Black Hippy Album Surfaces On Spotify & People Are Freaking Out

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 202256.0K Views

Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy-Q, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul of Black Hippy attend Fader Fort presented by Converse during SXSW on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

Some think this isn't a drill but it appears to be one.

If you're like me and waited on a Black Hippy album for the entirety of this decade, you may have woke up to some good news. A self-titled Black Hippy album surfaced on streaming services earlier today. Of course, many were excited for an entire body of work consisting of Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, and Kendrick Lamar swapping bars among each other.

It's a hip hop head's fantasy that seems too good to be true and unfortunately, that's likely the case. The project surfaced on Spotify and is unavailable for streaming. The project includes previously released singles like Kendrick Lamar's "Look Out For Detox" but the remainder of the tracklist seems to be of unreleased songs. It also includes a track called "Cypher" with Travis Scott, Joey Bada$$ and Action Bronson but that appears to be a mash-up including the three rappers XXL Freshmen cypher.

Many appear to be excited about the new project, as they should be but the thing is that it doesn't seem to actually be a TDE release. The album was released through D. Management but it's unclear who that might be.

Despite the likelihood that this is a leak, there were rumors this past summer that Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and ScHoolboy Q were dropping an album. This arrived after their remix of Rocko's "UOENO" was uploaded onto streaming services.

We reached out to a rep from TDE for a comment.

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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