Already several days deep into this new year, hip-hop fans are seeing quite the promise in music for the year ahead, with artists discussing their upcoming plans with tour dates and music releases galore. Hopefully, artists will continue this momentum into the month ahead, and B.o.B. is already off to a great start.
The Atlanta rapper is gearing up his new year with a proper introduction to his label, No Genre, with a new mixtape titled B.o.B. Presents: No Genre: The Label.
The mixtape features 18 tracks with guest appearances including from Lin-Z, Jake Lambo, London Jae and Scotty ATL as well as featuring production from the likes of K.E. on the Track, JaqueBeatz and the man himself, B.o.B., also known as Bobby Ray.
B.o.B. shared with Rap-Up TV that the label allows the rapper to roll with the mindset and movement that, “It quite simply means I can do what the f--k I feel like doing."
As reported, this spring will see B.o.B.’s fourth release since his 2010 debut, The Adventures of Bobby Ray. His next album will feature a vast amount of his own production and also have a mixtape-reminiscent rawness to it.
The label first saw the release of track “Fleek” which featured two of B.o.B.’s artists, Lin-Z and London Jae, which saw viral success.
B.o.B. explained to Rap-Up TV that “'Fleek' is on point, it’s dope, it’s flawless. You don’t want to be off fleek or no fleek.”
B.o.B. released a mixtape in late November titled New Black, which was inspired by recent current political events, and the rapper shared that he “caught a lot of heat for some statements [he] made.”
B.o.B. is currently gearing up for a busy year with the release of his fourth album, which is due in the spring.
In the meantime, check out the latest mixtape courtesy B.o.B. and DatPiff:
