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Don Toliver And Travis Scott’s Lo-Fi ‘Flocky Flocky’ Video Depicts A Debauched Day In Their Lives

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Just days after releasing his third album, Life Of A Don, Houston rapper Don Toliver has paired one of the album’s standout songs, “Flocky Flocky,” with a suitably lo-fi video featuring his fellow Texan — and label boss — Travis Scott. The video’s shot like a throwback home movie, with grainy footage depicting the two rappers boarding private planes, riding in limos, hanging out in the studio, and throwing money at the strip club.

“Flocky Flocky” is the fourth video from Life Of A Don after “What You Need,” “Drugs N Hella Melodies,” and “Way Bigger.” In addition to Kali Uchis, who appears on “Drugs N Hella Melodies,” and Travis Scott, who appears on “Flocky Flocky” as well as “You,” the album features an appearance from Travis Scott collaborator Baby Keem on the song “Outerspace,” and HVN and SoFaygo on the song “Smoke.”

Travis Scott, meanwhile, has made a slew of appearances on new albums as fans await his own new album Utopia. In addition to his two appearances on Don’s album, Travis popped up on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy and on Baby Keem’s The Melodic Blue. He’s also expecting his second child with Kylie Jenner while working on a companion film for Utopia.

Watch the video for Don Toliver and Travis Scott’s “Flocky Flocky” video.

Life Of A Don is out now on Cactus Jack and Atlantic. Get it here.

Don Toliver Is Doing Everything ‘Way Bigger’ In His Latest ‘Life Of A Don’ Video

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Don Toliver takes in the sights in the video for “Way Bigger” from his newly released album, L.O.A.D. (Life Of A Don). The video sees Toliver standing on a rooftop overlooking the city, where he dances and raps, then performing atop a theatre marquee displaying the title of his new album. The stripped-down approach keeps the focus on Toliver’s music, which is marked by thumping bass and woozy, hypnotic synth loops.

Lyrically, the song focuses on Don counting his blessings, which include Goyard bags, Lambo trucks, and “hundreds of bands in cash.” The single’s content is in line with the other singles that he’s released from the album so far, which include “What You Need” and “Drugs N Hella Melodies” with Kali Uchis. The album itself features Travis Scott (who appears on two tracks, “You” and “Flocky Flocky“), Baby Keem, HVN, and SoFaygo. In addition to releasing his new album, Don Toliver has also been on his tour for it along with special guest BIA.

Watch the video for “Way Bigger” above and check out Life Of A Don, out now via Cactus Jack and Atlantic, here.

Don Toliver is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Don Toliver Reveals The ‘Life Of A Don’ Tracklist But Keeps The Features A Secret

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Don Toliver’s Life Of A Don drops this Friday, October 8, and with just hours to go before its release, the Houston rapper decided to share the tracklist, revealing the titles of the album’s 16 tracks — but not any potential features. However, thanks to a series of teasers and leaks, fans believe they have a pretty good idea of the guestlist, which is speculated to include Baby Keem, Dom Kennedy, HVN, Kali Uchis, SoFaygo, and Toliver’s Cactus Jack label head Travis Scott.

The rollout for Life Of A Don was slowly unveiled of the course of the past several months, beginning with the release of “What You Need” in May. Shortly thereafter, Toliver teased fans with the album’s title and a planned release window in July, however, needless to say, he’s overshot that original plan by a significant amount. In the meantime, he once again reunited with his “Lemonade” collaborators Internet Money and Gunna on “His & Hers” featuring Lil Uzi Vert, then teamed up with Latto and Lil Durk on the F9 soundtrack standout “Fast Lane,” and assisted Skrillex on the Justin Bieber-featuring “Don’t Go.”

He returned to promoting his own album with the video for “Drugs N Hella Melodies” with Kali Uchis and announced its release date at the end of September. You can check out the tracklist above and stream Life Of A Don via Cactus Jack and Atlantic Records here.

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Don Toliver Delivers ‘Drugs N Hella Melodies’ With Kali Uchis On Their Sultry Collaboration

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This August will mark three years since Don Toliver’s show-stealing appearance on “Can’t Say” from Travis Scott’s Astroworld album. Since then, the Houston rapper has only elevated his game while delivering a sizeable amount of good music which can be found on his first two projects, Donny Womack and Heaven Or Hell. Just a year removed from the latter, Toliver is preparing his third effort for a release. L.O.A.D (Life Of A Don) is set to arrive at some point in July, and with that month just a couple of weeks away, the Houston native returns with the second single from the forthcoming effort.

Arriving with Kali Uchis by his side, Toliver drops his latest single, “Drugs N Hella Melodies.” It lands in fans’ hands with a sultry video that sees the duo spending intimate moments together. From getting cozy during a dip into the tub to deep-sea beside each other, Toliver and Kali look like quite the comfortable couple in the visual.

The song is the first official collaboration between the two artists as well as the first collaboration fans have heard from L.O.A.D (Life Of A Don). It also follows his last single, “What You Need,” an effort that saw Toliver take an unorthodox approach to delivering a sharp flex to listeners.

Toliver also spoke about the upcoming album during a profile story with Flaunt. “It took time,” he said. “It wasn’t an overnight thing at all. I had to do a lot, but it feels good to get here.”

Make sure to press play on “Drug N Hella Melodies” in the video above.

Don Toliver is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Don Toliver Reveals The Planned Release Window For His Album ‘L.O.A.D (Life Of A Don)’

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Don Toliver, who is signed to Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Records and was originally planned as an XXL Freshman cover artist last year, has a tremendous buzz — so much so that when he didn’t appear on the Freshman list, fans were vocally upset about the omission. That didn’t stop him from having one of the most well-received mixtape releases of the year in Heaven Or Hell, which only primed the anticipation for his debut album even further.

In a new profile story about Cactus Jack for Flaunt, a planned release window for the album was revealed. The album, titled L.O.A.D. (Life of a Don), is tentatively set for release in July. Toliver explained the long wait for the release as such: “It took time. It wasn’t an overnight thing at all. I had to do a lot, but it feels good to get here.”

In the meantime, Toliver’s been highly demanded as his collaborations with artists like Nas (“Replace Me“), Internet Money (“Lemonade” and more recently “His & Hers“), and Rico Nasty (“Don’t Like Me“), as well as his album’s lead single “What You Need,” have raised his profile with each passing month. By the time July rolls around, don’t be surprised if his debut appears near the top of the Billboard 200 as fans lean into learning about the life of a don.

Don Toliver is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.