“I remember my mom and dad was livin’ in a one-room shack,” says Young Dolph on “Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up.“ “Nowadays, I wake up in a mansion.” The Paper Route EMPIRE CEO overcame insurmountable odds to become one of the rap game’s most respected figures. But in his new video for “Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up,” Dolph imagines what his life might be like without the rap talent that allowed him to become the King of Memphis. As he spits his boastful bars atop an easygoing beat from Paper Route EMPIRE producer Bandplay, Dolph pictures himself living a modest life, making a living as a dry cleaner. Even without the extravagant wealth he describes in the song’s lyrics, Dolph is still the consummate professional, working day and night to provide for his family.
“Shout-out to anyone who takes their job serious and does whatever they gotta do to make ends meet,” says Young Dolph.
“Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up” is a highlight track from Rich Slave, Dolph’s deeply personal and highly successful new album. The album explores Dolph’s rags to riches story, emphasizing his Memphis roots with Dirty South instrumentals as he mixes his trademark flex-heavy witticisms with his thoughts on the responsibility that comes with mogul status. Flexing bar after bar about his earned wealth, Dolph reflects on the glass ceiling on the upward mobility of Black people; no amount of money allows you to escape racism as a Black person in this country. Featuring singles like the West Coast tribute “Death Row,“ the conversational “Blue Diamonds,” and the Megan Thee Stallion-featuring riders’ anthem “RNB,” Rich Slave peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 and hit #1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, selling over 65k units and generating over 44 million on-demand streams in its first week. Home to video singles “Cray Cray“ (2.5 million views), “What’s Da Bizness” (1.8 million views) and “Blue Diamonds“ (6.9 million views), Rich Slave is available everywhere via Paper Route EMPIRE.
Praised by GQ and others for his topical “Sunshine” single (“Young Dolph Is Leading Rap Through the Pandemic” – GQ), Young Dolph recently earned a spot on Billboard’s list of Indie Power Players for his stewardship of his Paper Route EMPIRE label. The rapper recently gave away his custom-wrapped 2018 Lamborghini Aventador, valued at over $400k, to Jack Davila (@nailsbyjackk), a 23-year-old superfan in Dallas, Texas. After taking some time to enjoy her new Lambo, the 4-months-pregnant Jack received blessings from Dolph to sell the car, which she plans to do to buy a new home for her growing family.
Watch “Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb-K-3arN9c
Buy/Stream Rich Slave: https://empire.ffm.to/richslave
Watch Dolph give away his Lambo to a lucky fan in Dallas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYiTx8V6JI
Visit Young Dolph’s website to purchase the album and Young Dolph merch: http://store.youngdolph.com/
Rich Slave tracklist:
1. Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up
2. Black Friday Skit
3. To Be Honest
4. I See $’s
5. Corduroy House Shoes
6. What’s Da Bizness
7. The Land
8. Death Row
9. Cray Cray
10. RNB ft. Megan Thee Stallion
11. Rich Slave
12. Until It Rot
13. Blue Diamonds
14. No Sense ft. Key Glock
15. Benz
16. 1 Scale ft. G Herbo
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Bio, photos, music and more can be found at www.audibletreats.com/young-dolph
“Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb-K-3arN9c
“Cray Cray”: https://youtu.be/E42t-yK78gg
Rich Slave: https://empire.ffm.to/richslave
“Death Row”: https://empire.ffm.to/deathrow
Visit Young Dolph’s website to pre-order Rich Slave and purchase Young Dolph merch: http://store.youngdolph.com/
View the official rules for the “Rich Slave Lamborghini Contest” here. No purchase is required to enter the contest: https://store.youngdolph.com/pages/young-dolph-contest-rules
“Blue Diamonds”: https://empire.ffm.to/bluediamonds / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBn_aZPcqJk
“RNB” ft. Megan Thee Stallion: https://empire.ffm.to/youngdolph_rnb
“Sunshine”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2lUhNmdXkE / https://empire.ffm.to/sunshine
Dum & Dummer: https://empire.lnk.to/dummer