NBA YoungBoy Links With Rising Country Star Kevin Smiley For "Matador"

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Smiley is following in the footsteps of Shaboozey.

Country and hip-hop are crossing paths more than ever nowadays. There are some that we could see working out like mgk and Jelly Roll, for example. However, there is a track that's been gaining some traction online lately that we didn't think would ever happen. Today, we are referring to NBA YoungBoy and Kevin Smiley teaming up for "Matador". The latter is a pretty fresh face, as the 20-year-old has just three songs on his professional resume.

According to HipHopNMore, he hails from a really small town in Florida called Okeechobee and broke onto the scene with "Paralyzed" on May 10. Smiley began to pick up his love for music at a fairly young age due to his mom being artistically inclined. He learned to sing and play guitar at church thanks to his father being a pastor and his mother having wicked piano skills. Perhaps due to their faith, Smiley was not allowed to listen to hip-hop, but instead developed a love for country. Now, all of that homecooked experience and knowledge is being translated into songs like "Matador". This is one of three singles that will be on his debut EP later this fall. Smiley and YB sing and rap with pain and a sense of tiredness for trying to love someone who doesn't love them back. It's a nice blend of emo, country, and trap, and we can foresee Smiley achieving some similar success that Shaboozey has been seeing as of late.

"Matador" - Kevin Smiley & NBA YoungBoy

Quotable Lyrics:

Like a bull chasing a matador
I'm chasing the memories of us
Kissing while the rain poured on your Honda
Friends say I need start getting out
And I should try to forget about
The last six months of my life like I don't wanna

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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