Moments in Timelessness

PARADISE Album ∙ Rap ∙ 2025 Young Nudy An undeniable East Atlanta fave, Young Nudy amassed a memorable assortment of charting hits in the first half of the 2020s, including a noteworthy few alongside his cousin 21 Savage. After reuniting with Pi’erre Bourne for 2024’s victory lap  Sli’merre 2 , he’s back with his longtime producer Coupe (known for “Peaches & Eggplants”) and beatmaking familiar Kid Hazel for the vibrant, ecstatic  PARADISE . His mellifluous drawl and explicit lyrics coupled with surreally melodic instrumentals yield some of the most crowd-pleasing tracks of his career to date. From the irreverent strip club bounce of “BTA” to the smooth talk of “CHAINS ON” and “SUPER SLIME,” he’s in rare form as a trap libertine. Elsewhere, he shouts out Zone 6 on the more ominous “MOP STICK,” embraces baller status on “SNAKE,” and vibes with Latto on “WHAT’S HAPPENIN’.” Naturally, 21 Savage makes an appearance alongside Coupe on “ICED TEA,” but it’s the fresh Project Pat h...

Sli'merre 2 Album ∙ Rap ∙ 2024 Young Nudy When Young Nudy and Pi’erre Bourne dropped   Sli’merre   back in 2019, they recruited superstars like 21 Savage, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, and Lil Uzi Vert to help prop up their psychedelic, red-eyed collaborative project. On the 2024 sequel, though, the duo opt to mostly handle things themselves, with Nudy riding high off the success of his 2023 album   Gumbo   and Pi’erre in a similar boat following his decision to release some of his rarest snippets in an EP titled   Grails . With a sole feature from BabyDrill,   Sli’merre 2   is entirely centered on Nudy’s flow and the way he wraps himself in the warm, synth- and bass-heavy beats from Pi’erre. The Atlanta-born rapper remains as defiantly playful as ever, dedicating an entire track entitled “Money” to “trying to break” his bank account, and another that finds him explaining how little he worries by invoking the age-old saying of “Hakuna Matata.” As is alw...

EA Monster ALBUM ∙ HIP-HOP/RAP ∙ 2022 Young Nudy