Young Dolph and Megan Thee Stallion have joined forces with Juicy J to deliver “RNB,” a new single dropping tonight at midnight. On Thursday (May 28th), Dolph posted an image on Instagram depicting a drawing of a woman on the phone, wearing a blue wig and a pink Chanel outfit. A thought bubble above her head reads “RNB…” the name of the rapper’s new collaboration with fellow Texan, Megan Thee Stallion, dropping in a few short hours.

“Young Dolph ft @theestallion ‘RNB’ produce by: @juicyj,” Dolph wrote, along with a ton of fire and moneybag emojis. “TONIGHT @ MIDNIGHT.” It appears as though the Memphis rapper wiped his entire IG feed clean in honour of the impending release. His account currently bears only one post, the “RNB” announcement post with the official single art, which also serves as Dolph’s profile photo now.

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Despite announcing his retirement from music back in March, Dolph has made a few separate promises to deliver new music since, but has failed to pull through. He did, however, stay true to his word last month when he dropped his single, “Sunshine,” a scathing critique of Donald Trump that also serves as a quarantine anthem. Let’s hope that this Juicy J-produced banger featuring the self-proclaimed Houston Hottie is actually brought to fruition, as well.

Though Young Dolph recently contemplated retirement from the game, it would appear an unfinished bucket list has kept from making the commitment. As it happens, Dolph has been actively seeking a collaboration with the legendary Dr. Dre, who has remained one of the game’s most selective producers, opting to work almost exclusively with Aftermath artists like Eminem and Anderson .Paak. Yet Dolph is not one to be deterred from his efforts, going so far as to dip into the reserves and present the good Doctor with a sizeable offer.
 

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“Everybody go over to @drdre page rite now and tell him I said I got 100k for him for one of those hard-ass beats,” writes Dolph, taking to Instagram to issue a call-to-action. And while the support was indeed heavy, as was the appreciation for Dolph’s musical taste, so too was the skepticism; as many were quick to point out, the notorious perfectionist isn’t exactly firing off new beats on a willy-nilly basis, and a one-hundred thousand dollar offer might not be enough to pull the near-billionaire into the studio.

On the other hand, it’s entirely possible that Dre respect’s Dolph enough to acquiesce. Should that be the case, the potential for an incredible song is certainly high — Dre is no stranger to hard-hitting gangsta-rap bangers, and seeing him take it back to those days for a Dolph duet would be a welcome turn of events. What do you think — do these two need to link up ASAP?

The last time Young Dolph announced that he would be releasing new music, he never came through. In March, the Memphis rapper told the world that he would be dropping a brand new album to keep fans entertained during the quarantine but that never happened. So, now that he’s effectively doing the same thing again, people aren’t exactly buying the fact that he will actually stick to his word.

Announcing a new single dropping this week, Young Dolph teased some music that will directly relate to Donald Trump and the coronavirus. At least, that’s what he’s suggesting with the topical cover artwork, which shows the President on the side and somebody being treated for COVID-19.

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While the prospect of new music from the rapper is certainly exciting, his fans won’t allow themselves to get their hopes up. In the comments of the post, the majority of his fans are calling “cap” on the announcement, telling Dolph that they’ll be keeping a close eye on their streaming service of choice before actually believing that he will drop.

“We will see. Don’t cap,” said one fan. “Stop playing with us dolph,” begged another.

Hopefully, Young Dolph keeps to his word and delivers some new music this week. If not, you can’t pretend to be surprised.

Speaking to Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson for their All The Smoke podcast, Lil Wayne revealed who his favorite players are in the National Basketball Association. He also touched on the current state of rap and his preferred spitters, including Young Dolph.

“All the homies, they just been super shocked. They love the way I love [Young] Dolph,” said Lil Wayne during his podcast appearance. Clearly very stoned, the words got stuck in Tunechi’s mouth for a minute but he ended up completing the sentence, praising one of Memphis’ finest. 

The leader of Paper Route Empire caught wind of the comments, bigging up his homie and officially crowning him as one of the greatest of all time.

Reposting the clip on his Instagram account, Young Dolph had this to say about Lil Wayne: “1 time for the Best Rapper Alive aka The Rap God @liltunechi.”

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He closes out the message by affirming that the new album he announced several weeks ago would finally be released soon.

“New project otw really really soon,” added Dolph.

Previously, Young Dolph claimed that the project was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak but, now that he’s had a few weeks to get everything sorted out in his home studio, it looks to be ready to go.

Young Dolph announced this month that he would be taking a break from music in order to spend more time with his family. Perhaps the last few days in quarantine have shown him that he needs rap in order to remain sane because, instead of sticking to his retirement, the Memphis spitter promised a new body of work at the end of the week. Making the announcement on Thursday (March 19), the rapper was expected to come through today with some fresh vibes, but they were nowhere to be found. He has since offered an explanation as to what’s going on.

According to Dolph, the album has been delayed because of coronavirus-related issues. He revealed that it was still on the way, but was unclear about when we could expect it.

“itS AbOUt tO dROP, SORRY fOR dElAY.. CORONA VIRUS hATiN ON MY CAMPAiGN,” wrote the Paper Route Empire head honcho on Instagram.

Young Dolph previously vowed away from music, noting that he would be passing the torch to Key Glock, one of his artists coming out of Memphis. It looks like he has had a change of mind and is sticking with us for the foreseeable future.

Are you looking forward to some new Young Dolph music?

Memphis rapper Young Dolph announced earlier this month that he would be quitting music to have more time with his son. It was unclear if that meant he would be retiring full-time or if his musical output would simply be reduced. After all, the idea of “quitting music” in rap is more of a myth. Nobody really quits… Nicki Minaj “retired” last year and, already, she’s dropped a number of return singles and features. As for Dolphino, the 34-year-old leader of Paper Route Empire may be blessing us with his final body of work tonight, confirming that his new album is dropping in a few hours.

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“MY NEW AlBUM dROPPING tONiGht,” wrote the rapper without revealing its title or any tracklisting information. With The Weeknd also releasing new music tonight, it’s looking set to be a pretty exciting evening for hip-hop fans.

Young Dolph’s future in the game is a little cloudy. There is still a good chunk of people checking for his drops, but he seems prepared to pass the torch to Key Glock. The two collaborated on Dum And Dummer, which some viewed as a father-son kind of dynamic. Do you think Dolph will have the same impact on the business side that he’s had as an artist?

The leader of Paper Route Empire, Young Dolph has some big things going for him at the moment. At the time of its release, we didn’t realize that Dum & Dummer would become a torch-passing moment in history but, as they say, all good things must come to an end. After growing his business to new heights, Young Dolph has officially decided to take a step back on the music end, revealing that he is hanging up the microphone to spend more time with his family.

“Highly considering quitting music because I wanna be with my kids 24/7,” wrote the 34-year-old Memphis rapper on his social media profile a few days ago. When Complex reached out for a comment from Dolph, he confirmed that he would be calling it quits.

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“I’m done doing music so I can go kick it with my son,” reportedly said Young Dolph, fully prepared to pass off the baton to one of his mentees.

“Key Glock is already poised to be the new torch bearer,” added a representative for the rapper, which makes complete sense given their collaborative history. Glock is just one of the Memphis artists that Young Dolph has taken under his wing in recent years.

It’s unclear if Dolph’s decision to retire is a permanent one or if, similar to Nicki Minaj, he’ll just be back at a later date. As of now, the status of his unreleased music is also unknown.

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Memphis hip-hop is poised for a major year, and Young Dolph‘s Paper Route Empire is poised to be key players in that movement. Dolph himself has already amassed a solid discography under his belt, having dropped off eighteen mixtapes and six studio albums since coming into the game in 2008. Many artists might simply call it a day after that much music, and a new story from Dolph’s recently-scrubbed-clean Instagram page suggests he might be flirting with the idea of retirement himself.

“Highly considering quitting music because I wanna be with my kids 24/7,” he writes, with an emphatic shrug emoji. A fair point and one that might be wholly understandable were it not for the following (confrontational) slide. “Yall n***as never touched a vacuum sealer until your rap career took off, just to look cool,” he challenges. “Yall n***as ass backwards.” Adding insult to injury, he punctuates his statement with the increasingly popular clown emoji.

It’s unclear if there is a correlation to be made here; perhaps Dolph is growing increasingly frustrated with the more performative nature of the rap game, which in itself seems to glorify some of the bleaker aspects of his own experience. There are plenty of reasons such flagrant attempts to portray a false narrative might rankle Dolph — and once someone finds themselves rankled past a certain threshold, one simply cannot abide to be rankled any more. Not while there are the simple joys of family living to be experienced.

Sad though we would be to see Dolph take a backseat from the game, if it would bring him peace of mind and happiness, who are we to complain? And even if he stops rapping as a solo artist, the Paper Route Empire team remains strong all the same, no doubt benefitting from his leadership qualities. In short, a man must do what a man must do.

Memphis rapper Young Dolph carries his weight in his city, sitting at the helm of his own Paper Route Empire. As he develops his artists and continues to expand on his own musical catalogue, touring is a must to keep the cash flow rolling in. The rapper has an exciting set, often bringing women on stage to show off their dance moves and, during a recent show, some people in the crowd thought that Dolph was being a little more inclusive than usual. That belief lasted just a few seconds before he realized what was going on and ordered security to take swift action.

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Performing his twerk anthem “Juicy,” Young Dolph had some ladies line up behind him to shake their asses as he performed. Unbeknownst to him though, a man wearing a pair of shiny booty shorts stood at the end of the row, struggle-twerking his way into the hearts of some fans in the crowd. At first, Dolph didn’t notice what was up but the moment he realized what was happening behind him, he asked security to remove him from the stage.

In a video making its way around the internet, Young Dolph can be seen and heard ordering his bodyguard to exit the backstage area and deal with the situation on stage. The man runs out through a door before forcibly picking up the twerking man and bringing him to the back in an aggressive manner. Watch it all unfold below.