| (June 24, 2022) Multi-platinum west coast legend and superstar rapper YG – who surpassed the prestigious 10 billion career streams and over 2 billion Youtube Channel views earlier this year – returns with the brand new single + video “Run” featuring long-time collaborator Tyga, 21 Savage, and BIA, available today via 4hunnid / Def Jam Recordings. “Run” follows “Scared Money” featuring J Cole and Moneybagg Yo as the second single from YG’s highly-anticipated forthcoming album. “Run” and “Scared Money” are also the first releases from YG since the arrival of his fifth studio album, My Life 4Hunnid (October 2020). Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “[YG’s] darkest and most wounded album for Def Jam yet,” the record debuted Top 5 on the Billboard 200 albums, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and Top Rap Albums charts. It spun off five breakout singles including “FTP,” which was released during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests and became a social justice anthem for the movement. Known for his high-energy, arena-sized live performances, YG has been heating up audiences on the festival circuit this summer, stepping out with label Big Sean at Coachella, firing up the east coast with a sizzling set at Governors Ball, and set to tear down the Windy City at Lollapalooza next month. Stay tuned for more on YG as he prepares his next highly-anticipated project… ABOUT YG:Since emerging in 2009, YG has projected the voice of the streets into the mainstream and ultimately left his mark as a rapper, actor, entrepreneur, designer, and philanthropist. The Compton native has surpassed 10 billion global streams, over a dozen multi-platinum, platinum and gold certifications, and countless honors. He’s the rare maverick who can stand arm-in-arm with protestors one day, appear on-screen next to an Academy® Award winner the next day, and preside over a fashion runway on another day. He has landed four consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top 200. Among numerous anthems with social implications, Billboard christened 2016’s politically charged “FDT (F*** Donald Trump)” featuring Nipsey Hussle, one of the “Songs That Defined the Decade.” In 2020, YG fought back again with the anti-racist “FTP,” of which Variety claimed, “If there’s a music video that captures the Black Lives Matter demonstrations of June 2020, it’s YG’s ‘FTP’.” He joined the reunited Public Enemy and an all-star cast of collaborators for a show-stopping performance of “Fight The Power” at the BET Awards in 2020. “FTP” was one of five breakout single + video releases in 2020-2021 from YG’s critically acclaimed fifth studio album, My Life 4Hunnid (October 2020) which also included “Laugh Now, Kry Later!”; “SWAG,” “Equinox” featuring Day Sulan, and “Out On Bail.”Simultaneously, YG remains a pillar of the community. He donated $100,000 worth of food from his restaurant Fishbone Seafood in honor of Juneteenth. Additionally, he founded the nonprofit 4Hundred Waze. Among various initiatives, the nonprofit provided $10,000 in PPE to Los Angeles families hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic residing in Emergency Crisis Housing. Plus, he built a platform for buzzing artists such as Day Sulan with his 4HUNNID label in partnership with Epic Records. The 4HUNNID brand also comprises a clothing line of the same name co-owned by YG and creative director Gavin Mathieu. Infiltrating high fashion and occupying space in retailers such as Zumiez, and more, the line amplifies his impact. http://www.4hunnid.com FOLLOW YG: https://twitter.com/YG https://www.instagram.com/YG/ https://www.facebook.com/Yg400/ |
YG DROPS NEW ALL-STAR SINGLE + VIDEO, “RUN” FEATURING TYGA, 21 SAVAGE & BIA
