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Fivio Foreign Asks ‘What’s My Name’ In His New Video With Queen Naija And Coi Leray

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Fivio Foreign‘s debut album B.I.B.L.E. came out in April, but he’s wisely kept promoting it over the last two months, keeping it visible even with all the high-profile projects that have been dropping lately. The latest video he’s released from the album is for “What’s My Name,” the Destiny’s Child-sampling fifth track, which also features fellow rising stars Queen Naija and Uproxx’s latest cover artist, Coi Leray. While Naija sing-raps her verse, Coi delivers hers in her now-signature clipped-but-melodic cadence. In the video, the three wear matching camouflage outfits while performing for rowdy crowds while Coi lounges with a python.

Since dropping B.I.B.L.E., Fivio’s appeared in the video for Nicki Minaj’s “We Go Up,” assisted Antonio Brown on his new album Paradigm, teamed up with another drill artist, Kay Flock, to release “Make A Movie,” and released his own video for another of his album’s more soulful singles, “Hello,” featuring Chloe and KayCyy. Meanwhile, Queen Naija is four months removed from her latest single, “Hate Our Love” featuring Big Sean, and Coi Leray has already dropped a new single of her own, “Involved,” after pushing back her Trendsetter tour to add more dates.

Watch Fivio Foreign’s “What’s My Name” video featuring Queen Naija and Coi Leray above.

Fivio Foreign Just Wants A ‘Hello’ From The Love Interest In His New Video With Chloe And KayCyy

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While drill rap is primarily known for its rugged tales of late-night shootouts and nods to New York’s apparently flourishing gang culture, occasionally it can be a little more down-to-earth. In Fivio Foreign’s video for “Hello,” from his debut album, B.I.B.L.E., he turns the drill sound downright romantic, requesting a little attention from a romantic interest alongside rising singers Chloe and KayCyy.

Naturally, each of the singers gets some screen time of their own as well, but the overall narrative remains fixed on FIvie and his pursuit of an attractive woman at a party. Meanwhile, Chloe’s verse traipses the line between deft rapping and mellifluous singing, and KayCyy ties things up with a bow at the end with a lilting, melodic rap.

B.I.B.L.E. debuted at No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart in April behind 29,000 album-equivalent units. Its release was fueled by lead single, “City of Gods,” which was produced by Kanye West and featured Alicia Keys, and peaked at No. 46 on the Hot 100. The album also included appearances from ASAP Rocky, Coi Leray, DJ Khaled, Lil Yachty, Lil Tjay, Polo G, Quavo, and more.

Watch Fivio Foreign’s “Hello” video featuring Chloe and KayCyy above.

B.I.B.L.E. is out now via Columbia Records and RichFish. Get it here.

Fivio Foreign Explains Why ‘B.I.B.LE.’ Doesn’t Feature Any Drill Artists

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Drill rap’s heir apparent, Fivio Foreign, released his debut album, B.I.B.L.E., over the weekend, enjoying a positive response after months of buildup. However, fans of New York’s underground rap scene might have wondered why he didn’t feature any of the other members of the drill rap movement such as Sheff G, Kay Flock, Rah Swish, or Sleepy Hallow. Instead, the album contains guest appearances from big names like Alicia Keys, ASAP Rocky, Kanye West, and Quavo. In a new interview with Complex, the 32-year-old newcomer explained why he left off his peers in favor of big stars.

“Right now, I’m elevated,” he said. “For sure, I want to help people and put people on… But I wanted to have elevated, lit songs. I was thinking about going viral.” However, that doesn’t mean he wasn’t thinking about his immediate cohort when crafting the album. “I got a couple [drill] n****s on the deluxe.”

Fivio isn’t the only drill artist to receive criticism for seemingly leaving his fellows in the rearview on his major debut. Pop Smoke, Fivi’s predecessor to occupy the drill rap throne before being gunned down in early 2020, also featured big names like Quavo on his own debut rather than drill rap compatriots. However, like Fivi, Pop Smoke apparently wanted to prove himself a more expansive artist with Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon, and eventually did release a deluxe version that introduced listeners to more drill artists like Dread Woo and Dafi Woo, as well as featuring frequent collaborator Fivio Foreign.

Fivio Foreign Drops Debut Album ‘B.I.B.L.E’ and “For Nothin” Video

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Fivio Foregin’s highly anticipated B.I.B.L.E, executive produced by Kanye West, has finally arrived. All year long, the Brooklyn rapper has been making an effort to officially prove to New York City that this style of music, drill music, is the new standard of New York music, and it’s here to stay. If anyone needed proof, it’s in B.I.B.L.E.

Fivio gave fans a 17-track star-studded album heavily influenced by New York’s drill music movement. B.I.B.L.E. features appearances from Kanye, ASAP Rocky, Lil Yachty, DJ Khaled, Polo G, Coi Leray, Lil Tjay, Chlöe, and more​​​​​​​.

Not to negate what the pioneers of New York rappers accomplished in the past, but Fivio is setting a new standard. He’s still delivering that traditional raw and gritty substance of New York; he just changed the sound. Still rapping about the same struggles, he’s just putting the lyrics in a lit way.

He already has the new New York theme song, “City of God,” featuring Kanye West and Alicia Key. He followed up with “Magic City,” featuring Quavo and his album, and he dropped the “For Nothin” visual. Check out the video and album below and tell us how you feel about B.I.B.L.E.

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Fivio Foreign Requests A Concrete Support System In His Honest ‘For Nothin’ Video

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For the past three years, Fivio Foreign stayed relevant in the hip-hop community without an album to his name. He always made sure to contribute an impactful record or guest verse to keep his name in the mix. Finally, after all these years, Fivio arrives with his debut album. B.I.B.L.E. touches down with 17 songs to its name including the previously released “City Of Gods” and “Magic City.” Now that the album is out and available for the world to enjoy, Fivio celebrates its release with a brand new video.

Fivio offers a simple visual for “For Nothin.” The track itself finds him questioning the people from his past who have switched up on him while praising those who stuck around to see him shine today. The accompanying visual gives a glimpse into Fivio’s everyday activities as it captures him with fans, hanging with fans, recording music, conducting a photo shoot, and more.

B.I.B.L.E. sports a stacked roster of talent that appears beside Fivio through its 17 songs. KayCyy, Quavo, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Queen Naija, Coi Leray, Chloe, ASAP Rocky, Lil Yachty, Lil Tjay, Yung Bleu, DJ Khaled, Vory, Polo G, Blueface, and Ne-Yo. The album also arrives after Fivio connected with Nicki Minaj and City Girls for “We Go Up” and “Top Notch” respectively.

You can watch the video for “For Nothin” above.

B.I.B.L.E. is out now via Columbia Records. You can stream it here.

Fivio Foreign Was Asked ‘Clean Up’ A Song From His Album That Sampled Destiny Child’s ‘Say My Name’

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In just a few hours, Fivio Foreign will finally release his debut album B.I.B.L.E. The project is one that arrives after almost three years after Fivio had his breakout moment with 2019’s “Big Drip.” So far, the album is led by a pair of strong singles: “City Of Gods” with Kanye West, who will executive produce B.I.B.L.E., and Alicia Keys as well as “Magic City” with Quavo. Ahead of the project’s release tonight, Fivio spoke about one of its songs, which samples Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name,” and he explained what he had to do to get the record cleared.

“Shoutout Destiny’s Child, appreciate that, they cleared that joint. [John “Big John” Platt] and them,” Fivio said during an interview on Hot 97 when he was asked about “What’s My Name,” a song from B.I.B.L.E. that features Coi Leray and Queen Naija. Fivio then confirmed that Beyonce heard the song, but did not clear it without a few requests. “She had to hear it,” he said. “She heard it. It was a little vulgar, a little bit for her, at first. I cleaned it up, I cleaned it up, I cleaned it up a lot. It was like, ‘You can’t be talking about girls like that!”

He later added, “Afterward, Big John and them explained to me, it’s a bigger record now and it made sense.” Fivio continued, “One day they called me and they was like ‘Yo, Big John wanna talk to you,” and I’m like damn, the album drops in a week. I’m thinking straight bad news, I ain’t gonna lie, cause I had to go back. It was like alright, you cleaned your part up, clean these other words up. Then it was like clean Coi’s part up a little bit and I’m like damn, so it’s over?” Thankfully for Fivio, the phone call came with good news. “So he called me, it was ringing, I answered the phone, and I’m like ‘Hello?’ and he’s like ‘You’re welcome.’ I’m like what? Is it cleared? He’s like, ‘you’re welcome.’”

You can watch Fivio speak about the Destiny’s Child-sampling song in the video above.

B.I.B.L.E. is out 4/8 via Columbia. You can pre-save it here.

Fivio Foreign Reveals Tracklist for Upcoming Album B.I.B.L.E.

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The time is almost here! New York drill rapper Fivio Foreign is gearing up to release his highly anticipated debut album “B.I.B.L.E.” The album is set to release this Friday, April 8th.

Just days ahead of the album’s release, the Brooklyn native clicked up with Nicki Minaj for the release of her single, “We Go Up.” While the “No Frauds” rapper will not make a guest appearance on Fivio’s debut album, artists such as Quavo, Lil Yatchy, ASAP Rocky, Coi Leray, Lil TJay, and more are expected to be featured on the 17 track project.

The rapper made a post on Instagram to reveal who gave him a helping hand on the singles. “I wanna give a special S/O 2 all these artist that took the time out they life the b apart of this album. Shit mean a lot to a nigga like me coming from nothin . #BIBLE 4/8 @coileray @quavohuncho @kaycyy_pluto @kanyewest @aliciakeys @queennaija @chloebailey @asaprocky @liltjay @polo.capalot @lilyachty @bleuvandross @neyo @djkhaled @vory @bluefasebabyy,” he penned.

The album includes singles “Cant Be Us,” “For Nothin,” and “City of Gods,” featuring Kanye West and Alicia Keys. Will you be tuned in this Friday?

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Fivio Foreign’s ‘B.I.B.LE.’ Tracklist Is Packed With High-Profile Features

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With his debut album, B.I.B.L.E., dropping this Friday, New York rapper Fivio Foreign has shared the album’s tracklist. B.I.B.L.E., which stands for “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth,” features guest appearances from a balanced selection of emerging artists and established veterans including Alicia Keys, ASAP Rocky, Blueface, Chloe, Coi Leray, DJ Khaled, Kanye West, KayCyy, Lil Yachty, Lil Tjay, Ne-Yo, Quavo, Queen Naija, Polo G, Vory, and Yung Bleu. The album was previously pushed back by Fivio, who said he wanted it to be “perfect” — which is an admirable ambition for a debut album.

Fivio previously released the singles “City Of God” featuring Alicia Keys and Kanye West and “Magic City” featuring Quavo. Quavo also features on one other track, “Through The Fire.” Meanwhile, Fivio, who received a big boost from Kanye after appearing on the producer’s Donda album, will work with two other Ye-approved newcomers in KayCyy and Vory, who also both appeared on Donda.

In addition to finishing up his album, Fivio lent his voice to a new song on Kanye’s Donda 2, as well as collaborating with both Nicki Minaj and City Girls on “We Go Up” and “Top Notch,” respectively.

B.I.B.L.E. is out 4/8 via Columbia. You can see the full tracklist below.

1. “On God” Feat. KayCyy
2. “Through The Fire” Feat. Quavo
3. “Magic City” Feat. Quavo
4. “City of Gods Feat. Ye & Alicia Keys
5. “What’s My Name” Feat. Queen Naija & Coi Leray
6. “For Nothin”
7. “Hello” Feat. Chlöe & KayCyy
8. “Confidence” Feat. ASAP Rocky
9. “Slime Them” Feat. Lil Yachty
10. “Feel My Struggle”
11. “World Watching” Feat. Lil Tjay & Yung Bleu
12. “B.I.B.L.E Talk” Feat. DJ Khaled
13. “Changed On Me” Feat. Vory & Polo G
14. “Left Side” Feat. Blueface
15. “Love Songs” Feat. Ne-Yo
16. “Whoever”
17. “Can’t Be Us”

Fivio Foreign Pushes Back His Debut Album ‘B.I.B.L.E.’ To Make Sure It’s ‘Perfect’

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After accumulating some impressive features over the past year, including “City Of Gods” with Alicia Keys and Kanye West, and clearing up some legal issues related to his arrest for carrying an unregistered firearm in April, Fivio Brooklyn rapper Fivio Foreign is preparing to release his debut album, B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth). However, it appears he didn’t think the album would be all the way ready by its March 25 release date, so on Sunday, he announced it was being pushed back, although he promised this would be the final delay.

“My album gon’ be pushed back,” he said in a video posted to Instagram. “I pushed it back one more time. This is the last time though, for sure. It was March 25, now it’s April 8. It ain’t really a reason or anything, I just wanted to make that sh*t perfect. I want it to be the perfect album. That sh*t is going to be viral. Stay tuned, that sh*t gon’ be viral. April 8.”

One person who likely won’t be happy to see the album drop is New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has been on a one-man, anti-drill rap campaign, saying, “We are alarmed by the use of social media to really over-proliferate this violence in communities.” However, drill rap mainstays like Fivio maintain that they are only recounting the state of violence they see, not causing it themselves.

In any case, B.I.B.L.E. is now due 4/8 via Columbia Records.