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Lil Child’s forthcoming album, WHAM, can be launched on Jan. 3, 2025. He introduced the discharge date after his sold-out birthday present on Saturday (Dec. 7) on the State Farm Enviornment in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been teasing the brand new LP on social media for a number of months.
Lil Child has been met with a excessive degree of critique since his public feud with Gunna. The “Greater Image” monitor creator seemingly despatched a number of photographs at his former collaborator after Gunna took a negotiated plea to be launched from jail throughout the YSL RICO trial. Artists like Boosie Badazz, Future, Lil Durk and lots of others have additionally distanced themselves from the “HIM ALL ALONG” recording artist.
Whereas he by no means got here out particularly and name-dropped Gunna, followers believed Lil Child was calling out Gunna on his monitor “350” when he rapped, “Ain’t by no means say nothin’ ’bout it, n**ga, you a rat.” Gunna shot again on “prada dem” and addressed claims that he snitched when he mentioned, “I set the development, I am a trendsetter (Yeah)/ I am not a rat, nonetheless gettin’ cheddar (Gettin’ cheddar)/ Audemars wrist, timeless (Timeless)/ Licensed manufacturing unit diamonds (Manufacturing facility diamonds).”
When followers felt as in the event that they wanted to decide on between the 2, some believed that Lil Child’s music high quality had taken a dip whereas Gunna had grown as an artist. My Flip was considered probably the greatest albums of the 12 months upon its launch in 2020, the “We Paid” rapper didn’t obtain the identical essential popularity of his 2022 undertaking, It’s Solely Me. Whereas the album continues to be seen as a business success, public curiosity in Lil Child has declined over time.
In a clip of him acting at his birthday present, one fan shared, “If this album ain’t lit, Gunna higher. The controversy can be over.” Another person claimed, “This album make or break for his ahh, trigger the album his LAST likelihood.” One other consumer acknowledged, “Except he drops a fireplace single, bruh would possibly do 40k first week.”
On Friday (Dec. 6), Lil Child unleashed the primary single from his new album titled “Landing.” The football-themed monitor is produced by Wheezy, 9Jay and Dez Wright. Press play on the visible under.