Release Date: December 5, 2025
Genre: Hip-Hop
Album: N/A
During the 2021 Emmy Awards, Leon Bridges enlisted Jon Batiste to perform a powerful rendition of “River” from Bridges’ 2015 album Coming Home.
The musicians teamed up for the In Memoriam segment of the evening to pay tribute to those who died in the last year, including Alex Trebek, Cicely Tyson, Larry King, Jessica Walter, Norm Macdonald and Michael K. Williams.
In a 2016 statement, Bridges revealed the meaning of the track saying, “The river has historically been used in gospel music as symbolism for change and redemption. My goal was to write a song about my personal spiritual experience.” He added that “it was written during a time of real depression in my life,” saying he believes “it has the power to change and heal those that are hurting.”
The performance came ahead of the final Emmy Award of the evening for Limited or Anthology series which went to The Queen’s Gambit.
If you have ever played a fourfive song, you already know there is always a chance he might push your speakers to the edge. On the new track titled "PP," that idea stays true because the artist delivers another intense and explosive moment. Whether this underground sound is something that personally clicks with you is something only you can decide. It is not a style that everyone wants to hear every single day. Even so, artists like fourfive continue to prove that this approach can eventually break into the mainstream. It may take some time, but this is the way music seems to be moving right now.
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Genre: Hip-Hop
Album: N/A
