MEMPHIS CONCERTS IN 2022: From the reunion of New Edition to Kraftwerk, here are 14 shows to look forward to NEW MUSIC: BlocBoy JB to release new Tay Keith-produced mixtape 'Blocumentary' series debuts And EST Gee’s mixtape, “Bigger Than Life or Death,” reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 while tracks like “4 Da Gang” and “Maybach” were certified gold. 42 Dugg’s project “Free Dem Boyz” debuted at No. It would prove the sixth highest-selling hip-hop album of 2021 and the 16th highest-selling album across all genres. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the release “A Gangsta's Pain,” which hit the top of the charts twice.
In 2021, Moneybagg Yo earned his first-career No.
works closely with each artist as the head of CMG, where he oversees the strategy and execution around their respective music releases and spearheads decision-making across everything from radio promotion to marketing initiatives.”Ĭertainly, CMG’s hot streak has put Gotti in a position to further build the company. The release noted, “Gotti has established the hottest, artist-run record label in hip-hop with CMG Records, having developed the careers of the label’s most successful roster of artists including Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, EST Gee and more. Since his mainstream breakthrough eight years ago, Gotti has enjoyed four consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard album charts, including 2013’s “I Am” and 2016’s “The Art of Hustle” - which are both gold certified - as well as 2017’s “I Still Am” and 2020’s “Untrapped.” The February release of “CM10: Free Game” comes two years after Gotti’s last full length, “Untrapped,” which included high-profile collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign and Moneybagg Yo, among others. However Gotti, who’s been rapping professionally since the mid-'90s - when he was a teenage MC known as Lil’ Yo - has overseen the historic success of his CMG label over the last few years, and appears ready to seriously transition to a full-time role as a businessman and hip-hop mogul. They are typically followed by the inevitable comeback. Rapper retirements, or threatened retirements, have long been part of the genre and are usually designed to hype a new release.
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