The up-and-coming New York drill trio of Kyle Richh, TaTa, and Jenn Carter, 41, has a formula. They are partiers to the core and almost every track they concoct is meant for the clubs. They’ve been riding with this for the most part since the start of the 2020’s and it’s become their identity. However, sticking to your guns for too long can become too repetitive for some. So, it was smart of Kyle Richh to switch things up, not only for himself, but for the group in the long run as well.
Yes, Kyle Richh, the de facto leader of 41, is riding solo for this new release, “Closure,” and it’s a nice change of pace. Instead of dropping an anthem for the promiscuous, he’s penning one for those who crave intimacy and a deeper connection. From the lyrics, it sounds like Richh is trying to get a girl’s attention and draw her away from another man. He thinks he can do better for her and give her a relationship that’s worth seeing through. The moody and atmospheric beat heighten that sexual intensity, as well as Cash Cobain’s feature. See if this switch-up on “Closure” is something you want to hear more of from Kyle and 41 going forward by checking out the video link below.
I want to show you a life you ain’t used to If I tell you I love you, I hope that the feelings is mutual Only thing on my mind all the time, light brown eyes, I’m in love with her pupils I got you all to myself, and I don’t need nobody approval (I’on need no—) If I want it, on bro, I’ma get it, it’s a problem, we’re gonna get through it
Loe Shimmy makes mellow music. He’s not for the clubs, he’s for late night drives and headphones. He provides listeners with subtle, melody-driven hip hop. The notion of him linking up with Cash Cobain was not a slam dunk on paper, given that Cobain has made his name with snappier, more dance-friendly hits. Fortunately, the combination worked out wonderfully. Loe Shimmy and Cash Cobain joined forces on the new single “Confession,” which manages to cater to the strengths of both artists.
The Cash Cobain stimulus package is in full effect here. The snaps, and the producer tag are heard at the top of the song, but “Confession” is a bit different. It’s glitchy, but it’s also slower, and more subdued than most of Cobain’s biggest hits. The change works. Loe Shimmy finds a pocket during the first verse, slipping effortlessly into the beat with his catchy delivery. Cobain has a different approach when he picks up the song during the second half, but the switch up works to the song’s advantage. Loe Shimmy and Cash Cobain sound wildly different on record, and it’s these sonic disparities that make “Confession” a compelling listen, ultimately.
Let us know what you think of this brand-new track, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.
Poiison, a rising star from Queens, New York, has just dropped a highly anticipated music video for her latest single, “Me Her and You“, featuring Bronx-bred rhymer Cash Cobain. This track, a delightful blend of sultry R&B vibes and infectious hip-hop beats, is making noise in the New York music scene.
Hailing from Queens, New York, Poiison is a dynamic artist known for her unique fusion of pop and soul, enriched with profound lyricism. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of musical icons such as Madonna, Sade, Rick James, Lil Wayne, and Travis Scott, she crafts a sound that is unmistakably her own. Poiison’s undeniable star quality and charisma are evident in her music, videos, and social content. She has shared the stage with renowned artists like 50 Cent, Ciara, and Robin Thicke. Her collaborations with industry heavyweights like Sha Money XL and Styles P showcase her versatility and artistic depth.
The Creative Spark Behind “Me Her and You”
The magic of “Me Her and You” began during a laid-back studio session. Poiison describes the process as organic and unplanned. The story of “Me Her and You” centers around a heartbroken girl who, after enduring a tough breakup, decides to step back into the world with renewed vigor and openness to new experiences. The song serves as an anthem for self-discovery and empowerment, celebrating themes of freedom, breakups, and fluidity.
“Me Her and You“ embodies the emotional and personal journey of a woman rediscovering herself and her independence post-breakup. Poiison encourages listeners to celebrate their openness to new experiences, with the music video bringing this storyline to life in an edgy and vibrant way.
The Visuals That Captivate
The music video for Me You and Her is not just a visual treat, but a spellbinding story in itself. It captures the essence of Poiison’s message—embracing freedom and exploring new love after a breakup. The vibrant and edgy aesthetics of the video add depth to the song’s themes, making it both visually and emotionally engaging.
For fans of both R&B and hip-hop, Poiison’s collaboration with Cash Cobain offers a refreshing and authentic portrayal of self-discovery and fun after heartbreak. The visuals complement the song’s groove, ensuring it becomes a staple in your summer playlist.
The Cash Cobain Effect
Cash Cobain, an emerging talent in the hip-hop scene, brings a unique flavor to “Me Her and You”. His style perfectly complements Poiison’s sultry R&B vibes, creating a seamless blend of genres that appeals to a wide audience. The collaboration between Poiison and Cash Cobain is more than just a musical partnership; it’s a meeting of minds that amplifies the song’s message. Together, they create a track that resonates with listeners and leaves a lasting impact.
Setting The Standard For Summer Anthems
With her latest single, released under her new partnership with Boss Life Music Group (BLMG), Poiison continues to set the standard for summer anthems. Blending street soul style with eclectic influences, she creates timeless music that resonates with powerful messages and uplifting vibes.
At its core, Me You and Her is about celebrating freedom and fluidity. The song encourages listeners to find and love themselves again, empowering them to step back into the world with confidence and an open heart. Poiison’s fun and flirty lyrics, combined with her engaging visuals, make Me You and Her a relatable and enjoyable experience for listeners. The song’s message of self-discovery and empowerment resonates deeply, making it a hit among fans.
The Future Of Poiison
Poiison’s star is on the rise, and her latest single is just the beginning. With her unique signature sound, engaging visuals, and empowering messages, she is quickly becoming a name to remember in the music industry. Fans of Poiison can look forward to more incredible music, captivating performances, and inspiring messages. As she continues to evolve and grow as an artist, there’s no doubt that she will leave a lasting impact on the music scene.
If you’re a fan of R&B, hip-hop, or just great music, don’t miss out on this incredible collaboration. Keep an eye on Poiison’s rising star, and stay tuned for more music that celebrates freedom, breakups, and fluidity.
Cash Cobain, a leading figure in the sexy drill movement, has released a fresh freestyle with Chow Lee and Lonny Love in the latest episode of Red Bull Spiral.
The trio showcased their unique styles in a one-take freestyle, capturing the newest evolution of drill music. Red Bull Spiral, inspired by Japan’s Red Bull Rasen, features top American artists delivering seamless performances in Red Bull’s advanced recording studio. Part of Red Bull 1520, a YouTube channel dedicated to hip-hop content, Red Bull Spiral continues to spotlight the beats, bars, and talents driving the next wave of rap.
Where did all the new rap superstars go? It’s beginning to appear that the genre’s mainstream struggles are deeper than taking nine months last year to produce its first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. While that wasn’t a problem this year, it’s somewhat telling that the most dominant rapper chart-wise is Kendrick Lamar, a 15+ year veteran, who would be releasing his sixth album this year. So, what happened? Did all the kids finally figure out what Cypress Hill was talking about 20 years ago (pretty much the same thing Chappell Roan said this year) and decide it didn’t sound all that attractive to be a rap superstar? Big house, five cars, sure, but looking over your shoulder constantly? Meh.
It isn’t like there is a dearth of new artists. 310babii, BossMan Dlow, Cash Cobain, Ice Spice, GloRilla, Hunxho, Lola Brooke, Luh Tyler, Rob49, Skilla Baby… The list goes on and on. But while these names and others have been anointed by <em>XXL Freshman columns and viral hits on TikTok, we’ve yet to see their early buzz translate into the kind of instant name recognition that used to follow rappers who could parlay ravenous underground fanbases into massive groundswells of support — and the sort of mainstream coverage that turned folks like Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, or Jay-Z into household names.
Like most problems these days, the answer is likely a bit too complex and nuanced to be distilled to one big issue with a single solution. However, if we’re doing a pie chart of the reasons it seems no new rappers have reached maximum mainstream saturation the way, say, Cardi B did in 2018, or Drake did in 2013, or hell, Snoop Dogg did during this year’s Olympics, the biggest slice is going to belong to “the labels.” This isn’t a new problem; in fact, it’s a familiar one in the recording industry, but what is new is the overall climate in which the industry exists.
So, quick history lesson: Long before rap music was the utter juggernaut that it has been for the past 20 years, major labels considered it somewhat of a fad. Therefore, it wasn’t really “worth” pouring a lot of marketing money into. I feel like I bring up Dan Charnas‘ book The Big Payback in a feature once a quarter, but it really is a treasure trove of insights into the early rise of rap music and hip-hop culture through marketing, advertising, and corporate investment. Simply put, many of your favorite canon classics, like Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Low End Theory, 2Pacalypse Now, and more, needed someone to fight for them — to secure the budgets not just to record them, but to properly advertise them so they could actually sell.
This means long rollouts — which are essentially awareness campaigns — with press releases, listening events, traditional advertising, press tours, and more. All of which requires money — and no guarantees of a return on that investment. This is why you see so many truncated rollouts from rap artists these days. Since labels can’t guarantee profits, they instead cut their expenses. Rap is usually the first on the chopping block, because that early impression of rap as limited in its audience reach and staying power has proved to be annoyingly pernicious, even in light of the genre’s tremendous successes over the intervening decades. Worse, a lot of those early advocates have since moved on; labels have been restructured as a response to changing times, and in many cases, the teams left over to work rap releases are stripped-down, operating on shoestring budgets with skeleton crews.
It doesn’t help that modern technology, particularly streaming and social media, can “break” stars so quickly — and wash them away just as fast. It’s harder than ever to tell what will connect with rap’s still mostly young audience, or when that audience will lose interest in a new star and move on. Look at how quickly Ice Spice rose to the heights of recognition; a year later, fans seemed bored with her by the time she released her debut album. This process has repeated over and over in the past decade and only seems to be accelerating. A hit on TikTok is no guarantee of a sustained career, and in some cases, those hits have come along before the artist in question is even ready for the limelight, forcing them to learn how to perform and market themselves on the fly.
Modern technology has also contributed to the end of monoculture, the concept that we’re all watching and reading and listening to the same things, more or less at the same time. In the cable TV era, shows like Total Request Live and 106 & Park could show us what “the whole country” was listening to. There were only a handful of main options for music discovery, so music fans ended up listening largely to the same stuff. Even in terms of what you would consider “underground,” there were only a few avenues to become a fan of an El-P or a Mos Def, and so, those names were able to stick in a way that modern artists never get a crack at.
Today, there are so many hyperpersonalized playlists and social feeds, and advertising is so targeted, that breaking out of one person’s bubble into another’s is nearly impossible. Let’s say the algorithm determines that you’re Lil Uzi Vert fan. It’ll show you Playboi Carti and Trippie Redd, maybe Lil Yachty, perhaps some Future. But unless an artist very specifically falls under that sound or aesthetic, you might never see anything else. So Anderson .Paak is probably out of the question, as would be a Cordae, Chance The Rapper, Kota The Friend, or Leikeli47. Let’s say you love GloRilla and Flo Milli; would the algorithm ever suggest anything outside that particular wheelhouse? Probably not.
So, yeah, it’s hard to be a rap superstar in the vein of a Ludacris or a 50 Cent or a Missy Elliott these days. But on the bright side, it’s easier to find an audience — even one that’s big enough and enthusiastic enough to support a sustainable, long-running career. It may not come with the big house and five cars, but it’s a living.
Cash Cobain, as we said recently, loves samples, interpolations, and the like. His brand-new record, PLAY CASH COBAIN, sees him continue to tweak and experiment with past and current records for his sexy drill soundscapes. One track that we feel Cash Cobain did the best with in terms of playing around with previous works is “act like”. We also wanted to take a more detailed dive into the track because this was one of the singles from the project. Thirdly, the song seems to be receiving a decent number of listens, and we can see why.
If you know some basic facts about Cash Cobain, you probably know that he’s from New York. It’s where he gets all of his stylistic influence from and its why he’s a major force in drill right now. With that mind, what makes “act like” so cool is that he’s paying homage to one of biggest voices (literally and figuratively) in this version of this subgenre even after his death. That would be the one and only Pop Smoke. Where Cash gives Mr. Woo his flowers is on the chorus. You can hear a slight change from Smoke’s chorus on “For the Night”. Additionally, the track features one of the more stripped back yet interesting instrumentals on the project, so we recommend you check it out below.
AP, big rocks, n****s know I’m the realer Five K on the dinner, I’m really the top one Slizzer I did some wrong (It seems like—), but I’m always right Said I know how to shoot, and I know how to fight I could tell you once (It seems like—), won’t tell you twice You bae for the day, not bae for the night
Cash Cobain is unstoppable in 2024. In recent years, few artists have created a lane for themselves and not only thrived in it, but had the music world jumping at opportunities to take part the way he has. Since the start of the year, Cobain has made an excellent case that sexy drill could stick around for good in hip-hop. His 2024 singles — “Dunk Contest,” “Fisherr,” “Rump Punch,” and “Problem” — have all been standout moments that stamped and elevated his position in the rap game. Now, he takes it a step further with the release of his debut album, Play Cash Cobain.
The Bronx rapper and producer’s debut album is a 19-track promotion of daytime fun and nighttime debauchery. In short, it’s fun! Play Cash Cobain is a display of growth from Cobain, who rose to prominence by sampling R&B songs for his sexy drill record and earning a reputation as one of music’s horniest artist. While his sexy drill production thrives with or without a sample, Play Cash Cobain provides plenty of great sample moments.
Here are the five best sample moments on Cash Cobain’s debut album Play Cash Cobain.
“Act Like”
Sample: Tyrese’s “How You Gonna Act Like That” & Pop Smoke’s “For The Night”
“Act Like” was one of the most anticipated songs from Cash Cobain’s album. The track was previously teased by Slizzy member Marni and other associates during a livestream, and fans like myself quickly latched themselves to the record. “Act Like” begins with a sample of the first verse from Tyrese’s 2002 track “How You Gonna Act Like That” before Cash’s sexy drill production arrives. Echoes of Tyrese singing “it seems like” play throughout the track before the chorus arrives and in comes an interpolation of Pop Smoke’s “For The Night.” Cash thrives at using just enough of the sample for the song he creates, and this is a great example of that.
“All I Wanna Hear”
Sample: Elephant Man’s “Pon de River, Pon de Bank”
Jamaican dancehall singer Elephant Man’s most recognizable song is at the center of the third track on Cash Cobain’s debut album. “Pon de River, Pon de Bank,” an uptempo, high energy record, is slowed down for a more chill experience. On it, Cobain proves why he’s rap’s horniest artist with lines like “She said all I rap about is sex / I said, ‘That’s all I wanna hear,’” and “The other nickname for my d*ck is Jeff / It be Hardy.” This is what you get with the Cash Cobain experience and it’s a fun one to say the least. As for the sample, slowing down the keys on “Pon de River, Pon de Bank” is a simple yet very effective decision.
“CantSleep/DrunkInLuv”
Sample: H-Town’s “Knockin’ Da Boots”
Cash Cobain takes it back to 1993 with a sample of H-Town’s “Knockin’ Da Boots” for this song’s first half, “CantSleep.” Cash Cobain and H-Town both have the same energy, pursuing a foray into the bedroom. Once there, sleep is the last thing on the agenda as Cash suggests, but to H-Town’s point, “Knockin’ Da Boots” seems to be the priority. After introducing his song with a couple of lines from the hook of “Knockin’ Da Boots,” Cobain lets H-Town’s “good love” croons repeat in the background for the remainder of the song.
“Dunk”
Sample: Soulja Boy’s “Donk”
In a rare upbeat moment from Cobain, the Bronx native takes on Soulja Boy’s “Donk” for “Dunk.” While the focus of Soulja Boy’s “Donk” is to praise a woman’s assets, Cobain’s “Dunk” incorporates the same bluntless to achieve his goal of ending the night with a woman. He gets the job done with the same drum pattern as Soulja Boy’s original track, and in the end, we get a new sample of how expansive Cobain’s artistry can be.
“Problem”
Sample: Laila!’s “Not My Problem”
The singles Cash Cobain put out ahead of his album all did their job in grabbing the world’s attention. “Dunk Contest” was a great appetizer for the summer hit songs that “Fisherrr” and “Rump Punch” turned out to be. Next came “Problem” which samples Laila!’s “Not My Problem” and turned her record into a massive posse cut. For seven minutes, Cobain, Fabolous, Kenzo B, Big Sean, Lay Bankz, Luh Tyler, Anycia, Chow Lee, Kaliii, 6LACK, Flo Milli, YN Jay, Flee, Don Q, and Rob49 laid quick verses as Laila!’s “problem” and “not my problem” chants play at the end of each line. “Problem” is a great and fun moment on the album, and proof that everyone wants a part of Cobain’s sexy drill sound.
Play Cash Cobain is out now via Giant Music. Find out more information here.
Cash Cobain has certainly built a reputable brand off of his sexy drill soundscape. You can pretty much say that he’s essentially the sole creator of this wave in hip-hop, as there are a few copycats out there trying to replicate what he does. However, it’s not nearly going to have the same impact. The Bronx/Jamaica, Queens native’s name has become so massive that no one will probably trump him. However, in our honest opinion, that, along with some okay sample flipping, is about all we can give to PLAY CASH COBAIN.
Unfortunately, the consistent aspect holding back drill as a whole is that it’s difficult to keep each instrumental from sounding the same. This subgenre is known for its specific drum and hi-hat pattern, and it can feel as if its copied and pasted to each song. Pair that with Cobain’s constant and sometimes over-reliant usage of samples, the 19-song tracklist became kind of bore pretty quickly. Additionally, when he raps, he uses the same sort of sleepy and warbly delivery on nearly every occasion. While we appreciate Cash Cobain’s knowledge and respect of past work’s, the repetitive nature is too much to overcome in the end.
Cash Cobain has risen to stardom on the wave of his pioneering production style of pairing sexy samples with compelling drill rhythms. His newly released debut album, Play Cash Cobain, is laden with the sound, and one of the best examples is his standout focus track, “Act Like.” As its title suggests, it’s an inquisitive plea to a lover, based on a sample of R&B star Tyrese Gibson’s 2002 hit “How You Gonna Act Like That.”
“How You Gonna Act Like That” was a smash in its own right, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, powered by production from The Underdogs, which consisted of Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason Jr., the latter of whom is now better known as the CEO of the Recording Academy.
Cash Cobain’s rollout for the album has been about as slick as his sampling technique, consisting of the runaway success of his breakout single “Fisherrr” with Bay Swag and its Ice Spice-featuring remix, as well as a remix of Laila!’s standout TikTok favorite single “Not My Problem” featuring seemingly every rising rapper from New York alongside a bunch of blog rap faves. Cobain is currently supporting Ice Spice on her Y2K! tour, and likely enjoying the success of his debut album.
You can listen to Cash Cobain’s new single “Act Like” below, and watch the video above Friday at 9 am PT/12 pm ET.
Play Cash Cobain is out now via Giant Music. You can check it out here.
On Sunday, August 18th, New York rapper and producer Cash Cobain set LIV Miami ablaze with an electrifying performance ahead of his highly anticipated debut album, Play Cash Cobain, releasing on Friday, August 23rd. Cobain thrilled the crowd with energetic renditions of his hit singles, “Dunk Contest” and “Rump Punch.” The excitement peaked when he was joined on stage by rapper Bay Swag for a dynamic performance of their track “Fisherrr.” Cobain’s appearance at LIV Miami further underscores his rising prominence in the music industry. In addition to his album release, he’s also making waves as part of Ice Spice’s Y2K! World Tour.
