LIL POPPA TOASTS TO “1 HELLAVAH LIFE”
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LIL POPPA TOASTS TO “1 HELLAVAH LIFE”
NEW SINGLE & VISUAL, “1 HELLAVAH LIFE” FEATURING YUNGEEN ACE NOW AVAILABLE
NEW ALBUM, ALMOST NORMAL AGAIN, ARRIVING AUGUST 1st AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW |
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After teasing fans with singles like “I Hate You” (1.4M+ views) and “Start Trippin (Shawty Fine)”, CMG’s Lil Poppa has officially announced the release date for his new album. Almost Normal Again is set to arrive on Friday, August 1st and is now available for pre-order/pre-save. The pre-order arrives alongside a new audio and visual release of “1 Hellavah Life” featuring Yungeen Ace. Watch/Listen to “1 Hellavah Life” Known for threading pain and hope into poetic street narratives, Poppa’s upcoming full-length project builds on the thoughtful lyricism that have earned him praise throughout his career. Pitchfork once noted that “Lil Poppa is a hardcore lyricist…his writing goes against the grain of popular pain rap,” a sentiment that continues to ring true as he enters this next chapter. LIL POPPA Melodic and piercingly personal, Lil Poppa turned pain into purpose. Since emerging with singles like “Purple Hearts” in 2018, the 25-year-old has swirled unfiltered emotionality with wounded melodies for songs that heal himself, his city, and his fans. It’s a mission that’s made him one of the most potent voices in the Sunshine State, and it’s only continued on Almost Normal Again, a cathartic new album filled with love, lessons, and level ups. Unsparing, yet vulnerable, his latest finds transformation in trauma — reflection in recovery. Motivated by dreams to escape the chaos so many of his friends couldn’t, Poppa began recording songs in earnest in the mid-2010s, releasing projects like Life After Desi and Evergreen Wildchild in 2017. The mixtapes earned him local attention, it was 2018’s “Purple Hearts” that marked his arrival. The track, which detailed the aftermath of a shooting that left three of his friends dead, crystallized the power of his melodic storytelling. It also earned cosigns from artists like Polo G, who soon connected with him for 2019’s “Eternal Living.” By 2022, it also earned him a record deal with Interscope and subsequently, a deal with Yo Gotti and CMG.. Through it all, projects like Evergreen Wildchild 2 (2020), Blessed, I Guess (2021), Half Man Half Vamp (2023) and Wee Are Who We Are (2024) reinforced both his fan base and his belief in himself. In a career that already stretches nearly a decade, Poppa has shown that he can shift between emotions and themes with ease. But his most powerful songs are threaded by a sense of personal reckoning. His latest effort, Almost Normal Again, lives in both nostalgia and a hopeful future. “It’s a mindset thing. Once you decide you’re doing it for the people that are no longer here, you use the pain for motivation,” he says. “And then you’re unstoppable.” |
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