Fresh off executive producing The Game’s Drillmatic: Heart vs. Mind album, Hit-Boy has dropped more heat with “Fire Proof.”
The single finds the producer/rapper reflecting on the highs and lows that come with success before switching the beat up to accentuate his unbridled confidence. The Fontana, California native has been a particularly consistent presence over the last few weeks, including on the 24hrs and Devin Morrison-assisted track “Scholar.”
Hit-Boy revealed on Rolling Stone’s Music Now podcast earlier this week that he produced “Thique,” off Beyoncé’s latest album Renaissance, around the same time he was working on the Bey and Nicki Minaj collab “Feeling Myself.”
“I had to sit on that beat for eight years!” he explained. “That’s the way the game goes sometimes. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in the game and certain people will perceive like, ‘Oh, where’s Hit-Boy been? What’s Hit-Boy been doing?’ But then I’m sitting on stuff like ‘Thique’ that just hasn’t materialized yet.”
Hit-Boy has also been tapped as curator of the Madden NFL 23 soundtrack, a 33-track project featuring the work of Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, the Creator, Benny the Butcher, and more. Check out the teaser above.
You can stream “Fire Proof” now and check out the THIRDEYERAZ-directed video above.
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