New Music Friday - New Albums From Drake & 21 Savage, Boldy James, R.A.P. Ferreira + More

December 03, 2006

Joji didn’t have a traditional rise to fame. The pop/R&B/rap artist began his career as a YouTuber who created comedy sketch videos. He then launched his music career, amassing millions of streams in the process.

Now a certified star, known for songs such as “Glimpse of Us,” “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK” and “Sanctuary,” the Japan-born singer has dropped SMITHEREENS, which features nine songs.



Born in Chicago but raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, R.A.P. Ferreira is known for an oddball flow and lyrics which demand a second listen.

Also known to rap under the name Milo, which was inspired by the protagonist of The Phantom’s Tollbooth, Ferreira’s latest album, 5 to the Eye with Stars, arrives one year after his previous album the Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures and four years since his last project under the Milo moniker, budding ornithologists are weary of tired analogies.



Boldy James may be the best rapper in Griselda. While his counterparts (such as Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine and Westside Gunn) each have their own distinct charm, none have been as consistently excellent as the Detroit rapper.

James has developed an affinity for teaming up with a single producer across an entire album of late. Among others, he’s worked with Alchemist on Bo Jackson, Nicholas Craven on Fair Exchange No Robbery, Real Bad Man on Real Bad Boldy and now Futurewave on latest project Mr. Ten08.

Be sure to stream SURF GANG’s AT LEAST WE TRIED and Lil Poppa’s HEAVY IS THE HEAD, this week’s Honorable Mentions.

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