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Fivio Foreign Provides A Blueprint for New York Drill on ‘B.I.B.L.E.’

Fivio Foreign Provides A Blueprint for New York Drill on ‘B.I.B.L.E.’

Nate Spurlin

Two of my favorite drill tracks of all time are ‘War’ by Pop Smoke featuring Lil TJay and ‘Mannequin’ created by the same duo. Both tracks stand out in Pop Smoke’s discography as the perfect contrast with Pop Smoke’s menacing presence and Lil TJay’s melodic vocals complimenting each other. This provided a splash of diversity for a discography that felt one-dimensional at the time, serving as foreshadowing for what the next step for the subgenre should be. On B.I.B.L.E., Fivio Foreign follows the same formula with most of the features providing a contrast to the aggressive drill style while going a step further by picking beats with soft melodic foundations.

Expectations For a Lil Durk & Lil Baby Collab Album

Expectations For a Lil Durk & Lil Baby Collab Album

Nate Spurlin

In my view there a collab project can go one of two ways, the first being artists finding common ground with their contrasting styles and the second being artists with similar skillsets attempting to compliment each other on each track. There are multiple examples of successful collab projects using both techniques in recent history. Of course, there are examples of artists with limitless skillsets coming together to create great projects like Future’s collab discography with Young Thug, Juice WRLD, and Lil Uzi Vert. However, I don’t see Lil Baby and Lil Durk as artists with limitless skillsets to this point so, I’ll digress from that and focus on the two methods I previously illustrated.

The Intersection at Hip-Hop and Basketball

The Intersection at Hip-Hop and Basketball

RJ Levychin

With a plethora of shout outs, comparisons, and even business partnerships, basketball and Hip-Hop go hand in hand. This bond is best shown during NBA’s All-Star weekend, a weekend that is meant to celebrate basketball, bouncing around the biggest cities in America year to year, with a famous hometown Hip-Hop act usually serving as the ambassador for the whole weekend.