WHAT IT IS: As his viral underground hit, “Mo Bamba,” continues to heat up, the Harlem native prepares to release his debut full-length, MUDBOY, expected 10/5. “Mo Bamba”—now #42 on the Hot 100, up 31 spots since its debut at #73 on 9/11—is gaining serious momentum. The buzzing track just landed in Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist. It’s currently #8 on the streaming platform’s U.S. chart and #41 on the global chart with 57m total streams. Alongside Juice WRLD, Sheck Wes is featured on “No Bystanders,” from Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD.
ALBUM: MUDBOY
RELEASE DATE: TBA
SINGLE: “Mo Bamba”
LIVE: 2018 summer festivals included Made In America, Rolling Loud Oakland, Trillectro; performed at LeBron James’ anniversary party; brought out on stage at Drake’s Toronto show to perform “Mo Bamba”; opening for Travis Scott’s North American ASTROWORLD Tour Nov/Dec
INTERNET: 7m monthly Spotify listeners, 60k followers; more than 75k YouTube subscribers, official video approaching 16m views
RADIO: Spins in D.C., N.Y., L.A., Chicago, more
PRESS: Washington Post (“Did everyone go to Trillectro just to hear ‘Mo Bamba’?”), New York Times, Fader, i-D, Complex, Billboard, Pigeons & Planes, more
BOOKING: Cara Lewis
MANAGEMENT: David Stromberg/Cactus Jack