Meyhem Lauren and Daringer connect with Conway The Machine in “Red Pesto” video.
Meyhem Lauren has an extensive collaborative musical history, which includes previous projects with DJ Muggs, Harry Fraud, Buckwild, Madlib and now the just announced Black Vladimir album with Daringer. The album is also the first project for Meyhem’s new label imprint Black Truffle Enterprises.
For the better part of a decade, Daringer has created a completely unique aesthetic and become an industry staple for his ability to shift from creating dark and gritty canvases to more melodic jazzy-infused productions. His production has helped shape the “Griselda Sound,” and Daringer has been a vital cog in their movement from day one, and there is rarely a drop from Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, or Conway The Machine where Daringer’s sound is not omnipresent. The same can be said of his chemistry with Action Bronson, as Daringer has added his flourishes to Blue Chips, White Bronco, Only For Dolphins, and Cocodrillo Turbo. Now, Daringer takes the helm to oversee the production for another of his “Fu*k That’s Delicious” cohorts Meyhem Lauren with Black Vladimir.
Meyhem and Daringer’s Black Vladimir will be released on 8-26-22 and is produced in its entirety by Daringer, and includes guest appearances from Action Bronson, Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Flee Lord, ELCamino and Hologram. The duo has now liberated the video for the project’s second-single “Red Pesto,” featuring Conway The Machine which is now available at all DSP’s. The “Red Pesto” video was exclusively premiered by Complex.
“I went to Buffalo to kick it with Griselda. It was a Halloween show and Westside Gunn brought out me and Prodigy (Mobb Deep) as special guests. Afterward, I was in Buffalo for a few days with Daringer, Conway and Westside Gunn making some music. Wes saw the chemistry I had with Daringer and suggested we should do an album together” Meyhem Lauren recalls. “The first three songs we made in Daringer’s house. All of Griselda was there and it bore witness to the process, which is why you hear them doing ad-libs on songs their not even on. It was natural, fun, easy and it just flowed. Griselda is now a household brand; my cooking shows and other work were flourishing and growing. We had a little lull in between, but really picked things back up during the pandemic and now we’re finally here.”
