The same reasons we Action Bronson as our first ever digital cover star have made him a mostly-absent figure in rap over the course of the last two years. Consumed primarily by his commitments to VICELAND, Bronson has only now gotten around to rolling out Blue Chips 7000, the highly anticipated sequel to 2012's Blue Chips and 2013's Blue Chips 2.
Blue Chips 7000 arrives "later this summer." Click through the gallery to read our wishlist.
Party Supplies for days
Party Supplies is one of the few production outfits with an imagination as active as Bronson's. They produced all of Blue Chips and Blue Chips 2; their beats will appear on Blue Chips 7000 alongside beats by Alchemist, Harry Fraud, and others. We're hoping they produced a third of the mixtape at minimum.
Sports references for days
Randy Velarde. Tom Gugliotta. OLDEN POLYNICE. These are three of of the literal hundreds of athletes whom Action Bronson has referenced in the course of his illustrious career. Given that he named his Blue Chips series is named after a '90s college basketball movie starring Nick Nolte, the occasion calls for lots and lots of dumb sports references.
Her tits are bonkers / Chilling in her chanclas / Rollers in her hair, I’m running through it / Larry Csonka.
A sequel to "Hookers At the Point"
As I ride inside my '92 Seville
Windows half down so I can see my bitches in the field
Best believe they bringing daddy money
How you think I copped the Caddy, dummy?
The sordid tale of three prostitutes, Cyndi, Silk, and Dano, "Hookers At The Point" is a master class in storytelling. Underneath the tornado of irreverence and flavorful language that Bronson whips up, he offers a subtle tip of the cap to the stoicism of these noble hookers and the horrendous physical and emotional abuse they endure.
Humanity needs "Hookers At The Point 2."
A smorgasbord of emotion
Here's how Bronson described Blue Chips 7000 to Noisey:
"It's like the most lavish fucking neighborhood barbecue that you've ever been to. It's the illest, it's the chillest fucking ill vibe. It's fucking smoke music, dance music—whatever you want to fucking do. You do whatever to this shit. It's one of those pieces that's forever."
Fuck, that's inspiring...
Where's my guitar??
Features approaching Bronson's level of weirdness
My paralyzed homie snuck the ratchet in - @rickyrozay
This is a great line from Rick Ross that will presumably pop up at some point on BC7000. (Ross is a confirmed feature.) It is great because it channels Bronson's particular absurdist tendencies. Other than RiFF RaFF in the "Strictly For My Jeeps" video and Big Body Bes in general, few artists can touch Bronson's unique brand of wackiness. Which is what makes him such a special entertainer. But
Just putting the finishing touches on Blue Chips 7000. All I gotta say is damn that shit heat. Be safe.