ERLICH TO EXIT SPOTIFY FOR TBA VENTURE
One of the good guys is changing lanes. (10/2a)
CALL MY AGENT:
MIKE GREEK The latest in a series of live-exec trading cards (9/29a)
NEAR TRUTHS: DIGITAL NATIVES
The matzo ball doesn’t fall far from the tree. (9/30a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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WHAT IT IS: With nods from Spotify (Hip-Hop Artist to Watch), Apple Music (Our Predictions: Hip-Hop Stars), Amazon Music (Breakthrough Spotlight Artist) and iHeart (Best New Hip-Hop Artist nominee), SleazyWorld Go is primed for a breakthrough year. Raised in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Kansas City, the budding rapper had a banner 2022, with a platinum certification on “Sleazy Flow,” his first #1 at Urban radio, as well as cosigns from Lil Baby, Offset and G Herbo. While working on his first album, SleazyWorld Go released his Where the Shooters Be Deluxe mixtape in November and dropped latest track “Robbers and Villains” on 1/27.
ALBUM: Where the Shooters Be
RELEASE DATE: 11/11/22
SINGLE: “Robbers and Villains”
INTERNET: 4.4m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 200m+ combined YouTube views; 650k+ TikTok followers; 500k+ Instagram followers
RADIO: Platinum-certified “Sleazy Flow” hit #1 at Urban radio; nominated for iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Hip-Hop Artist
PRESS: XXL, HotNewHipHop, Dirty Glove Bastard, Passion of the Weiss, Rap Radar, Audiomack’s 50 Best Albums of 2022 (“SleazyWorld Go feels like the next big breakout star from the Midwest”), more
MANAGEMENT: Chance Cochran & Amina Diop