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Polo G announced his new single “Distraction” with a comical trailer on Instagram where famed TikToker Kai Cenat is shown going mad trying to find the source of a song playing. He ultimately finds his headphones and places them on his ears only to then be blown away by the music that pierces through them. It is now clear why he was so consumed, as the new visual shows Polo G in the back of a police car after being arrested, graduating, beating up an online streamer, and performing surgery all before enjoying dinner with a woman. The refrain closes with “Bring out the best in me or be a distraction,” bringing the messaging of the record and accompanying video full circle.
“Distraction” is Polo’s first proper 2022 release after the Billboard 200 chart-topping success Hall Of Fame from last summer, notably beating out the Migos’ Culture III which arrived that same weekend. The Chicago rapper then released the deluxe version, Hall Of Fame 2.0, less than six months later. Though the video for “Don’t Play” featuring Lil Baby from the deluxe did release this year, the 23-year-old otherwise stuck to collaborations with Fivio Foreign and PGF Nuk before unloading the new, focused single.
Check out “Distraction” in the video above.
The last project we got from Polo G, the deluxe version of his 2021 album Hall Of Fame, dropped in December, but he’s already prepping the rollout for his next one. The Chicago rapper shared a comedic trailer for his upcoming single, “Distraction,” recruiting YouTuber Kai Cenat for a minute-long sketch previewing the new song. In it, Kai can be seen performing a variety of chores around his house like vacuuming, cleaning the toilet, and taking out the trash, while being distracted by a snippet of the song.
After he nearly goes crazy searching for the source of the music, asking his son, accosting a neighborhood kid, and chucking his boombox out the window, he finally locates a pair of headphones and puts them on, only to have his face blown back as a longer snippet plays.
Although Polo hasn’t put out any solo music since Hall Of Fame 2.0, he has kept the buzz for that project strong by releasing videos for songs like “Unapologetic” with NLE Choppa; “Heating Up” featuring Yungliv; “Start Up Again” featuring Moneybagg Yo; and “Don’t Play” with Lil Baby. He also appeared on Fivio Foreign’s new album, B.I.B.L.E.
“Distraction” is out on June 3 via Columbia Records.
Polo G had two charges dropped and another charge reduced in the case of battery against a police officer. The changes are from a run-in with police in Miami. Polo G Gets Charges Dropped In Police Assault Case In 2021, Polo G was arrested in Miami after being pulled over. During the stop, a physical […]
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Last summer, just days after he released his third album Hall Of Fame, which went on to become his first No. 1 album, Polo G was arrested in Miami. The rapper was leaving an album release party in celebration of Hall Of Fame when officers pulled him over. According to Billboard at the time, Polo G, who was a passenger in the car with his mother and manager, was stopped after cops suspected that there were weapons in the car because they overhead a passenger say that the car was bulletproof. Shortly, after he was pulled over, an altercation between Polo G and an officer occurred before he was placed in handcuffs.
As a result of the incident, Polo G was hit with two felony charges for battery against a police officer and threatening a public servant. He also received misdemeanor charges for public servant/influence performance threat, resisting an officer without violence, and criminal mischief. Back in November, Miami-Dade County prosecutors decided to drop the felony charges, as well as the charge of criminal mischief, due to insufficient evidence. Now, the remaining misdemeanor charges have reportedly been dropped after Polo G completed an anger management class.
According to TMZ, the final charges were dropped after Polo G completed a 6-hour anger management course. It was a part of the Pre-Trial Intervention program which allows non-violent offenses to have charges dropped through courses like the anger management class.
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”
Almost two years ago, Polo G released his second album The GOAT, and it was a project that helped boost him towards the star title he claims today. The full-length effort was highlighted by songs like “Martin & Gina,” “21,” and “33” with fellow Chicagoan Juice WRLD. However, Polo G nearly didn’t make it to the album’s spring 2020 release. According to a post he shared on Instagram, he nearly overdosed prior to shooting the music video for “Heartless” which was released with Mustard in 2019.
Polo G Reacts To His Track “Heartless” Surpassing 100 Million Views
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“Back story Fa Dat video I was Fresh out the hospital bed From almost overdosing Onnem pills,” he wrote to his followers in a post on his Instagram Story. Thankfully he was able to make a quick recovery and head back to work. “I pop right back out & Shoot Dat Video now dat Bitch Platinum w 100ms By it,” he added. This is not the first time that Polo has admitted to struggling with drugs. Back in December, he recalled a near-death experience where he almost overdosed on 17 pills.
“When I woke up, I was in the hospital,” he said according to Complex. “And my pops was just explaining to me like, ‘Yeah, man, they said you would had been here any second, even a minute later, you wouldn’t have made it. You probably could’ve passed.’” He added that he had no recollection of the incident. “They was just walking me through everything that happened that day, because I really didn’t remember at all,” he said. “I think it was like 17 pills I had took in one day, about 15 Xanax and two [Ecstasy] pills.”
You can view Polo G’s message in the post above.
