Yung Bleu keeps it 100 about his 'Soul Child' with Lil Wayne on Apple Music

Who says Yung Bleu only collaborates with Nicki Minaj? The popular crooner knows he has one with his new ‘Soul Child’ single with Lil Wayne and pulled through to dish on the record with Apple Music.

Yung Bleu talks about his new ‘Soul Child’ song

Bleu joined the one and only Zane Lowe on Apple Music to chop it up about the audio gem. He also talked about the song’s origin, linking up with Weezy F. Baby, the anticipation for his upcoming TANTRA album and seizing the moment with OVO Sound boss Drake.

The interview hits hard and to make life easier, here’s three pulled quotes from the conversation.

Yung Bleu Tells Apple Music About New Song "Soul Child" (feat. Lil Wayne)…

Just me, you know what I'm saying? Just going, not going a normal route of a hook and a verse. You know what I'm saying? Just let it being the normal, what people think when you think of a me and Wayne track. Kind of just paying homage to the way Wayne like to record and Wayne just say a lot of stuff on the beat and then you usually have to go in there and just make a hook. So that's kind of how I approached the song, you know what I'm saying? It was just beautiful to that way of just seeing us come together, like two different spectrums of music and just putting it together to make a hard ass track.

Yung Bleu Tells Apple Music About His Forthcoming Album ‘TANTRA’…

Tantra's kind of a really collection over what I'm saying, I feel like the last year, you know what I'm saying. I'm kind of summing up what's been going on with my career now. My mind state, giving people some classic s**t and just some good songs. Just keep going down that path of giving people beautiful songs. Good songs. Songs that last. So it's just one of those type of albums where I just take my time with it and just give people songs that's going last, you know what I'm saying?

Yung Bleu Tells Apple About Collaborating with Drake…

A lot of people was figuring, I was just going, you know what I'm saying, kind of do the classic thing that a lot of artists do and when they get that... You know what I'm saying, that big look, they kind of just disappear. You know what I'm saying? So it was kind of me got to be really talented to get over that hump, you know what I'm saying? And so I would just saying I showed n****s what to do with a Drake feature. You know what I'm saying it was, he always would say, you know what I'm saying, it’s on you to do, you know what I'm saying? It's on you. This is just a look. It's on you to take it to the next level after this, you know what I'm saying? And keep it going. So, that's what I did. I felt like, you know what I'm saying? I did that. 

Yung Bleu and Ne-Yo's 'Walk Through The Fire' is your cuffing season soundtrack

If you ever need to put faith into one person to come through clutch on your cuffing season anthem, look no further than crooner Yung Bleu. The hitmaker pulls through with fellow crooner Ne-Yo on their new ‘Walk Through The Fire’ banger.

Yung Bleu and Ne-Yo’s ‘Walk Through The Fire’ will warm your heart

The unexpected and much-appreciated anthem comes just in time for a New Music Friday. The pair put their vocal skills to the test to come through on a song everyone’s bae will appreciate.

Today, award-winning musician Yung Bleu announced the release of his new single “Walk Through The Fire (feat NE-YO),” which is currently available to stream on all platforms via Vandross Music Group, Inc./EMPIRE. As part of the announcement, Bleu also unveiled a corresponding visualizer for the song. The release of “Walk Through The Fire” marks the Alabama native’s second collaborative effort with NE-YO in as many months. Most recently, the duo teamed up in December 2021 to unveil the single and music video for “Stay Down”, which sent a powerful message about loyalty in relationships.

Yung Bleu and Ne-Yo’s past collabo

Bleu is no rookie to working with R&B legends. He’s previously linked with Ne-Yo and even crooner Monica on unforgettable anthems.

Bleu’s original collaboration with NE-YO on “Stay Down” also coincided with the release of his five-song, EP, “No I’m Not OK.” He released the project – which included an appearance from Grammy-award winning R&B singer Monica – as a gift to his fans and to express his gratitude for helping propel his breakout year. He also capped 2021 by teaching himself to produce beats and quickly securing a placement on Lil Wayne’s newest mixtape, Sorry 4 The Wait, that was released on Jan. 14. Wayne even named the song “Bleu Snappin” to acknowledge Bleu’s versatility as a producer.

The non-stop grind

Over the past 12 months, Bleu has remained extra busy and hungry. He’s worked in both the music industry and dabbled into the TV market.

It was the culmination of a scorching, fourth-quarter stretch for Bleu, who won “Best New Hip-Hop Artist” and “Best New Artist” at the BET Hip-Hop Awards and BET Soul Train Awards, respectively, in Oct. 2021 and Nov. 2021 while becoming the first artist since Chance The Rapper to achieve the feat in the same calendar year. Bleu also earned his first-career, Grammy nomination after he was recognized for his contributions to H.E.R.’s album, Back of My Mind, which is up for “Album of the Year.” Bleu made a featured appearance on H.E.R.’s standout song “Paradise” to earn the nod.

Beyond the award-show accolades, the 27-year-old also made his nationally-televised debut in Nov. 2021 on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where he appeared on the couch for an interview and performed a medley of hits.