Jr.,known professionally as NoCap,is an American rapper and singer. He signed with YoungBoy Never Broke Again's namesake record label,an imprint of Atlantic Records in 2019. His debut studio album,Mr. Crawford (2022),peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and saw widespread critical praise. He is noted for his use of wordplay.
"One Shot" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again,featuring fellow American rapper Lil Baby. The song was released on June 18,2020,as the lead single from the Road to Fast 9 mixtape for F9,the ninth film in the Fast &Furious franchise. Two different videos were released for the song,with the second one premiering on July 29,2020.
"Kacey Talk" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again,released on August 13,2020,as the second single from his second studio album,Top,released on September 11,2020. The guitar-driven song is named after YoungBoy's son,Kacey,who also contributed vocals to the song and appears in the official video. Lyrically,it's about YoungBoy offering a guide on moving to a higher level in life,with further raps about women and how to differentiate between real and fake friends. "Kacey Talk" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also reached numbers 33 and 50 on both the Rhythmic and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified double platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),denoting units of over 2,000,000 units. An accompanying music video for the single,directed by Rich Porter,features the rapper at a casino and in front of a fancy car,along with some scenes showcasing both his businessman and artist lifestyles respectively.
"Industry Baby" is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X featuring fellow American rapper Jack Harlow,released on July 23,2021,through Columbia Records. The song features co-production by American rapper and record producer Kanye West and production duo Take a Daytrip. It is the third single from Lil Nas X's debut studio album,Montero (2021),following up the international success of lead single "Montero ". The song debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 7,2021,and became Lil Nas X's third and Harlow's first number-one single on the chart on the week of October 23,2021 after a massive gain in digital sales. On October 9,2021,an extended version was released that features a short verse from Lil Nas X during the outro. The song received a nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
"Bestie" is a song by American rappers DaBaby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was first released on January 10,2022 along with their other single "Hit",as a combined record called "Bestie/Hit". It is the third single from their collaborative mixtape Better than You (2022),and was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 19,2022.
"Hot Shit" is a song by American rapper Cardi B featuring fellow American rappers Kanye West,and Lil Durk. It was released on July 1,2022,through Atlantic Records as the third single from Cardi B's upcoming second studio album. The three rappers wrote the song alongside Pardison Fontaine and Bunny Wailer and with producers Tay Keith and BanBwoi.
The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards was a recognition ceremony that was held on October 4,2022,as the 17th installment of the BET Hip Hop Awards. The nominations were announced on September 12,2022. The awards were hosted by Fat Joe.
Jason Michael Goldberg,professionally known as Cheese,is an American record producer,songwriter,and audio engineer. He was a producer on YoungBoy Never Broke Again's Sincerely,Kentrell,The Last Slimeto,and the Birdman-assisted,From the Bayou. He also acted as an engineer on Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar's hit song,"goosebumps" and Tyler,the Creator,Ty Dolla $ign,and YoungBoy Never Broke Again's "WusYaName".
