$NOT Presents His Spacey & Wavy Fourth LP "Viceroy"

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$NOT will also be taking this LP on tour in just a couple of weeks.

$NOT is back with his fourth studio album Viceroy and this time around he is rapping with a restrained presence. However, there are also times where he comes across as evil and maniacal. Or you will hear the Florida MC sound celebratory and happy like on one the promotional tracks, "HILARIOUS", which features Cochise. Then, as far as the instrumentals go, you are getting your trap fare in a woozier and more lowkey style. You could categorize a fair amount of the beats as plugg if you wanted to. Viceroy is yet another experiment for $NOT but it does not come across as half-baked. Every element feels as if $NOT has been working in this subgenre for decades.

As for where this album falls for the veteran, it comes after his third album, Ethereal which saw its release in 2022. Prior to that, you had two 2020 projects, Beautiful Havoc and - TRAGEDY +. There was some speculation as to what the singles would be for this project, as $NOT put out "CRUEL WORLD" "0%" with ZillaKami, "BULLY" and then the aforementioned "HILARIOUS". With Viceroy now here, only the latter of the four made the final cut. Listening to this album is quite a hazy experience, and 26-year-old really transports you to the otherworldly soundscape he has created. You feel as if you are in the crib smoking along with him throughout the 17 tracks. Give Viceroy a spin with the links below.

Viceroy- $NOT

Viceroy Tracklist:

  1. DESPERADO
  2. BULLY
  3. CRUEL WORLD
  4. WHEN LIFE GETS RUFF
  5. HILARIOUS (feat. Cochise)
  6. HITMAN
  7. 2005 (interlude)
  8. GREEN TEA
  9. DECEIVED
  10. HARMONY
  11. WHT U DONE
  12. DEADMAN
  13. HELP REFUSER
  14. LONELY MF
  15. THE FLYEST
  16. TOXIC
  17. MY SHORTY THUGGIN'
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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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