Shy Glizzy Announces New Album & Reflects On Beyoncé Shoutout

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After Beyoncé performed his song "Awesome" during her tour, the D.C. rapper called it a career highlight.

Shy Glizzy announced his upcoming album Flowers recently and spoke about Beyoncé shouting him out on tour. While readers are likely focused on Beyoncé's recent $24 million Dubai show, don't forget that she's been killing stages for years. Furthermore, the pop star and media mogul performed Glizzy's song "Awesome" during her tour.

ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 03: Rapper Shy Glizzy attends the Official Big Game Take over Hosted by Cardi B+Meek Mill at Compound on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)

Moreover, the D.C. native stopped by DJ Akademiks's podcast Off The Record to share these thoughts. Still, it's not like he's been completely silent prior to this announcement. In fact, his last music release was just a month ago with the 21 Savage-assisted "Slime-U-Out." During his conversation with Ak, the media host asked him about future projects.

"You have an album coming up soon, right?" the podcaster asked He then asked "Title?", to which Shy responded with "Flowers."

"Flowers, why Flowers?" Ak said.

"I've been in this s**t for a minute now, man," the 30-year-old stated. "I feel like the growth is there, this s**t's finally gotten to a point where the knives are sharpening, and all the respect is due. That's why I named this s**t Flowers, I feel like I need mines, I feel like I give a lot of people theirs. That just goes back to the conversation about the post that I put up and all of that... S**t, I give n***as they flowers. Any n***a that's before me, any n***a that, you know, do this s**t, I don't got no problem. You don't gotta come from the streets, none of that s**t. I'll just salute you, if you think I'm a cool n***a anyway, if you think that I make good music."

"What was you first reaction when you seen Beyoncé dancing your song? Did she, like, call you, like, how does that happen?" Akademiks asked.

"Nah, she didn't even call me, she just did that s**t. I don't even know how it happened. That s**t just was going viral, and I'm like 'What the f**k?' 'Cause I don't watch s**t like that. I seen that s**t on the Internet, I was like 'Damn, that's crazy.' Then they brung me out on her tour when she came to the city. So that was even bigger. N***a seen Jay, all of them, Beyoncé. That s**t was big, man, that was definitely a big moment. That was a highlight of my career, one of them."

Still, what do you think of Shy Glizzy's thoughts on Beyoncé's shoutout and are you looking forward to his next album Flowers? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments down below. Also, as always, come back to HNHH for more humbling insights and experiences in the music industry.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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