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A second, unnamed album will follow three weeks later in April Following much anticipation from fans, Future and Metro Boomin are set to release two collaborative albums, the Atlanta Hip Hop titans announced on Friday. The first project, called We Don’t Trust You, will release in two weeks on March 22, and a second still-unnamed album will come out three weeks later on April 12. The duo dropped a trailer for the albums on Friday, with Metro and Future riding through the desert in matching white…

The first “Parental Advisory” album Metro Boomin ever owned was Nelly’s Country Grammar, which helped define hip-hop’s St. Louis sound in 2000. His mom bought it for him. That record infused in Metro a great love of and pride in his hometown of St. Louis. Of course, he already loved his mom. “I’ve always been a mama’s boy, my whole life,” he says, pride boomin’ in his voice, over Zoom. “I’ve seen firsthand, with my mother, how hard it is being a single mother.” Metro was the oldest of five kids raised by his mom,…

Lil Uzi Vert, who had been surprised Tuesday by their inclusion in the Rolling Loud California lineup, has been removed as a headliner and replaced by the joint set comprising rapper Future and producer Metro Boomin, who now join the weekend festival’s other headliners, Nicki Minaj and Post Malone.Future and Metro Boomin were added to the lineup Wednesday, according to a statement from Rolling Loud, unceremoniously replacing Lil Uzi Vert as the March 2024 hip-hop festival’s Sunday headliner.The move came after the “XO…

Lil Uzi Vert previously disavowed ever agreeing to perform at the fest despite being listed as a headliner Rolling Loud next year will not feature previously announced headliner Lil Uzi Vert — the rapper, who uses they/them pronouns, said on Tuesday that they don’t even “understand why name is on” the poster — so the festival’s organizers have added Metro Boomin and Future instead. The two hip-hop artists will release an album, billed to Future x Metro Boomin, before the fest, according to a tweet…

Metro Boomin has a clear vision of how he’d want to design his own superhero character: not quite someone who’s incapable of being killed, but a figure with the fortitude to will himself back from the brink of doom.“I’d want some kind of regeneration, like Wolverine,” said the St. Louis-born super-producer. “I wouldn’t want to be invincible … that’s too boring. But if it has some kind of fault, where you could die if you’re not careful enough, I’d take that. And some crazy fighting skills.” Superheroes have shaped the…

It sounds as though Metro Boomin has teamed up with Dreamville rapper JID for a collaborative album.In a post on his Instagram Stories, Metro shared a photo of him in the studio with JID. “Me and album incredible,” he wrote alongside fire emojis. He later shared a similar sentiment on Twitter. “Got a lot of new music coming but when me and drop 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😵‍💫," he wrote.In a tweet replying to Metro’s comment, JID added, “I love working with u brudda, it’s an honor.” Metro added, “Honor is mine family.”The hints about what’s…

Hitmaka has responded to Hit-Boy’s diss record he teased on social media, which also took aim at over producers including Southside and Metro Boomin.In a comment shared on HipHopDX’s Instagram post on the diss track, Hitmaka gave his thoughts on the whole situation after he initially claimed he got more radio play than Hit-Boy. “All I said was he ain’t making radio/mainstream shit and he dissed us on a beat that won’t never touch mainstream or radio,” he commented. “Solidified my statement.”Image via InstagramMetro…

Metro Boomin, born Leland Tyler Wayne, has sold a portion of music catalog to Shamrock Capital for nearly $70 million, Billboard reports. The super producer previously dropped Heroes & Villains, his second studio album, back in early December. The album, which was narrated by actor Morgan Freeman, featured appearances from Future, Young Thug, Don Toliver, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, John Legend, Chris Brown, Young Nudy, The Weeknd, Mustafa, Gunna, and the late Migos rapper Takeoff. Heroes & Villains debuted at the…

Metro Boomin has unleashed the original iteration of “Knife Talk,” a 21 Savage-assisted cut that appeared on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy. The newly surfaced version is handled by 21 without the Drizzy bars. The UK-born rapper takes on an extended second verse, in which he delivers lines about his wealth, fame, and foes: I bought a Lambo’, I came from a Montecarlo Sellin’ elbows, I did it right and went holo’ Back in the seventies, I prolly woulda robbed Pablo Have my comprade knock the meat out…

Who has the best producer tag?Metro Boomin? Pi’erre Bourne? Or maybe a veteran producer like Just Blaze?There are a lot to choose from. A couple of years ago, the Complex Music staff ranked the top 25 producer tags, but now it’s time to ask someone who has first-hand experience creating iconic tags himself: Tay Keith. The Memphis native recently sat down alongside fellow producer Banbwoi, and the two came up with a top 5 list of their own. You can see their full breakdown on our TikTok (or watch it below).The list, which…