LA-based producer Real Bad Man announces a new collaborative album with Michigan rapper Willie the Kid. Midnight will be released March 28th via the producerโs own Real Bad Man Records label, and includes guest appearances from UK rapper Sonnyjim, New Yorkโs Lord Sko and frequent RBM collaborator Boldy James. Coinciding with the albumโs announcement, Real Bad Man and Willie the Kid are sharing the albumโs lead single โMaxwellโs Peacoat Collection.โ
โWe began the project like a digital sound board, focusing on wherever the production led,โ Willie says of the process of making this album with Real Bad Man. โI think where Adam and I agreed upon is that the standout records were all themes for the night, late night drive, after-hours dinners, shopping, private rooftop hotel suites, itโs a thinking album, a cruising album preferably enjoyed at nightโฆmidnight
Midnight marks the early stages of a prolific run of collaborations for Real Bad Man, building off of the momentum he sparked last month with his first full-length album with ZelooperZ, Dear Psilocybin, which The FADER called โclear-eyed and focused in its own fantastical wayโ. Working as a duo with the dynamic lyricism of Willie the Kid after the psychedelic sounds of Dear Psilocybin, Real Bad Man returns to the essential underground beatmaking that he first emerged onto the scene with through his On High Alert series. His crackling, lo-fi production pairs perfectly with Willieโs gritty delivery, laying a foundation for the longtime lyrical stylist who has worked alongside some of the genreโs modern heroes including Nas, Lil Wayne, The Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Curren$y and more.
Real Bad Man is the production moniker of visual artist and designer Adam Jay Weissman. A designer and visual artist first, he made his foray into music through his On High Alert series of imaginative, multi-generational compilations, which have featured the likes of Roc Marciano, ROME STREETZ, Pink Siifu, Maxo and more. In the years since, heโs partnered with some of hip-hopโs most talented and adventurous artists on full-length projects, refining and shaping the trajectory of some of rapโs most exciting independent artists, and expanding the scope of his sound even further through new and unexpected collaborations in 2025.
Real Bad Man & Willie the Kid
Midnight
Real Bad Man Records
March 28th, 2025
1. Light It Up
2. Really Seen It
3. Cold Michigan Nights (feat. Boldy James)
4. Maxwellโs Peacoat Collection
5. All day With It (feat. Lord Sko)
6. โฆand Itโs Like That (feat. Sonny Jim)
7. Play The Game How It Goes
8. Not Going
9. Empires
10. Nowhere To Go
โWe began the project like a digital sound board, focusing on wherever the production led,โ Willie says of the process of making this album with Real Bad Man. โI think where Adam and I agreed upon is that the standout records were all themes for the night, late night drive, after-hours dinners, shopping, private rooftop hotel suites, itโs a thinking album, a cruising album preferably enjoyed at nightโฆmidnight
Midnight marks the early stages of a prolific run of collaborations for Real Bad Man, building off of the momentum he sparked last month with his first full-length album with ZelooperZ, Dear Psilocybin, which The FADER called โclear-eyed and focused in its own fantastical wayโ. Working as a duo with the dynamic lyricism of Willie the Kid after the psychedelic sounds of Dear Psilocybin, Real Bad Man returns to the essential underground beatmaking that he first emerged onto the scene with through his On High Alert series. His crackling, lo-fi production pairs perfectly with Willieโs gritty delivery, laying a foundation for the longtime lyrical stylist who has worked alongside some of the genreโs modern heroes including Nas, Lil Wayne, The Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Curren$y and more.
Real Bad Man is the production moniker of visual artist and designer Adam Jay Weissman. A designer and visual artist first, he made his foray into music through his On High Alert series of imaginative, multi-generational compilations, which have featured the likes of Roc Marciano, ROME STREETZ, Pink Siifu, Maxo and more. In the years since, heโs partnered with some of hip-hopโs most talented and adventurous artists on full-length projects, refining and shaping the trajectory of some of rapโs most exciting independent artists, and expanding the scope of his sound even further through new and unexpected collaborations in 2025.
Real Bad Man & Willie the Kid
Midnight
Real Bad Man Records
March 28th, 2025
1. Light It Up
2. Really Seen It
3. Cold Michigan Nights (feat. Boldy James)
4. Maxwellโs Peacoat Collection
5. All day With It (feat. Lord Sko)
6. โฆand Itโs Like That (feat. Sonny Jim)
7. Play The Game How It Goes
8. Not Going
9. Empires
10. Nowhere To Go
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. Shhit is lovely, lol. Favorite rapper
time to spin this
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