4Batz has shared his eagerly-awaited debut project U Made Me a St4r, complete with a feature from Kanye West.
Released on Friday (May 3), the project is comprised of 11 tracks, including the viral star’s breakout hits “act i: stickerz ’99′” and “act ii: date @ 8.”
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Kanye is featured on a remix of the previously released “act iii: on god? (she like),” spitting a new verse over the dreamy Samx and Seva-produced instrumental.
“You can’t get no better than me, bitch, I’m the best you had/ Do Italian lеather on the bag, claimin’ you on your period ‘causе you’re mad/ I’ma fuck you better on the rag,” he raps.
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U Made Me a St4r doesn’t, however, include an appearance from Drake, who further boosted 4Batz’s popularity by jumping on the remix of “act ii: date @ 8” in March.
Stream U Made Me a St4r below.
4Batz reportedly signed to Drake’s OVO Sound earlier this year, but U Made Me a St4r was released through the singer’s own label in conjunction with Gamma, the company founded by former Apple Music and Interscope Records executive Larry Jackson.
According to Audiomack co-founder Brian Zisook, a separate 4Batz project will be released through OVO Sound at a later date.
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Further confusing the situation, GQ reported earlier this week that Drake’s label was distributing U Made Me a St4r, but that 4Batz “remains unsigned.”
During his interview with the publication, the Dallas, Texas native reacted to people calling him an “industry plant.”
“Wait until they hear this fucking tape,” he said. “They’re going to be like, ‘I hate this n-gga.’”
He also opened up about his relationship with Kanye West and recalled the advice he gave him about navigating fame.
“He was telling me, ‘Get used to it, because you here now. People are going to look at you like a walking ATM, but you’re going to see through that. You know what I’m saying? Because you a star,’” Batz said.
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The singer’s manager Milano also discussed their relationship with the label heads at OVO Sound.
“We’re always building. Those guys — 40, Morgan, Drake, Future the Prince—they’ve extended their hand in building the relationship,” he said. “It’s like that with everyone in the industry who Batz has come in contact with.
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“They really like him and they understand who he is. We’re going to build relationships throughout the industry with who makes sense to build with.”
