2Rare: The '2Humpy is Back' music video demands your movement

It’s movement. It’s motion. It’s big flexing all in the form of hip-hop star 2Rare’s ‘2Humpy is Back’ music video. The single is the right type of heat to ignite your spring fever and the hard-hitting visual is signature comedy and premium dance moves.

The 2Rare movement keeps growing stronger and with summertime around the corner, there’s no better way to turn up these next few weeks than with this theme song to your grind.

The clip intercuts footage of 2Rare and his crew in a local corner store with scenes on a futuristic dancefloor ignited by all kinds of wild choreography. Fittingly, he matches the speed of the production with a flurry of breathless fast-paced flows. Ultimately, his larger-than-life personality dominates every quotable bar.

“2Humpy Is Back” just sets the stage for more music to come! Last year, he turned up with the infectious mixtape, Truth or Rare. Beyond piling up tens of millions of streams, the tape earned critical acclaim and cemented his spot as artist to watch in the coming year. Las month 2Rare brought the house down at Rolling Loud in Los Angeles which also included an electric performance of "2Humpy Is Back."

His versatility and ear for addictive yet insightful hip-hop knows no bounds. Beyond tracks featured on the release, 2Rare lent his talents to NLE Choppa’s “Do It Again,” which has already gone RIAA Certified Gold. Additionally, he was recently featured in XXL’s 2023 “Freshman Class,” in which they sing the MC’s praises for his drive to break out bigger than ever.

From its beginnings, hip-hop has been about rearranging what already exists in a way that is daringly, irresistibly new. That’s exactly what 2Rare, the Philadelphia native at the forefront of the emergent club-rap scene, has done, fusing hits from past generations to the propulsive style of music and dance that has long driven underground culture on the Eastern seaboard. From his national breakthrough with 2020’s “Big Drippa,” the 23-year-old, born Naseem Young, has flourished with a seemingly endless string of upbeat Technicolor offerings that pack dancefloors and make radio and streaming playlists even more inventive. His debut LP, Truth or Rare, offers the definitive take on the sound that could come to define the 2020s in hip-hop. With Truth or Rare, 2Rare is doubling down on the approach that he’s all but perfected. He reveals that he has some much darker songs in the vault—songs that speak to depression or loneliness that intermittently flares up, or speaks to the hardship he’s had to endure. But for the time being, he’s “doing what’s worked for me” thus far. In explaining how he’s adjusted to newfound fame and comparisons, with Truth or Rare, 2Rare reaffirms that his only competition is in the mirror.

2Rare: The new 'Lady Cop' music video is all types of mind-blowing

Philadelphia’s own 2Rare never slows down when it comes to putting out fire. So it’s no surprise the new Truth or Rare mixtape is up for your streaming pleasure in addition to a super fire ‘Truth or Rare’ anthem.

Forget just putting out a fire song, it’s all about the cinematic appeal. Peep the details and enjoy the visual flexing.

Philadelphia rapper 2Rare releases his infectious new mixtape Truth or Rare. Listen HERE via Second Estate/Warner Records. Boasting unforgettable hooks, melodies for days, instant party-starters, and a who’s-who of hip-hop features including NLE Choppa, Lil Durk, Sha Ek, and SleazyWorld Go, the new release showcases a lyricist and performer leveling up in every way imaginable. He also unveils a new video for the infectious "Lady-Cop" which samples TLC's "No Scrubs."

The mixtape kicks off with his latest single “Rare Story Pt.2,” a propulsive crowd-pleaser and follow-up to the 2021 underground hit “Rare Story.” Also included is Rare’s track “Don’t Run,” featuring NLE Choppa, an explosive take on Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It.” Another highlight of the release is the danceable “Rare Steppa." Other noteworthy tracks include “Bank Rolls” featuring Sha Ek, “Baby Father,” and “Lady Cop" which is accompanied by a video that showcases Rare's sense of humor as he is under arrest by a couple of dirty cops.

The mixtape’s arrival caps months of new music from the 23-year-old, whose versatility and ear for addictive yet insightful hip-hop knows no bounds. Beyond tracks featured on the release, 2Rare lent his talents to NLE Choppa’s “Do It Again,” which has already gone RIAA Certified Gold. Additionally, he was recently featured in XXL’s 2023 “Freshman Class,” in which they sing the MC’s praises for his drive to break out bigger than ever.

Considering the talent and club-ready production of Truth or Rare, it's only a matter of time before 2Rare's goal of superstardom comes to fruition.

2Rare: The new 'Toxic Ish' video is filled with all types of dance-filled flexing

Who says you can’t flex with a hard-hitting dance? Turns out 2Rare knows how to deliver Caribbean-sounding vibes but still deliver signature Philadelphia hard bars in the new visual.

The song hits hard but it’s really all about the music video. Peep the details and keep scrolling to see Rare turn up.

Today, one of the leading purveyors of Philly Club music, rapper 2Rare, drops his addictive and highly danceable new single “Toxic Ish.” Bursting with irreverence and high-energy production, the banger is destined to ignite dance floors and summer parties for months to come. It follows 2023 viral hits "Rare Steppa" and "Rare's Room."  

The Afrobeats production combined with Rare's Philly-Club bounce and signature vocal layers come together for an irresistible party anthem. 2Rare is a master at blending influences and styles to deliver music that defies definition and "Toxic Ish" doubles down on his ability to fuse danceable vibes consistently.

“Toxic Ish” arrives on the heels of his scorcher "Rare Steppa" released less than a month back. 2Rare's influence has been infectious infectious since his arrival with “Q-Pid,” his smash collab with Lil Durk, and as a result 2Rare has been popping up on several features including his standout verse on NLE Choppa's "DO IT AGAIN" which afforded him his first entry on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Despite his brief time in the spotlight, 2Rare has shown himself as one of the best practitioners of urgent club rap. Now, with “Toxic Ish,” 2Rare continues to grow and master new sounds on his way to superstardom.

French Montana sets the vibes with 'Ratataaaaa' at his childhood Bronx gym

New York rapper French Montana knows how to get attention. The hip-hop veteran has come through with new music and a visual to go with it coming courtesy of his new ‘Ratataaaaa’ anthem.

It’s all types of Big Apple vibes with hip-hop artist 2Rare alongside. Peep the details and keep scrolling to see Montana in his rap game bag.

Today, 3x Grammy-nominated, Diamond-certified recording artist, humanitarian, and entrepreneur French Montana releases new turn-up anthem “Ratataaaaa” featuring Philadelphia rapper and artist, 2Rare. The single is accompanied by a music video filmed at Montana’s childhood Gauchos Gym in the South Bronx, where he grew up playing basketball with his friends. Paying homage to where he’s from, the community that lives in the South Bronx and raised him is the backdrop of this new upbeat record with families, especially kids, being captured dancing to the new single as Montana playfully sings the recurring verse “Don’t play wit it, don’t play wit it, don’t play wit it, don’t play, ratataaaaa.”

Still keeping tabs on French Montana? Needless to say, he’s been very, very, very busy lately.

Recently Montana released Coke Boys 6: Money Heist Edition, the sixth tape in the Coke Boys series, which debuted #1 and#3 on iTunes Top Albums and #2 on Spotify’s Top Album Debuts in the US. Upon release, CB6: Money Heist Editiondebuted #1 and #3 on iTunes Top Albums and #2 on Spotify’s Top Album Debuts in the US. The album also reached #1selling R&B/Hip-Hop album of the week, and #1 selling independent album of the week during its debut week.

Some artists blur genres, but GRAMMY-nominated producer and recording artist French Montana blurs borders. His inimitable fusion of classic East Coast rhymes, wavy pop swagger, and international ambition elevated him to the forefront of the game on a global scale. In 2013, he released his freshman platinum-certified album Excuse My French. 2017 saw him ascend to superstar status with the blockbuster smash  “Unforgettable” [feat. Swae Lee], which cemented him in the “Billion Club” for streaming and earned a  Diamond certification from the RIAA, as the first African-born and first male artist from the South Bronx at the mecca of hip-hop to achieve this status. Meanwhile, his sophomore effort, JUNGLE RULES, went certified platinum and dominated the charts, and his 2019 album MONTANA was certified gold immediately upon release. He closed 2020 with the release of the long-anticipated CB5 (Coke Boys 5) mixtape, continuing a legacy he started over a decade ago. In 2021, he took it to the next level with his latest studio effort They Got Amnesia. In June 2022, Montana released his fifth-studio and first independent albumMontega, executive produced by longtime friend and legendary hip-hop producer Harry Fraud, bringing back Montana’s roots and original wave sound they’ve created.

At the same time, he has left an indelible mark on communities around the globe. In addition to becoming the very first rap ambassador of Global Citizen, he staunchly supported humanitarian efforts, spanning DACA, the viral Mama Hope#UNFORGETTABLE Dance Challenge, which raised over $500,000-plus, and his Pan-African health and education movement into Morocco with Care Morocco. 2018 also saw him become a U.S. Citizen after emigrating to the South Bronx from Morocco at just 13-years-old. This year, he launched a new joint-venture, NAQI Healthcare, an in-home and private accommodation detoxification services for clients in Florida, New York, Texas, and California in partnership with Guardian Recovery  Network. In October of 2022, Montana was honored with the “Innovator Award” at the Pencils of Promise Gala for his efforts in Uganda including the Unforgettable Global Healthcare Campaign and his work building the Suubi Center with Mama Hope and Global Citizen.

Recently, Montana dropped his highly anticipated Coke Boys 6: Money Heist Edition mixtape. Since 2010, Montana has been embedded in the mixtape era with his Coke Boys series playing a major role in his extensive catalog as a showcase for friends, members of Coke Boys Records, and industry stars alike. The latest installment is riddled with dynamic features from the original Coke Boys, French Montana, Chinx, and Cheeze alongside returning artists A$AP Rocky and Benny The Butcher. Upon release, CB6: Money Heist Edition debuted #1 and #3 on iTunes Top Albums and #2 on Spotify’s Top Album Debuts in the US. The album also reached #1 selling R&B/Hip-Hop album of the week, and #1 selling independent album of the week from January 6th to the 12th.