MAVI and Earl Sweatshirt are no stranger to one another at this point, but they have somehow only made a couple of songs together. Their first track with one another was "El Toro Combo Meal," the standout from Earl's 2019 EP Feet of Clay. After that, they did not link up to do a follow-up track for nearly six years.
Now, they are finally back to making music with one another, and it is another high-quality track for the pair. "Landgrab" dropped on Tuesday morning, and it's a good one. Hollywood Cole (notable for his work with Isaiah Rashad, Jack Harlow, Buddy, and others) produced it, and the beat fits the lyrical back and forth that MAVI and Earl Sweatshirt delivered. It's soulful, with a prominent sample of The Metaphors' "You Have Everything" serving as the anchor for the track.
MAVI and Earl are top-level lyricists, and they pack a ton into the 88 seconds they get on the track. They trade bars about living life, their upbringing, and they both fit a couple of flexes into their bars ("head to toe in Rick Owens, I’m throwing tantrum / they ask for a photo and I pose like I'm handsome").
MAVI's most recent album, shadowbox, dropped in August 2024. There's no immediate indication that this single is for his next full-length release, but it would be surprising if something wasn't on the way. As for Earl Sweatshirt, a video of he and his partner celebrating at their baby shower recently released. It seems that he is in a very solid place in his life, something that longtime fans of his can be happy about. Take a listen to "Landgrab" below.
Quotable Lyrics:
When you get where you going just don't look back
The moral of the story is get off your a**
We hitting the road when they blow out the candle (Phew, ayy)
More for the sport than the glory attached
I'm sure when the cortisol course through the labyrinth
Worth a small fortune, afforded to that
Ken Carson has finally released Cartunez, the deluxe edition of Xperiment, and the project finds him making several bold moves. One of the biggest moments comes on “9 bitches,” his collaboration with ApolloRed1, where Carson appears to directly target Nine Vicious. The tension began after Nine Vicious criticized the Opium label and mentioned its cofounder, Opm Babi. Carson seemingly answers those remarks through the new track, firing back at the polarizing former YSL rapper. He calls out Nine Vicious by name and delivers several harsh lines aimed in his direction. Carson also brings people close to Nine Vicious into the conflict, making it obvious that he is ready for the situation to escalate if Nine decides to respond.
Release Date: August 27, 2026
Genre: Hip-Hop
Album: Cartunez
And I got nine bitches
N***a talk down on the O, we gon' put nine stitches
ARP on me bold, I've been ridin' with it
Pussy bitch, know you a ho, Nine Vicious
