Ready to light up the fall following millions of streams and acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, rising hip-hop star Lil Tony unleashes an incendiary and infectious new single and music video entitled “Hot” today. Listen HERE and watch HERE via Priority Records.
The track tempers anxious hi-hats with a jazzy piano loop. Meanwhile, Lil Tony leans on the beat with a hard-hitting cadence. Intense verses give way to a hypnotic hook as he proclaims, “Yeah, I’m fly as fuck right now, I can’t barely feel my face, I’m high as fuck right now.” In the accompanying visual directed by PUBLICGOAT, he spits bars from a fire escape, under the glow of neon red lights, and through a plume of smoke. The clip just illuminates his raw talent and undeniable presence.
It arrives on the heels of “Canoozled.” Beyond gathered 201K YouTube views on the music video, it earned high critical praise. Pitchfork named it among “The Ones” as “the must-hear rap song of the day,” going on to proclaim, “His mean mumbles and eerie ATL underground beats give his music a distinct mood.”
It landed in the wake of “3AM,” which has already piled up over 468K Spotify streams and 513K YouTube views on the music video. Meanwhile, Global Grind plugged it on “This Week’s New Music Roundup.”
Continuing a prolific year, it maintains his momentum from the bombastic mixtape TKEY — listen HERE.
Still, everything just bulldozes the way for more to come soon.
Lil Tony may be a newcomer in the rap game, but you’d never know from his confident presence and dizzying lyricism. The arrival of his mixtape TKEY marks the culmination of years of honing his craft and building momentum in his hometown. You’ve been warned, because Lil Tony is turning up the heat in 2023.
