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Lil Baby And Russ’ New Collab Promises Things Will Get ‘Ugly’

The two rappers joined forces for the new single after sharing albums of their own in 2020 with ‘My Turn’ and ‘Shake The Snow Globe.’ …

For the first time in their careers, Russ and Lil Baby have joined forces for a new collaboration. The track, which is entitled “Ugly,” is one Russ has been teasing for the better part of the last week. The new release is an equally triumphant and egotistic effort that finds both rappers asserting their dominance and presence in whatever space they step in.

“I don’t gotta say, ‘What’s up’ to you, I don’t gotta say, ‘Hey,’” Russ proclaims on the track. “And if you talk sh*t, then it’s up with you, and that’s where it’s gon’ stay.” As the production’s trumpets continue to blare throughout Russ’ first verse, Lil Baby sticks to the track’s display of overconfidence with 16 bars that focus on his luxury cars, jewelry, and monetary gains while he brushes off issues in his love life as a result of his infidelity.

“Ugly” also arrives with a music video that sees Russ and Lil Baby in a strip club having the time of their lives as a slew of women dance around them. The song comes after a successful 2020 for both acts. Russ shared his third album, Shake The Snow Globe which was initially a 14 track effort with help from Rick Ross, Kiana Lede, Benny The Butcher, and more before a deluxe edition with seven more songs arrived.

He also dropped his Chomp EP which found him going toe-to-toe with some of today’s best lyricists including Ab-Soul, Kxng Crooked, and Black Thought. As for Lil Baby, he had last year on lock thanks to the success of his My Turn album and “The Bigger Picture,” the latter which helped him land a pair of nominations at the upcoming Grammy awards.

You can watch the “Ugly” video above.

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WONDERLOST makes waves with latest single “Bully Man”

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WONDERLOST’s newest single, “Bully Man,” is a genre-blurring ride that cruises like a sailboat across sunlit waters. Direct from the heart of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, this is an invitation to slow down, take a deep breath, and have the rhythm carry you home. “Bully Man” is a potent mix of roots reggae, jam band alchemy, and dreamlike electronic haze. It’s a melodic cocktail that goes down easy, with deep basslines throb like the heartbeat of the island, as hypnotic delays and dub textures radiate outward like heat from the Caribbean Sea.

Jared’s voice is warm, inviting, and effortlessly soulful, leading listeners through a story in homage to the life-rich culture of his island home. The song’s message is cloaked in sunny positivity, “Bully Man” is reflective, genuine, and pounding with authenticity. There’s something transgendant about this track. It’s the sort of song that requires nothing, just your time and your ears. It’s best tasted with salt on your skin and the horizon wide open, like a soundtrack for golden-hour escape.

And while its island roots are deep, the song doesn’t remain tethered. WONDERLOST slipped in occasional electronic swells and moments of improvisational flair, suggesting something more exploratory and open to evolution. It’s that mix of tradition and innovation that gives “Bully Man” its appeal. WONDERLOST is trying to ride the wave. And with “Bully Man,” they’ve released a sun-soaked track that invites you to slow down, tune in, and drift a little with nothing but rhythm, a little soul, and a ton of heart.

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Evalyn’s “Boys Girls” is a daydream in rewind

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If you’ve ever found yourself plopped down in your bedroom, staring at a dusty old shoebox full of polaroids, desperately wishing you could hit rewind on life, then Evalyn’s latest single “Boys Girls” may just be your new favorite escape hatch. Infused with dreamy melody, “Boys Girls” is a love letter to those rose-tinted memories that we carry around in our back pockets. With a rich cinematic quality that evokes riffling through a scrapbook of summers long gone, Evalyn manages to capture that universal longing for the past and compress it into three minutes of pure, exuberant memories.

“Boys Girls” welcomes you into its soft-focus realm, a sort of alternate universe where time moves just a bit slower and the feeling hits just a bit harder. Evalyn’s vocal sails in a manner that’s so close to touch, wistful and bright, like seeing yourself in an old car window that’s parked outside a high school party. It’s that kind of song that immediately sends you back through time, to when your life felt simpler and messier at the same time. There is a striking tension in “Boys Girls,” it pines away for what was, and enjoys the way we remember it. It is not about reliving the past so much as reclaiming the way it made us feel. The freedom. The chaos. Not knowing what will happen next.

It surrenders to that emotional pull with polished production that harkens back to the days of retro pop classics, while still sounding fresh. It’s the sort of track you want blasting out of the car stereo on a night drive with the windows down and heart swelling. “Boys Girls” is a mirror for anyone who’s ever glanced over their shoulder and smiled, even despite the sting. It’s vulnerable, and it’s entirely unforgettable. With this release, Evalyn not only takes us down memory lane, she makes us fall in love with it all over again.

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