Country music icon Colt Ford and hip-hop legend Krizz Kaliko have come together to form a new duo, the Hoodbillies. The first single from their upcoming self-titled EP, “Bad Ass American,” is now available on all digital platforms via Average Joes Entertainment.
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While his new single “That’s Just Tips” moves around hip hop, T-Pain, 37, joins the likes of J.Cole, Pharrell and Jay Z with the launch of his very own music festival, titled “Wiscansin Fest,” in Wisconsin this June.
WISCANSIN FEST 2022
The first of its kind @NappyBoyEnt presents a line up that I hand picked myself. This one means so much to me. Go get your tickets link in bio before they sell out. June 11 in the only place that felt right- Milwaukee, WISCANSIN
#WiscansinFest pic.twitter.com/irvPy1D8wx
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) May 11, 2022
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The award-winning recording artist and wife, Amber Najm, announced Wednesday (May 11) via social media that the inaugural Wiscansin Fest will debut June 11 in Milwaukee at Rave.
The “Buy U A Drank” creator, who has been building up anticipation for the first-ever festival with a 19-city “The Road to Wiscansin Tour,” names a 17 acts line-up with the announcement that includes chart-topping superstars and longtime collaborators of the Tallahassee native, featuring Lil Jon, O.T. Genasis, Bleu (Formerly Yung Bleu), K Camp, and Hannibal Buress with a DJ-set as the moniker Eshu Tune.
“The first of its kind @nappyboyentertainment presents a line up that I hand picked myself,” T-Pain wrote with celebration emojis in the Instagram caption with a photo of the Festival flyer. “This one means so much to me. Go get your tickets link in my bio before they sell out. See you on June 11th in the only place that felt right- Milwaukee, WISCANSIN.”
“Wiscansin Fest!! @tpain’s first ever festival and I’m so proud of him. Y’all get your tickets now!!,” captions a proud Amber Najm in an Instagram post promoting the upcoming festival flyer.
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The word “Wiscansin” originates from T-Pain’s verse on the 2008 classic “Can’t Believe It” featuring Lil Wayne from his gold-selling third album, Three Ringz (Jive). T-Pain changed the pronunciation of the state, Wisconsin, to “Wiscansin” to make a rhyme with “mansion. The success of “Can’t Believe It” spawned a remix with Justin Timberlake. In 2018, T-Pain launched a collegiate-themed apparel line, Wiscansin University, inspired by the word.
Headline by T-Pain-himself, see the complete line-up to the inaugural Wiscansin Fest below.
Bleu (Yung Bleu)
Mija
Eshu Tune (Hannibal Buress)
Erica Banks
Softest Hard
Trap Beckham
Young Cash
Shonte Renee
The Black Amigo
DJay Mando
Very Handsome Billy
VIP and general public tickets for Wiscansin Fest are on sale now. You may purchase your tickets here.
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This is the 3rd EP from Kansas City recording artist Krizz Kaliko. Coming up as one of the first acts to sign to Strange Music alongside Kutt Calhoun, he would go on to work very closely with the local independent powerhouse’s founder Tech N9ne for nearly 2 decades whether it be providing featured rap verses or simply providing background vocals for a number of albums & EPs that Tech has put out. As far as his own output goes, Krizz dropped a total 7 full-length albums & 2 EPs through the Snake & Bat before amicably departing over the spring to form his very own label Ear House Inc. alongside his wife Shoo Shoo. They’ve dropped a handful of singles throughout the year since & are now combining them into Wrapped Up.
“Gifted” is an energizing opener to the EP with Krizz & Shoo Shoo hopping on an aggressive trap beat from Seven to spit some hardcore braggadocio raps whereas “Snowfall” switches it up into a lighthearted Christmas ballad with some warm piano melodies throughout. “Somewhere” takes things into a more glossier route singing his ass off providing motivation for those who’re in a dark place this holiday season just before “Weight” comes through with an ode to body positivity fusing elements of gospel & trap pretty well.
The song “Feelin’ Good” is a decent summertime bop with an “All Night”-esque instrumental from Wyshmaster that’s all fine & dandy until Futuristic comes in sounding like a blatant Chance the Rapper clone while the penultimate track ”Pressure” goes into a darker direction talking about moving forward despite the struggles of everyday life. Then there’s “B.B. (Birthday Bitch)”, where Krizz & T-Pain deliver a hyphy-tinged banger for all the ladies out there that want to celebrate their special day.
Krizz has always been a man of many talents with Wrapped Up, we got a respectable kickoff to this new chapter of his career. Much like his Strange swan song L.I.F.E. (Legend Immortal Forever Eternal), the EP is a healthy mix of his lethal MCing skills & powerful singing voice except he’s proving that he can hold it all down without Tech N9ne.
Score: 7/10
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Christmas time is almost here & that means Krizz Kaliko is celebrating by dropping the new single “Snowfall”.
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Krizz Kaliko tries to push a car in an open field by his lonesome in the “Pressure” video.
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Krizz Kaliko continues the bi-monthly single rollout by applying “Pressure”.
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Krizz Kaliko & Futuristic come together for the new summertime anthem “Feelin’ Good” produced by Wyshmaster.
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Kansas City extraordinaire Krizz Kaliko channels his inner D’Angelo in a video for his first post-Strange Music single “Weight”.
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Krizz Kaliko encourages listeners to be proud of who they are on “Weight”, his first after leaving Strange Music a couple weeks back.
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Kansas City emcee, singer & songwriter Krizz Kaliko has been with Strange Music ever since it’s formation a little over 20 years ago. But earlier tonight during a virtual concert event entitled “The Reveal”, it was announced that he was amicably departing the Snake & Bat in order start up a label of his own Ear House Inc. alongside his wife Crystal. From all of us over here at UndergroundHipHopBlog.Com, we would like to congratulate Kali on this new endeavor of his & are very much looking forward to the next chapter of his illustrious career.
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