Making a momentous return, Birdman’s Rich Gang is formally again with its first new single in 5 years. “Military,” that includes YoungBoy Never Broke Again and D-ROK, is out now through Cash Money Records.
Grammy-nominated hip-hop legend and Cash Money Records Co-Founder and Co-C.E.O. Birdman reignites the collective he launched in 2013, reuniting multiplatinum Atlanta titans Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan collectively on “Military.” YoungBoy Never Broke Again seems with a head-turning and hypnotic cameo of his personal over D-ROK’s guitar-laden manufacturing. “Military” pops off with Rich Gang’s signature magnetic melodies.
The final time we heard from Rich Gang was 2017’s “Bit Bak” that includes Birdman and Young Thug. In 2014, Rich Gang served up the now-classic platinum smash “Lifestyle” that includes Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, and Birdman. That similar 12 months, the legendary collective additionally delivered a critically adored mixtape entitled Rich Gang: Tha Tour Part 1, which acquired widespread reward from Rolling Stone and Pitchfork who hailed it as “one of the finest mix-tapes of the year.”
Rich Gang’s genesis may be traced again to the blockbuster 2013 compilation, Rich Gang. It crashed the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 and bowed at No.2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart and Top Rap Albums Chart. Meanwhile, the only “Tapout” that includes Birdman, Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj, and Future reached RIAA gold standing.
It’s an thrilling time for Birdman. Kicking off one other period in some of the storied partnerships in rap, Birdman and multiplatinum rap icon Juvenile returned as J.A.G. right now (December 16) with a brand new single entitled “Ali.” The observe is widely known with an accompanying cinematic music video.
The manufacturing fuses cinematic piano to regular 808s. Right out of the gate, Juvenile delivers the chantable and quotable refrain together with his signature swagger and soul, “My heart ain’t got no feelings, my career ain’t got no ceilings, I’m the greatest since Muhammad Ali.” Birdman stunts on a slick counter verse with the power of a knockout uppercut. Together, they lock into their basic chemistry, and it stays as highly effective as ever.