Machine Gun Kelly and Trippie Redd have released a mini documentary leading up to the release of their forthcoming joint project, genre: sadboy.
Released on Thursday (March 21), the Sam Cahill-directed video takes fans inside studio sessions as the Ohio natives crafted the project, giving insight into their off-the-dome creative process. Additional behind-the-scenes footage includes a music video shoot, a ride on a private jet, rapping a Lil Wayne verse together, and copious amounts of weed smoking.
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JID also makes an appearance, seemingly hinting at a feature on the project which is due out next Friday (March 29).
Shortly after the doc’s release, MGK took to Twitter/X to tell his fans: “You guys watching that doc means a lot because i definitely felt a way about releasing that kind of raw studio footage.”
Check out the doc in full below:
Machine Gun Kelly and Trippie Redd have collaborated multiple times in the past including 2019’s “Candy” on MGK’s Hotel Diablo album, and 2020’s “All I Know” on MGK’s pop-punk album, Tickets To My Downfall. Trippie also opened for the Cleveland artist on his 2022 Mainstream Sellout tour.
Following the aforementioned pivot to punk/rock with both Tickets and Mainstream Sellout albums, Machine Gun Kelly made his return to his rap roots with 2023’s street single, “Pressure.”
After releasing a series of YouTube freestyles, Kells then released his most recent single in February, the SlimXX and BazeXX-produced “don’t let me go.”
The Cleveland star shared a music video for the new track where he elaborates on his vulnerabilities and weaknesses, addressing his emotional instability, childhood trauma, suicidal tendencies and substance abuse as well as succumbing to trust issues from being ignored despite publicly crying for help.
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Regardless of the concerning admissions throughout the song, it ends on an optimistic note as he asks fans and listeners to give him space to recover.
As for Trippie Redd, his last release was 2023’s ALLTY5 album, which features a deep roster of guest contributors including Corbin, Lil Wayne, Roddy Rich, The Kid Laroi, Tommy Lee Sparta and Bryson Tiller.
