Memphis’ Moneybagg Yo has become a constant in rap. He sounds at home alongside Lil Durk crooning about comparing sex to an Uzi just as much when Detroit’s Babyface Ray needs an assist to get on Spotify’s Rap Caviar. It’s the similar quality 2 Chainz flaunted when he was popping up on all of the hit singles and remixes in the 2010s.
Atlanta trap, Southern pain rap, etc. Moneybagg possesses an innate ability to ride on all the trending sounds and help boost a song with his presence: a welcome addition to any single.
But while 2 Chainz has received a critical re-appraisal as much more than a trendy feature, Moneybagg is still looking for the project to catapult him from one of rap’s most notable jack-of-all-trades to a bonafide superstar. Past projects like 2017’s