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Lay Bankz Marks Her Debut With New Project, “After 7”

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Lay Bankz has shared her highly-anticipated debut full-length project, After 7, featuring 15 candid tracks that include her hit song, “Tell Ur Girlfriend.” That track already spent multiple weeks at #1 on Billboard’s TikTok Top 50. VaporGod and BEAM are the only two artists with guest appearances on the project. As for its title, Bankz recently explained the significance of the number seven in a post on Instagram.

She wrote: “After 7 o’clock, after I was 7 years old, and after I was 17. Dear 7, a significant time period in my life where many important events occurred. It seems that whenever I entered a new phase or era, the number 7 would appear, symbolizing change and personal growth. However, it wasn’t just triumphs that were associated with the number 7; I also experienced great losses ‘after 7’. One such loss was the passing of my aunt on September 17th. Her death deeply impacted me and caused me to lose hope and faith in my dreams and in life itself. Looking back, I believe this was a test and trial that ultimately helped me find my faith. These growing pains were nothing but collateral beauty in all obstacles. This is why my first project, ‘Now You See Me,’ consisted of 7 songs. Each song represented the good, the bad, and the ugly in my life. 777 also signifies divine timing, and ‘after 7’ is the time I truly remembered to believe in myself.”

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Lay Bankz Drops Her Debut Full-Length Project


Lay Bankz also recently discussed her love for music and how it allows her to be emotionally honest during an interview with Billboard. “Music is my first love,” she began. “I’ll be mad and I’ll be like, ‘oh my God, I don’t want to do this no more,’ but, in reality, I wouldn’t want to be anything else. I wouldn’t be happy doing anything else. When I cry, I could cry in the booth and cry on the song. When I’m in love, I can be so in love and make a love song so beautiful that every time I listen to the song, I feel the embodiment of that emotion, just from my lyrics. I think that’s powerful. My relationship with music is intricate and it’s messy, but it’s my first love. Music is always going to be that.”

Lay Bankz Reflects On The Release Of “After 7”

 
 
 
 
 
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Check out the debut project above and take a look at the tracklist below. Be on the lookout for further updates on Lay Bankz on HotNewHipHop.

“After 7″ Tracklist:

  1. Tell Ur Girlfriend
  2. WOULD YOU?
  3. BootyPop
  4. On My Soul
  5. 2BAD
  6. Diamondz n Roses
  7. 7Days7Nights
  8. how could you
  9. Smooth Criminal
  10. double it
  11. anywayy
  12. Irony
  13. Rude Gal
  14. Goodlook
  15. Tongue Out Freestyle

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Baby Jungle Carries His Own Weight On Stacked Debut Project “Jungle Book”

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“I could be smooth and melodic or have some turned up level s***. I’m very versatile.” That is what rising Georgia rap star Baby Jungle told Hip Hop Since 1987 in a recent interview about his debut mixtape Jungle Book. “I feel like I have a unique sound. It’s the perfect mix of edgy flow patterns and melodies,” speaking with Kazi. “Different songs evoke different feelings.” Sometimes I want people to have fun and pop it… I want to encourage people where I’m from. Sometimes I want to help people dealing with depression.”

We can definitely see where Baby Jungle is coming from. In fact, we completely concur with the multi-hyphenate. His inspirations being Lil Baby, Juice WRLD, NBA YoungBoy, and Lil Durk makes sense. Across this impressively trim 12 song mixtape, Jungle mixes some beats and melodies that four of these rappers would deploy on their efforts.

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Listen To Jungle Book By Baby Jungle

That is especially the case on the backend of the record. Songs like “Frozen,” “Dark Clouds,” and “Never Run” are perfect examples of this varied skillset. Also helping get these visions on a fairly well-mixed record are the distributor(s) and his label, Epic Records. Furthermore, his talent is being recognized by some that either are established or almost there. DJ Drama, Rob49, Luh Tyler, are just a handful of them. This is definitely a great start for the youngster, and we definitely recommend hopping on the bandwagon now.

What are your thoughts on Never Gets Late Here by Baby Jungle? Do you think that this debut album has the ability to blow up Baby Jungle? Who had the strongest guest performance? What song do view as the best and why? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Baby Jungle. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

Jungle Book Tracklist:

  1. Jungle Jeezy (feat. DJ Drama)
  2. Back Of The Benz
  3. Too Humble (feat. Hunxho)
  4. Right or Wrong (feat. Luh Tyler)
  5. Freaknik (feat. Rob49)
  6. No Dissin
  7. Gang Gang (feat. Baby Kia)
  8. Slide Bout It
  9. Nobody
  10. Never Run
  11. Dark Clouds
  12. Frozen

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4batz Pours His Heart Out To An Empty Soul On “Act VIII”

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Dallas, Texas singer 4batz has quickly become a blip on a lot of people’s radars over the last few months. However, he is looking to leave a lasting impact on the R&B genre with his unique tenor voice and sticky writing. Of course, a lot of listeners first heard of him due to the overnight sensation that was “act ii: date @ 8.” While some of the lyrics are a bit lackluster, the track shines because of its melody and production.

So far, those are the two departments that 4batz is thriving in. They are certainly great places to start, and he is only going to improve as a writer with each release. All of that potential is why we feel he can become an even bigger force in the near future. Besides “act ii,” “act viii: i hate to be alone,” is another track that puts his best skills at the forefront.

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Listen To “Act VIII: I Hate To Be Alone” By 4batz

We can see 4batz singing this heartbreaking ballad in a smoky room with one spotlight on him with some background vocalists. The instrumental feels like it was plucked right out the 80s, with how glitzy and watery it sounds. Additionally, we can appreciate the vulnerable and distraught performance that 4batz gives. In our opinion, the deep cuts go just as hard as the hits, and this one is a major bright spot for us.

What are your thoughts on this brand-new song “” by 4batz? Where does this track rank amongst the rest of the records on the project? Has he won you over with u made me a st4r, why or why not? Who would you like to hear him work with in the future and why? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding 4batz. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

Quotable Lyrics:

You don’t love me (Don’t love) no more (Mm-hmm)
I’ve been tryna let go (Mm-hmm)
Girl, it’s hard to not show (That I hate)
That I hate to be alone (Your love)

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