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Doechii Leads Off The 2022 ‘XXL’ Freshman Cypher With Saucy Santana, KayCyy, And SoFaygo

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The 2022 XXL Freshman Cypher has arrived. The first round consists of Doechii, SoFaygo, KayCyy, and Saucy Santana, with a beat produced by Wheezy. Obviously, your mileage may vary, but the clear standout here is Saucy Santana, who approaches this year’s Cypher like he has something to prove, delivering a rapid-fire verse with a hand on his hip like he’s already tired of the inevitable Twitter comments.

Members of this year’s class included the above-mentioned names, as well as Babyface Ray, Babytron, Big30, Big Scarr, Cochise, Kali, KenTheMan, and Nardo Wick. It’ll be interesting to see how this group is divided up between the next two potential Cypher videos. Will the Detroiters Babytron and Babyface Ray be split up? What about the two Memphis upstarts, Big30 and Big Scarr? Meanwhile, standouts in the standalone freestyles included Doechii, Saucy Santana, and Nardo Wick, so that last name will certainly be one to watch out for when he shows off his skills alongside his classmates.

2022’s Freshmen have had a standout year so far, with Doechii delivering an explosive performance of her songs “Crazy” and “Persuasive” at the 2022 BET Awards and the Danny Brown-cosigned Saucy Santana securing a Beyonce sample on his song of the summer contender, “Booty.”

Watch the first 2022 XXL Freshman Cypher above.

Rolling Loud New York 2021 – Playboi Carti & Uzi Reunite and More

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Trippie Redd Mows Down Zombies With An ‘MP5’ Alongside SoFaygo In His Latest ‘Trip At Knight’ Video

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Trippie Redd’s new video, “MP5,” opens with a jump scare, then gets right into some video-game-inspired, zombie-killing action. After dispatching one revenant with the titular hardware, Trippie and guest rapper SoFaygo enter The Matrix to blast waves of the undead outside of what looks to be a prison. Not-so-subtle pop culture references aside, the effects are pretty impressive for the form and the song itself is a high-energy, synth-heavy banger, displaying Trippie’s gift for catchy warbling and allowing SoFaygo to show off his chattering flow.

“MP5” is the latest video from Trippie’s new album Trip At Knight, which dropped today via 1400 Entertainment and 10K Projects after a few months of teasing with singles like “Miss The Rage” featuring Playboi Carti, “Holy Smokes” with Lil Uzi Vert, and “Rich MF” featuring Polo G and Lil Durk. The project is the SoundCloud rap pioneer’s fourth in as many years, as well as his second release of 2021 after February’s Neon Shark Vs. Pegasus, the punk-influenced deluxe edition to 2020’s Pegasus co-produced by Travis Barker. Other features on Trip At Knight include two late friends of Trippie’s, Juice WRLD and XXXTentacion, as well as thrash rapper and fellow SoundCloud alum Ski Mask the Slump God. Trippie will be going on tour behind the album beginning this week.

Watch the “MP5” video above. Stream Trip At Knight here.

Trippie Redd Partners With Rolling Loud For His 25-City ‘Tripp At Knight’ Tour

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Today, cloud rap standout Trippie Redd announced his 25-city Tripp At Knight Tour, produced by Live Nation and presented by Rolling Loud. Kicking off August 25 at The Armory in Minneapolis, the tour will see the Canton, Ohio rapper joined by fellow 10K Project artist Iann Dior and SoFayGo, a rising TikTok favorite out of Atlanta who is associated with Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack label. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 18 at trippieredd.com.

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The tour announcement comes on the heels of one of Trippie’s most successful years yet. In 2020, he released Pegasus, his third studio album, which debuted at No.2 on the Billboard 200 chart. This year, he followed up with the deluxe version, Neon Shark vs. Pegasus, which was produced by Travis Barker, and released the single “Miss The Rage” with Playboi Carti, giving both artists their highest-charting single to date (No. 11 on the Hot 100).

See below for the dates of the Tripp At Knight tour.

8/25 Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
8/27 Cincinnati, OH @ ICON Amphitheatre Park
8/28 St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
8/29 Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
8/31 Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheatre at White River State Park
9/1 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
9/3 Detroit, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *
9/5 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center *
9/6 Baltimore, MD @ MECU Pavilion
9/8 Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
9/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Coney Island Amphitheater
9/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at Mann
9/14 Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/15 Raleigh, NC @ The Red Hat Amphitheater
9/17 Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
9/18 Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
9/19 Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheatre
9/22 Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
9/23 Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
9/28 Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
10/1 Portland, OR @ Theatre of the Clouds at Moda Center
10/3 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre
10/5 Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
10/6 Los Angeles, CA @ Performance Venue at Hollywood Park