Jimmie Allen honored Jay-Z with a Hip-Hop-inspired nation observe whereas previewing his subsequent tour and celebrating his musical roots.

Jimmie Allen dropped two new tracks this week, merging nation storytelling with Hip-Hop rhythm in a nod to Jay-Z whereas gearing up for his fall U.S. tour.

The Grammy-nominated artist launched a two-song pack that includes “Small Town Anthem” and “Beer 99,” showcasing his genre-mixing model that pulls from his various musical upbringing.

“Beer 99″ flips a line from Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” right into a breezy, bar-ready hook: “I’ve got 99 problems, but a beer ain’t one.”

Allen makes use of the music to replicate on on a regular basis stress whereas preserving the temper mild and playful.

“My music has been influenced by hip hop since the start of my career with my debut single Best Shot,” Jimmie Allen advised AllHipHop.

He credit his household for shaping his musical tastes.

“My dad is Delaware and my mother and from Oakland CA. I grew up with a love of country because of my father, a love of Gospel because of my mother and a love of hip hop because of my cousins from the Bay Area. They put me on to so much hip hop and Bay Area Hip-Hop including, E-40, Mac Dre, Too Short,” Jimmie Allen mentioned.

While “Beer 99” leans into Hip-Hop, “Small Town Anthem” stays true to Allen’s nation roots.

The music paints an image of rural life, from lengthy workdays to tailgate events and church pews.

The twin launch follows Allen’s May single “Country Boys Never Learn,” a collaboration with Noah Curtis and Young Grey that has already pulled in 400,000 streams.

Jimmie Allen is ready to hit the street once more this fall for his “Stories Behind the Songs” tour, kicking off September 5 in Dallas.

Since debuting with “Best Shot” in 2018, Allen has carved out an area in nation music by mixing sounds from pop, R&B and Hip-Hop. His breakout hit made historical past as the primary debut single by a Black artist to achieve No. 1 on nation radio.

Allen’s rise continued with a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 2022 and wins at each the Country music Association and Academy of Country music awards in 2021.

His upcoming tour provides to an inventory of main competition appearances, together with Stagecoach, CMA Fest and that iHeartworkCountry Festival.

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