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MAVI Is Cautiously Optimistic On Third Album “Shadowbox”

August 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

If you have not been paying attention to MAVI, you should. The 24-year-old from Charlotte has been turning heads ever since releasing his debut album Let The Sun Talk in 2019. Since then, he’s collaborated with Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist, MIKE, and others, honing his craft and learning how to stand out in the lane he operates in. He followed Let The Sun Talk with Laughing So Hard, It Hurts in 2022, an introspective and melancholic album. He talked about his pain, both individually and as it pertains to his family. MAVI referred to it as a “heartbreak album” after a fan asked if he made a breakup album. His third LP, shadowbox, is a similarly detailed self-reflection.

shadowbox covers themes of growth, family, substance abuse, religion, and other heavy topics. The production is soulful, going from dark to more light sounds across the album. Monte Booker, TwoTone, and Beach Noise are among the names who handled the beats on this album. Where Laughing So Hard, It Hurts was largely pessimistic, shadowbox comes with a more cautious optimism. He recognizes his flaws and wants to be the best he can be. It’s a noticeable change from his previous work, where it sounded like he resigned himself to being another victim in an endless cycle of pain. The result is some of his strongest rapping to date. shadowbox features one guest, R&B singer and former American Idol contestant, Malaya. Malaya is a frequent collaborator with jazz titan and hip-hop producer Terrace Martin. She recently featured on MESSIAH!’s latest album, the villain wins, which MAVI also appeared on. At 14 songs and 34 minutes, shadowbox is worth every second of your time. Stream the new album below.

MAVI – shadowbox

shadowbox tracklist:

20,000 leagues
open waters (feat. Malaya)
i did
i’m so tired
tether
the sky is quiet
latch
grindstone
drown the snake
drunk prayer
the giver
too much to zelle
testimony
my own way

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MAVI Begins Rollout For New Album “Shadow Box” With Sobering “Drunk Prayer”

June 19, 2024 by newhiphopnews

MAVI is going to send you to outer space with his new single “drunk prayer”. This is the Charlotte, North Carolina native’s first solo release of 2024, and the lead single for his third album. According to Stereogum, there is good chance that this record deals with a lot of heavy topics. The talented multi-hyphenate revealed that he was disappointed in how his sophomore record, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, played out. So much so, that MAVI sent himself in a spiral.

“I didn’t really know how to get back into making stuff into the way I like. I felt really hopeless about it… getting really drunk, dealt with love and heartbreak, having to be there for my family”, MAVI said. Overall, it sounds like it was a really difficult time for him. However, it seems that he is back to making art that he enjoys. Furthermore, this most likely means we are going to get the very best out of him when Shadow Box drops on August 9. As for this new single, MAVI is delivering a dark tale about said alcohol, death, and other grim imagery. Additionally, the production is absolutely transcendent. Credit here goes to Angelo Leroi for putting together so many compelling layers.

Listen To “Drunk Prayer” By MAVI

Quotable Lyrics:

I thought I made it out the sea but I was dreaming
Ursa major was the ladle come and scoop me
My heart was banging out the cage they caught us speeding
We hid the babies in the framing of the hooptie
I was hugged and I was cuddled I was smuggled
Across the puddle thought my destiny was struggle

[Via]

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MESSIAH!, MAVI, & Ovrkast. Collab On Soothing Single “Silent Heel”

May 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Underground lo-fi rapper MESSIAH(!) has created something truly special with MAVI and Ovrkast on “silent heel”. This is the latest offering from the Charlotte, North Carolina native, who has been quite silent. In fact, this is his first release since his short 2022 solo album PERFECT 7 which featured seven cuts. But it seems that MESSIAH! has been reinvigorated to some degree with “silent heel” out.

As we mentioned, MAVI and Ovrkast. appear here, and the former is a frequent collaborator and fellow Charlotte native. Ovrkast. is best known for his beat making abilities, but he also provides some bars here. He opens up the lowkey cut with a verse that seems to be about a friend who is dealing with a severe drug addiction. Then, MESSIAH! comes through next and delivers a similarly impressive performance.

Listen To “Silent Heel” By MESSIAH!, MAVI, & Ovrkast.

He gets real about living a passionate, go-getter type of lifestyle and how it can hurt you in some ways. However, the struggle is ultimately worth it. “I, fell off the porch / And made a portrait / Outta the skin I ripped… Limping outta battle Battered but I ain’t throw in no towel“. Finally, MAVI, gets introspective about the difficulties he has gone through in his life. All three rappers’ willingness to be open about these personal bouts is highly commendable and this is certainly one of the best tracks of the month.

What are your thoughts on “silent heel” by MESSIAH!, MAVI, and Ovrkast.? Is this one of his stronger releases as of late, why or why not? Do you think he should drop a new album this year? Who had the best performance here 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 MESSIAH!, MAVI, and Ovrkast. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

Quotable Lyrics:

I can’t look ‘em in the eyes for too long
He too long gone for me to get him back to [?]
He Tushan Paul, hot as big as Titi Tucson
And I can’t give him this lil’ light of mine
Brodie wasn’t taking that payment
If it was dotted line, he handing cash only

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Valee & Harry Fraud Drop “Watermelon Automobile” Single With Saba, Mavi

July 15, 2023 by newhiphopnews

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IDK Is Bringing ‘Simple’ And His Other Projects On A World Tour Starting This Summer

May 18, 2022 by newhiphopnews

DMV rapper IDK earned himself a big moment at the end of 2019 with the release of his major-label debut album Is He Real? The project, unfortunately, came at the wrong time in the world as the coronavirus pandemic arrived just three months later. With that, tours and live concerts alike were paused, which stopped artists from capitalizing on their work with performances in front of their fans. Despite the inconvenience, IDK kept pushing full-stream ahead as he released three more projects in that time period: IDK & Friends 2, USee4Yourself, and the recently-released Simple with Kaytranada. Now that the time is right, IDK is ready to bring impressive discography on a worldwide tour.

Starting this summer, IDK will hit the road for the Simple World Tour. A flyer for the tour reveals that IDK plans to perform IWasVeryBad, Is He Real?, USee4Yourself, and Simple while he’s on the road. The string of shows begins at the end of June with a performance in Switzerland followed by two festival sets in Netherlands and Germany. IDK will then return to the states to continue the tour alongside Charlotte rapper Mavi. After concluding the North American section of his tour at the end of August with a show in Boston, IDK will bring things back to Europe at the end of October for a collection of shows that goes through November.

You can view the full list of dates for the Simple World Tour above.

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