DesiignerĀ is warming fans up for his long-awaited debut album.
The Brooklyn-born rapper returned this week with the official video for āBigger and Bigger,ā 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 haveĀ in store.
āIām happy to drop some more super shit for yāall, for real. And just keeping it going,ā he explained. āā¦Ā 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 Iām 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. Iām tryna find ways to for men to learn something without trying to incorporate violence so much.ā
The visual depicts Desiigner as a giant who towers over the streets of NYC. The video was directed by Riveting Entertainmentās Daniel CZ, who has worked with everyone from G-Eazy andĀ Wale to Gunna and Chris Brown. You can check out the video via YouTube above.
āBigger and Biggerā 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 Takeoffās death in early November.
āYo, Iām done, Iām done, Iām done. This version of me is done,ā he said in a livestream.Ā āI canāt live like this no more ⦠Why do we fucking do this? I swear this shit aināt nothing. Iām done rap. Itās done, itās done, itās done, itās done. Not to Takeoff, bro. Itās done.ā
Desiigner returned to Instagram shortly after, posting a story that simply read:Ā āIām done rap [sic].ā
Weeks later, the āPandaā rapper announced he wasnāt retiring after all, as music helped him cope with a series of devastatingĀ losses.
āIām not gonna stop,ā he said. āā¦Ā 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. Iām excited to keep sharing the gift of music that God gave me to yāall.ā
Desiigner is now preparing to release his first studio album, New Color, which is expected to drop sometime this year.
āIām working on it right now. Itās fire,ā he told HNHH about the project.Ā āI got some features on it already. Itās lit. Iām just putting it together. Shout out to a couple of great producers, like Rich Skillz, ATL [Jacob]. You know what Iām saying, people like that.ā