
Released July 24, 2019 on Def Jam Recordings as a tie-in single for the Madden NFL 20 video game soundtrack, 'No L's' arrived at the peak of Saweetie's breakout moment — 'My Type' was simultaneously dominating radio airplay — and captured the 'hot girl summer' cultural zeitgeist of 2019. Hit-Boy, a Southern California producer-rapper who had risen through Kanye West's GOOD Music orbit and scored a Grammy for Nipsey…
Documents the late 2010s sub-genre moment in which hip-hop producers transitioned from behind-the-boards to frontline artists, pairing with ascending female MCs. The Madden soundtrack placement also exemplifies the growing role of gaming tie-ins as launch platforms for mainstream hip-hop singles,…
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