

Just as he can infuse his bars with those tuneful, attention-grabbing hooks, his tracks unveil a deep-seated duality in both musicality and lyricism which can make his output into a dizzying rollercoaster at its most potent. Championed by scores of his fellow New Yorkers as the heir to its throne, what’s every bit as enthralling as his ability to cohesively intersperse melodies with brash, self-assured rhymes is the multidimensional outlook of the man lesser known as Julius Dubose. Instead of just dropping a single, I like putting projects together.On his sophomore effort, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie attests to all that makes him out as a unique force in hip-hop with the ambitious "Hoodie SZN."Īrmed with a distinctive flow, a mastery of cadence that is seldom equaled and an unfaltering ability to marry hip-hop with the serenading ambiance of R&B, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's artistic compass and musical principles that were exhibited on breakout project Artist from 2016 have remained intact ever since, and garnered the Bronx native a worldwide fanbase.

I pick and choose what I want to put on what. “I said, ‘Hell no, I’m dropping every quarter.’ I got enough music to drop all of that sh*t. It’s long, so I wasn’t going to drop anything after this for at least half a year so fans can really let the music sink in, but then I thought about it,” he said. “This one is 18 tracks compared to my usual 12 to 13. On that same topic, A Boogie discussed with VIBE why he decided to record a bevy of tracks for his project.

“Hip-hop has been more in touch with their fans than anybody in the last few years.” “I don’t think it’s a sales trick as much as audience behavior,” said Daniel Glass, Glassnote Records’ president. In an article published by Rolling Stone, music industry power players discussed streaming’s pitfalls and benefits when it concerns putting out super long albums. While spectators believe that artists can manipulate the streaming system by putting out longer albums, others believe it’ll prove to be beneficial in the long run.
