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At his best, the stalwart Memphis rapper excels at heart-on-sleeve, bluesy songwriting, and his new album shows him deepening and opening up.Â
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Among the current crop of rising Memphis rap stars, Moneybagg Yo stands apart. Unlike Duke Deuce, who pulls from the regionâs crunk tradition, or Key Glock, who is now Young Dolphâs right-hand man, Demario DeWayne White Jr. feels indebted to cities beyond his home. Despite his distinctive Memphis drawl, his music draws more from Chicago drill and Atlanta trap than his hometown. Alongside his compatriot Blac Youngsta and under the tutelage of their shared mentor Yo Gotti, theyâve developed a weathered sound that feels isolated from the rest of Memphis.