On Friday June 2nd, Moneybagg Yo released his newest body of work, Hard To Love. The record includes 20 tracks and runs for approximately 56 minutes. It features many big artists including GloRilla, Lil Durk, YTB Fatt, Fridayy, and Future. This is the rapper’s seventeenth mixtape following his 2021 album A Gangsta’s Pain, which was a massive hit.
Hard To Love
Moneybagg Yo first teased his newest record on December 30, 2022. He tweeted a fan saying that the new record was coming soon. The lyrics on Hard To Love follow similar themes to Moneybagg Yo’s previous albums. Hard To Love does not shy away from difficult topics and pain. There are also lyrical references to drug consumption throughout the record, this can be seen on the tracks, “No Show,” “Ocean Spray,” and “More Sick.” Musically, Moneybagg Yo has stuck to his roots on this album. The songs are trap and hip-hop influenced. Overall, this is not an album to miss.
“I’m in a vulnerable space with Hard To Love. I’m letting you in on a personal end. I haven’t dropped in two years, so I gotta let you know why I haven’t dropped and there’s a few hits for until you get the real album. Just snack on this”
Moneybagg Yo via Power 106
Who is Moneybagg Yo?
Moneybagg Yo is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. His musical style is a blend of trap and southern hip-hop. His lyrical content contains lots of themes of introspection. He is signed to Collective Music Group, founded by another Memphis rapper, Yo Gotti. Collective Music Group is currently a sub label under Interscope Records. So far, several of his albums have peaked near the top of the Billboard 200. This includes Federal 3X (2017) which peaked at #5, 2 Heartless (2018) which peaked at #16, and Time Served (2020) which peaked at #3. His first album to peak at number one was A Gangsta’s Pain (2021). He has received nominations for various awards from various organizations including the American Music Awards and the Grammy Awards.
