Desiigner is warming fans up for his long-awaited debut album.
The Brooklyn-born rapper returned this week with the official video for âBigger and Bigger,â a braggadocious track he released at the end of last year. Desiigner spoke about the record in a recent interview with HotNewHipHop, saying it was just a little taste of what he and his team have in store.
âIâm happy to drop some more super shit for yâall, for real. And just keeping it going,â he explained. ââŠÂ We getting bigger and bigger man. So stay tuned. We got merchandise dropping, new jackets keeping us warm outside in Desiigner fabric. We got restaurants, like I said, dropping. I got gaming streaming libraries that Iâm trying to open up for the kids so they can stream there and link up there. You know, more places where young men can go and get our knowledge and stuff. I feel like our knowledge gets lost. Iâm tryna find ways to for men to learn something without trying to incorporate violence so much.â
The visual depicts Desiigner as a giant who towers over the streets of NYC. The video was directed by Riveting Entertainmentâs Daniel CZ, who has worked with everyone from G-Eazy and Wale to Gunna and Chris Brown. You can check out the video via YouTube above.
âBigger and Biggerâ arrived more than a month after Desiigner announced he was retiring from the rap game. The 25-year-old told fans he made the decision following Takeoffâs death in early November.
âYo, Iâm done, Iâm done, Iâm done. This version of me is done,â he said in a livestream. âI canât live like this no more ⊠Why do we fucking do this? I swear this shit ainât nothing. Iâm done rap. Itâs done, itâs done, itâs done, itâs done. Not to Takeoff, bro. Itâs done.â
Desiigner returned to Instagram shortly after, posting a story that simply read:Â âIâm done rap [sic].â
Weeks later, the âPandaâ rapper announced he wasnât retiring after all, as music helped him cope with a series of devastating losses.
âIâm not gonna stop,â he said. ââŠÂ lost a lot of bros this year. We all say things out of emotions, but the truth is in me being able to let out a good cry [it helped] me see things more clearer now. Iâm excited to keep sharing the gift of music that God gave me to yâall.â
Desiigner is now preparing to release his first studio album, New Color, which is expected to drop sometime this year.
âIâm working on it right now. Itâs fire,â he told HNHH about the project. âI got some features on it already. Itâs lit. Iâm just putting it together. Shout out to a couple of great producers, like Rich Skillz, ATL [Jacob]. You know what Iâm saying, people like that.â