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Hypebeast
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Catching Up With Chuckyy
WhenXXLdroppedits 2025 Freshman Class of emerging hip-hop talent earlier this week, the comments section seemed divided over this year's selection of rappers. However, the consensus among many seemed to be one key notable missing face, ascendant Chicago rapper Chuckyy. At just 19 years old, the Lil Durk protégé is pioneering his own distinct drill sound. With hints of horror-core and a refreshing nonchalance, the rising young rapper represents the new era of Chicago rap, also working closely with the city's local legendLUCKI. Fresh off hisI Live, I Die, I Live Againrelease and a recent performance atLyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash, the rapper is already ready for his new move: a tour, a deluxe edition, and, hopefully, becoming the richest rapper in the world. But first, Chuckyy pulled up to Chinatown for a quick chat about his Chi-town come-up. Your latest project has been very well-received. Do you pay attention to the reviews and ratings? I feel very blessed about that. I try not to read the reviews too much, but I appreciate every single person who has poured one out to the album or supported it in any way. Where did the album title come from? It's one of my favorite lines, and I think it really emulates the journey of this album and the different stages of life I've been going through. You go up, you go down, but you keep going. What about the cover art? The poses are inspired byChuckyon the cover art. What were some of the biggest sources of inspiration for you on this album? For this album especially, the fans have been the inspiration. I've been really active with them lately and have been trying to actually listen to what they want from my music. What does it mean to work with a legend in your city like LUCKI? I've been listening to LUCKI forever, long before I was even rapping. It's so crazy to get to call him a peer of mine and get to rap together on one of my own tracks. That was the last thing on my checklist, for real. Now I'm done. Now I can really have fun. Shoutout Luck. Lil Durk is another mentor of yours. Tell me more about his influence on you. He's such an inspiration to me. To see someone from the same place as me be able to achieve such big things – it's so motivational. It's helped me so much. You're just 19 – do you ever feel like you're moving too fast? No sir. I don't think I'm missing out on being a 19-year-old. I don't think I'm growing up too fast. I don't think I'm living too fast. How do you approach writing songs? All my tracks come together from scratch. My engineer and I are locked in, and he'll make a beat, send it over, and I'll just hop on it. I'm going to record a song after this interview. I actually sat down and wrote it before. That's crazy. I haven't done that in so long. What's next for you? A tour is definitely on my mind. Also, a lot of music. I'm not about cliffhangers. Everything they see is going to drop. If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be? Lil Uzi Vert. What's your most underrated song? It's called 'King Tut.' It's from when I just started rapping. It still doesn't have a million views. You've debuted on Billboard, broken millions of streams – what's your 'I made it' moment? When I'm the richest rapper alive.
Hypebeast
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Best New Tracks: Aminé, Rico Nasty, Little Simz, and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. Albums come fromAminé,Rico Nasty, Chuckyy,Snoop DoggandEkkstacy, with an EP landing fromErick The Architect. As for singles,Little Simz,SoFaygo,Latto,andTiaCorineshared new tracks, as well asAnderson .PaakandKnxwledge'sNxWorries,BktherulaxTy Dolla $ignx9livesandJoey Bada$$xBig SeanxAb-Soul. Aminé has ushered in '13 Months of Sunshine.' The multi-hyphenate is back in his music bag with his first album since 2021, which an expansive, genre-blurring offering that comes with a stacked lineup of lyrical and production features includingLido,Leon Thomas, 454 andToro Y Music 'This is Maria,' Rico Nasty told us on the persona behind her most raw release the rapper's first release under new label Fueled for Ramen, is a punk-inspired, fully solo offering that finds her answering to no one but Music After garnering cosigns from fellow Chicago rappersLUCKIand Lil Durk, Chuckyy has lifted the curtain on his newest mixtape,I Live, I Die, I Live Again. The 11-track album includes a contribution from LUCKI and a homage to Music Officially announced earlier this week, Erick The Architect'sARCSTRUMENTALS 3is labeled as an 'electronic' project. The three-song EP sees the Flatbush Zombies talent tapping into his house side and expanding on the groundwork he laid down on his solo debut last Music Laced with hypnotic production fromKenny Beats, TiaCorine has shared new single 'Ironic.'Spotify|Apple Music Following a surprise mid-week announcement, Snoop Dogg dropped off new albumIz It A Crime?on Thursday. The album comes equipped with assistance fromSexyy Red,Pharrelland many Music His first new release of 2025, SoFaygo built significant hype for his 'Don't Hold The Fire.' The track arrives alongside a cinematic official visual as Music While not on streaming yet, the Red Bull Spiral Freestyle is back and kicked off with a heavyweight trio. Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul and Big Sean linked up to exchange bars for over six minutes to ring in the revival of the cypher series. In tandem with the announcement of their first-ever North American tour, NxWorries dropped off some new music as well. Their first new track sinceWhy Lawd?is a jazzy new cut entitled 'Everybody Gets Down.'Spotify|Apple Music As she readies the release of Lotus, Little Simz has unveiled the third single from the highly anticipated project. 'Young' joins 'Free' and 'Flood' on the Music The elusive Ekkstacy has returned with a new longform a 13-song solo offering, that includes singles 'keep my head down,' 'she will be missed' and 'seventeen.'Spotify|Apple Music Signaling her first solo release since 'Sugar Honey Iced Tea' Latto is back with hot new summertime single 'Somebody.'Spotify|Apple Music On the heels of last week's 'DELILAH,' Bktherula is back again with more new music. She tapped Ty Dolla $ign and 9lives for 'BBGIRLGOSLOW.'Spotify|Apple Music
