NEAR TRUTHS: UNCORKED
Jay-Z's blingy mountain of cash keeps gaining altitude. (3/5a)
GRAMMY CHEW: THE
PRE-GRAMMY BOUNCE Let's hear it for ironic guitar-smashing. (3/5a)
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A jazz chronicle of fighting the power.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
ACQUITTED
In a phenomenal display of cowardice.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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WHAT IT IS: The St. Petersburg native is on the rise with Ghetto Gospel, his third project within a year. The album, executive produced by Kevin Gates, peaked at #10 on the charts in its second week of release. The rapper first emerged with his 2018 mixtape Hunger Games 3. His breakthrough single, “Heart on Ice,” now gold-certified, portrays his ability to mellifluously weave in falsetto R&B notes throughout his verses.
ALBUM: Ghetto Gospel
RELEASE DATE: 11/1
SINGLE: “Heart on Ice”
LIVE: Ghetto Gospel Tour set for 3/3, includes shows at Webster Hall in NYC and Janus Live in St. Petersburg
INTERNET: 26m+ Spotify streams; 38m+ YouTube views for “Heart on Ice”, 6m+ YouTube views on Genius Open Mic
RADIO: 30 adds to radio upon impact on 11/16
PRESS: Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NPR
BOOKING: Andrew Lieber/MAC Agency
MANAGEMENT: Dereck Lane/Hit House Ent