Listening to music? - Listen to the J-Squad

Listening to music? - Listen to the J-Squad

By K.S.

(contributor)

Let’s start with Lontrell Dennell Williams Jr. - AKA, Pooh Shiesty! Don’t let the name fool you - Pooh can spit! Shiesty grew up on the south side of Memphis, Tennessee. He began focusing on music at age 18. Like many rappers these days, Pooh’s musical career began to rise via social media platforms. As of 2021, Pooh’s net worth is estimated to be $1.5 million. His debut single titled “Breaking News” featured Choppa Tee, Kayy Shiesty, and Big 30. Since then, he has released more than 30 songs in total. Some of his best known tracks are “Main Slime Remix” and “Shiesty Summer.’ Another hit is ‘Switch it Up.’ He rose to fame in 2020 with the huge single, ‘Back in Blood’. Pooh teams up with his bro, G Herbo for this cut. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being elite) K.S. rates this cat an 8.

Another good rapper is Kentrell ‘Not Sheridan’ DeSean Gaulden… more famously known as NBA YoungBoy. Incidentally, NBA stands for: Never Broke Again. YoungBoy, originally from Liousiania, took to rapping early in his life. He actually got his start recording when he bought a microphone from Walmart! Dats Facts no Cap says Herm Shiesty Parker. He released his first mixtape, ‘Life Before Fame,’ in 2014 when he was only 15-years-old. By 2016 he was in the limelight. He soon followed with the release of the ‘Mind of a Menace’ trilogy. ‘Win or Lose’ was a major hit and made him an overnight sensation. Some of his later hits include ‘Untouchables’, ‘No Smoke’ and ‘Outside Today’, each of which charted positions on the Billboard Hot 100. As of 2021, NBA Youngboy’s net worth is approximately $6 million.

Finally, we have California rapper Sammy Toro - better known as BOE Sosa. BOE stands for two different things: ‘Brothers Over Everything’ and ‘Based On Experience’. Sosa grew up in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento. He honed his talent for lyrics and rapping in his early teens. This is when he began releasing viral tracks of his street rhymes. He scored some of his first hits with tracks like "Off the Porch" and "Keep It Wit Me" when he was just 16 years old. In mid-2018, BOE completed his debut mixtape, ‘Mirland’, which featured many of his already well-known singles. He has already worked with famous people like Mazerati Ricky, Philty Rich, Prezi, Juliano Santiago etc. His fame is going up day by day. Boe Sosa is the head of Boe records and he is releasing hit songs one by one.

For more suggestions on what to listen to, talk to Kentrell and U’Ryan. They will hook you up with even more suggestions.