WHAT IT IS: Veeze, a Detroit native, broke out with the 2019 mixtape Navy Wavy and four years later dropped Ganger, which featured hits including “GOMD” (51m+ streams). The album, Veeze’s second full-length release, gained critical acclaim for tracks like “Not a Drill” (32m+ streams) and “Safe 2” (22m+ streams). The 21-track project boasts features by Lil Yachty, Babyface Ray, Icewear Vezzo and Lil Uzi Vert. Veeze is set to kick off the second leg of his own headlining tour in February.
ALBUM: Ganger
RELEASE DATE: 6/27
SINGLE: “Not a Drill”
LIVE: Supporting Travis Scott on Circus Maximus dates (1/17-2/5); Ganger Tour dates 2/7-3/15, EU (3/26-4/11); Rolling Loud Los Angeles (3/16)
INTERNET: 43k TikTok creations for “GOMD,” 38k for “Safe2,” 13k for “Not a Drill”; music featured by athletes Stefon Diggs, CJ Gardner-Johnson, more; 300k+ Instagram followers in the last six months (100% increase)
RADIO: “Not a Drill” on 31 stations
PRESS: FADER, N.Y. Times, NPR, Rolling Stone (Best Albums of 2023, 15 Best Hip Hop Albums and Songs of 2023), Complex, Pitchfork, BET, Detroit Metro Times, Stereogum, UPROXX, more
BOOKING: Jordan Stone/WME
PUBLISHING: Self-published
MANAGEMENT: Terrence Hawkins/Marki Management