WHAT IT IS: New York rapper Fivio Foreign took the Brooklyn drill scene by storm with his hit song, “Big Drip,” off his four-track EP, Pain and Love. Compared to the fast-paced deliveries from counterparts in Brooklyn’s rap scene, Fivio takes his time—without losing his high energy—adding meaning to adlibs that would otherwise go unnoticed. After signing to Columbia late last year, Fivio has dropped his latest album, 800 BC, and has been named an artist to watch in 2020 by Complex and Earmilk, among others. Keep an eye on this fast-rising rapper as he continues to turn heads.
ALBUM: 800 BC
RELEASE DATE: 4/24
SINGLE: “Big Drip” and “Big Drip (Remix)” f/Quavo & Lil Baby
LIVE: NFL 2020 Draft-A-Thon, Trillerfest 2020
INTERNET: 2m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 50m+ combined YouTube video views, 114k subscribers, up 25k in the past 28 days, “Wetty” trended #13 day of release; 425k Instagram followers
RADIO: #22 at Urban and chart-bound at Rhythm at presstime
PRESS: Pitchfork, Complex (“Best Songs of 2019” and “Rappers to Watch in 2020”), XXL, Hypebeast, FADER, Hot New Hip Hop, The Source, NME, Earmilk (Artists To Watch), UPROXX, more
BOOKING: Darlene Deluna/The Signature Bookings
PUBLISHING: Sony/ATV
MANAGEMENT: Elliott Hardamon & Kahran Reefer