May 19, 2022
Nardo Wick’s Next Album on the Way & Lil Baby’s Advice Is in Mind
[ad_1] Show & Prove: Nardo WickWords: Georgette ClineEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Twenty years ago, Clipse’s “Grindin’” was the soundtrack served at school lunch tables everywhere as kids banged on tabletops to mimic the Korg Triton drum presets used by producers The Neptunes. Two decades later, rap fans have a new track just as palpable: Nardo Wick’s “Who Want Smoke?.” The baleful, stomp-inducing song, featuring sound effects of the rapper stomping on the floor as he ponders, “What the fuck is that?” has been ringed with a social media craze, praised remix, more than 100 million combined Spotify streams, a Billboard Hot...