07.18.2025
Rio Da Yung OG Officially Announces F.L.I.N.T. (Feelin’ Like I’m Not Thru), His Next Album, Coming August 10th via M I N E Ent. / EMPIRE
The Flint Native Has a “Great Day” in His Hometown to Kick Off His Welcome Home Tour
The First and Only Rapper From Flint to Earn a Platinum Record (“Legendary”) With Over 300M+ Streams This Year To Date, Rio Recently Received a Proclamation From His Hometown Recognizing His Artistic and Commercial Achievements
Steeped in the Sounds and Traditions of His City, the Upcoming F.L.I.N.T. Features Guest Appearances From Peezy, VonOff1700, Star Bandz, Zillionaire Doe, Rmc Mike, YN Jay, FBLManny, and More
Critical Praise:
“…it’s good to have him back.” – Pitchfork
“…the loose-lipped, punchline god from Flint who became a Michigan rap titan” – Pitchfork
#66 Best Album of the Decade So Far (City On My Back) – Even his offhand comments have the power to smack you with bitter truths while you try to hold back the laughter.” – Passion of the Weiss
Best Albums of 2025 So Far (RIO FREE (Something Happen)) – The FADER
“I cannot possibly list all the lines that made me laugh out loud” – Stereogum
“Even his offhand comments have the power to smack you with bitter truths while you try to hold back the laughter.” – Passion of the Weiss
The Video:
Rio Da Yung OG put Flint on the map as a vital rap city, with its own unique flow and reputation for the game’s wildest punchlines. Now, with his legal troubles behind him and the city at his back, Rio plans to pay tribute to his home city with F.L.I.N.T. (Feeling Like I’m Not Thru), his next album.
Filled with high-octane instrumentals from regular collaborators like Wayne616, BEATSBYSAV, and Danny G Beats, F.L.I.N.T. promises the same headspinning flows and rewindable punchlines that Rio always brings, imbued with a new perspective and focus that Rio achieved after emerging from prison in late 2024. The album brings collaborations with Michigan associates like his mentor Peezy, Flint’s own Coochie Man YN Jay, and his Dum N Dumber duet partner Rmc Mike, and connects Rio with his favorite up-and-comers from the national scene, including Chicago emcees VonOff1700 and Star Bandz, Dallas’s Zillionaire Doe, and Atlanta’s FBLManny. Home to the quotable recent single “Sneaky ‘B’,” F.L.I.N.T. (Feeling Like I’m Not Thru) arrives on August 10th via M I N E Ent. / EMPIRE.
Along with the official announcement of F.L.I.N.T., Rio shares “Great Day,” his new single. A simmering and smooth track with violins and blown-out 808s, “Great Day” finds the Flint native in a spectacular mood, his spirits lifted by his bankroll: “It’s a great day, I made a hunnid racks/I just checked my bank account and did jumping jacks,” he spits. The rapper celebrates by stacking his signature out-of-pocket punchlines: “We got 4 .308s on us, but I’ll scrap wit you/Knock his ass out then drank a pint and took a nap wit ’em.”
Rio’s kicked off his tour with his first Detroit show on July 17th as part of the epic “Welcome Home Tour,” his first-ever headlining trek. The epic “Welcome Home Tour” spans over 60 dates, passing through San Francisco on August 10th (Regency Ballroom), Los Angeles on August 12th (The Belasco Theater), Houston on August 30th (9pm Music Venue), and New York on September 24th (Webster Hall) before concluding in Chicago on October 11th (Patio Theater). Featuring support from Baby Money, FBLManny, and many special guests, tickets for the “Welcome Home Tour” are available at https://www.touringwithrio.com/
Pre-save F.L.I.N.T. (Feeling Like I’m Not Thru): https://music.empi.re/feelinglikeimnotthrough
Stream “Great Day”: https://music.empi.re/greatdayrio
Watch “Sneaky B”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_vlNOnXmDM
F.L.I.N.T. (Feeling Like I’m Not Thru) tracklist:
- Different Music
- Great Day
- Never Switched
- Ghetto Love Story
- I GO ft. FBLMANNY
- Back Rubbed
- AGGRESSIVE FLOW
- Open A Bank ft. 3200 Tre
- Rich Regardless ft. YN JAY
- Ghetto Man ft. Peezy
- Dumb N Dumber Flo ft. Rmc Mike
- Thug Talk
- Another Story
- Sneaky “B”
- Ask Jay
- BS Story
- Big Ben
- Turnt In Real Life ft. VonOff1700
- Ghetto Star ft. Star Bandz
- What U Spend ft. Zillionaire Doe
The Background:
Emerging out of Flint in the late 2010s, Rio Da Yung OG helped transform his working class city into one of the most exciting rap hotbeds of the past several years. Elevated by notable co-signs from Detroit rappers like Peezy and buoyed by fan excitement over his freestyles and guest spots, Rio stormed onto the national scene, garnering overwhelming critical acclaim for releases like 2020’s City On My Back (named the #66 Best Album of the 2020s So Far by Pitchfork), Fiends Don’t Matter, 2 FACED, and his Dum and Dumber mixtape series with fellow Flint punchline artist Rmc Mike. During this time, Rio released some of his scene’s defining rap hits, including “Movie” ft. Louie Ray, “Chicken Coupe” ft. Peezy, and “1v1,” his collaboration with Lil Yachty. Just as his career was hitting high gear, Rio hit an obstacle in the form of a 4-year prison sentence. In late 2021, he left words of wisdom for his fans in the form of his “Last Day Out” freestyle, and went away. Even prison couldn’t stop Rio from putting in work. Fans rallied behind his 2019 hit “Legendary,” which grew into his biggest hit, generating hundreds of millions of streams.
In December 2024, Rio returned to the scene with a bang, releasing the epic first day out freestyle “RIO FREE,” racking up over 1 million views in a day and 8 million streams in just three days. The music video trended #1 on YouTube Music for three weeks straight. “RIO FREE” paved the way for the RIO FREE EP, which earned praise from Pitchfork, and its expansion RIO FREE (Something Happen), named one of the Best Albums of 2025 So Far by The FADER. In early January, Rio performed his first concert since 2021, selling out a star-studded show in Detroit, and in April, “Legendary” earned PLATINUM status from the RIAA, making Rio the first-ever rapper from Flint to earn a PLATINUM record. Rio has also been a willing collaborator, jumping on the viral “Shark” with Jorjiana, recently performed at the NBA Finals, appearing on Money Man’s new album, and reuniting with Rmc Mike for “Bragging Rights,” which trended at #28 on YouTube for music with over 1 million views in its first week.
With F.L.I.N.T. on the way and more excitement in the future, Rio looks to make 2025 his year. Stay tuned for more music and announcements in the coming weeks.
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“Great Day”: https://music.empi.re/greatdayrio
Pre-save F.L.I.N.T. (Feeling Like I’m Not Thru): https://music.empi.re/feelinglikeimnotthrough
“Sneaky B”: https://music.empi.re/sneakyb / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_vlNOnXmDM
RIO FREE (Something Happen): https://music.empi.re/riosomethinghappen
Buy tickets for Rio’s “Welcome Home Tour”: https://www.touringwithrio.com/