WHAT IT IS: With a deep drawl and a natural affinity for melody, Fredo Bang is the next rapper to rise out the Bayou. The 24-year-old Baton Rouge native is his city’s favored up-and-comer and recently dropped two projects in 2019, Big Ape and Pain Made Me Numb, gaining regional success with tracks like “Ooouh (Remix)” f/Kevin Gates, “Story to Tell” and “Gangsta Talk” f/NLE Choppa. His new 12-track album, Most Hated, features guest appearances by heavyweights like Lil Baby, YNW Melly and Tee Grizzley, and was executive-produced by Moneybagg Yo.
ALBUM: Most Hated
RELEASE DATE: 4/17
SINGLE: “Get Even” f/Lil Baby
LIVE: Support on postponed Moneybagg Yo Time Served Tour
INTERNET: 315m+ collective U.S. streams, 5m+ weekly streams, 55m+ U.S. streams in 2020 so far; 138m+ overall YouTube views; 100k+ Spotify followers, 867k+ monthly listeners
PRESS: Flaunt, FADER, XXL (“Known for his tales of life in the streets, the rapper…shows just how it goes down in his hometown”), HYPEBEAST (“Songs like ‘No Mo’ show his penchant for soul-searching narratives and music-as-medicine melodies”), No Jumper, Rap Radar
PUBLISHING: Se Lavi Production