Mike Dimes Gets Personal On New Album "TEXAS BOY"

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The San Antonio rapper embraces his origins on his major label debut.

San Antonio rapper Mike Dimes has become the most recent artist to turn TikTok fame into a major label deal. His 2021 song "My Story" has blown up on TikTok and racked up over a billion views. After releasing his album DLOG in 2021 and IN DIMES WE TRUST in 2022, now he's back with a major label debut. TEXAS BOY arrives by Epic Records and SinceThe80s and has some high-profile names in the tracklist. Dro Kenji, BigXthaplug, and Maxo Kream were already included in the album's singles. Among the deep cuts are Denzel Curry, Joey Bada$$, Wiz Khalifa, and Hoodlum.

A few months ago he dropped the album's lead single "Heavy Metal." It arrived pretty quickly after his output in 2022 and was the first of three singles that ultimately preceded the album. Just last month, Mike Dimes also made an appearance on the Metro Marris single "Payroll." Dimes went on tour last year with Denzel Curry and Curry seemingly paid him back with an appearance on this record.

Mike Dimes Major Label Breakthrough

Speaking of collaborations, last year Mike Dimes popped up in a pretty surprising place. His track with JELEEL!, "CLUBHOUSE!" dropped in June of last year and saw both artists switching up their sound a bit. The appearances on his new album aren't the only cosigns he's received from major rappers. Last year J.I.D joined him for a remix of his song "HOME."

Mike Dimes' collaborators have been pretty busy too. Denzel Curry and J.I.D both already dropped deluxe editions of their new albums from last year. Joey Bada$$ released a new single last month called "Fallin'." On the track, the rapper tries out his R&B side with a moodier instrumental and his own sung vocals. What do you think of Mike Dimes' new album? Let us know in the comment section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the music world.

Tracklist:
01. INTRO
02. WISKEY AND WEED
03. KARMA
04. ARSENAL (feat. Denzel Curry)
05. COUNTDOWN CITY
06. UNDEFEATED
07. KISS N'TELL (feat. Dro Kenji)
08. FEELIN' ME
09. ALL 4 YOU
10. GREEN (feat. Wiz Khalifa & Hoodlum)
11. HATCHBACK (feat. Joey Bada$$)
12. STRETCH
13. HEAVY METAL
14. OFF THE PORCH (feat. BigxThePlug & Maxo Kream)

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Lavender Alexandria
Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.
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