JOEY COOL NEW ALBUM 'ROLLER COASTER' OUT NOW

Leveling up once more, rising rap phenom Joey Cool proudly presents his new full-length LP, ‘Roller Coaster,’ out today via Strange Music. Listen to the full-length album HERE.

The epic 20-track body of work showcases his elite lyricism front-and-center. He celebrates the album’s arrival by sharing the music video for the single “GOYF” featuring X-Raided. Bass-y piano adds an encroaching sense of pomp and circumstance to the proceedings as he quickly advises, “Get out your way, get out your feelings, get out your pain.” Picking up the ball, X-Raided delivers a bulletproof barrage of bars fueled by his nimble wordplay. In the visual, Joey puffs on expensive cigars from behind an ornate desk with a box full of cash. Various friends pop out as he and X-Raided command attention in every frame.

‘Roller Coaster’ practically overflows with thrilling raps though. On the standout “Crawl Space,” Matt Phoenix sets a dark tone with the confession, “I’m on the edge, I said it for the last time.” Palm-muted guitar crunches beneath Joey’s rhymes, “Momma told me that’s just how the devil go, then the homie he told me to let it go, kicking up all this dust, let it settle bro.” Finally, Tech bodies the production and warns, “Talking shit, now I’m busting your bubble.” Then, there’s “Heart” featuring Doobie. Thunderous 808s skitter as Joey gets reflective, “Look what I did, I wouldn’t change it for the world.” He recruits The Popper for “Give Thanks.” Bold horns and lively handclaps erupt while Joey leans into a smooth cadence. He shrugs off negativity, opps, and haters, promising, “Still giving thanks, this is for the record.” Meanwhile, “Slow Down” featuring Head Da Don showcases another side of his artistry, while he and Lil Wyte welcome everyone to “Trouble Town.” On “The Fuse,” he delivers scorching bars between triumphant trumpet Exuding confidence, he grins, “I done got so damn hot, you don’t even need to find the lights.”

It also boasts the recent fan favorite “OG Cool.” It picked up plugs from Hip Hop Over Everything, Chad Kiser, and more. Listen to “OG Cool” HERE and watch the music video HERE. Check out the full tracklisting below.

This summer, Joey kept up his prolific streak by unleashing “Out The Way.” Right away, The Hype Magazine and more featured it. Prior, he served up “The Fuse” and “Drippin’ Part 3.” The latter earned plugs from I’m Music Magazine, Hip Hop Over Everything, and more. Listen to “Drippin’ Part 3” HERE.

“Vibe Check” notably marked his first release since 2023’s ‘Enjoy The View.’ Beyond amassing nearly 1 million streams and counting, it landed looks from I’m Music Magazine and Hip Hop Golden Age who named it in the honorable mentions among “The 9 Best Hip Hop Albums of the Month” upon release.

It’s just the beginning of his next era though.

In 2021, Joey Cool joined forces with Tech N9ne, King Iso, and the legendary Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for that year’s biggest independent rap song, “Face Off.” Its success would be unprecedented, birthing a TikTok challenge and amassing over 13 billion views! The track has crushed nearly 160 million Spotify streams with 71 million views on the blockbuster music video. Everyone from Variety Magazine to Entertainment Weekly mentioned him on the track. Hop on the Roller Coaster now with Joey Cool.

With impenetrable flows, hypnotic hooks, and debonair flair, Joey Cool persists an outlier through and through. From the jump, the Kansas City phenomenon has mined influences as diverse as R&B, big band, rock ‘n’ roll, alternative, and rap. “I’ve got a Frank Sinatra tattoo on my arm, and I’m from the Midwest,” he grins. “I’m a little different.” Thus far, he has ignited a string of fan favorite projects. Hailed as “a hidden gem,” HipHopDX rated his 2018 self-titled solo debut “4.0-out-of-5.0.” Following ‘Coolie High’ [2020] and ‘I tried to be normal once'[2021], he reached another stratosphere on ‘The Chairman of the Board’ [2022]. Of the latter, ‘Legends Will Never Die’ raved, “he sounds a lot more confident on here as he leaves no room for questions regarding his current status,” and Hip Hop Golden Age applauded it as “some of his most confident writing and performances to date.” Underground Hip Hop Blog summed it up best as “Joey Cool’s most confident effort yet.” In between, he shined on Tech N9ne’s “Face Off” alongside King Iso and the legendary Dwayne Johnson. The song has amassed hundreds of millions of streams, 14.6 billion TikTok views, and received plugs from Variety, USA Today, People, HYPEBEAST, and many more. In its wake, Joey hit the road with Tech, ¡MAYDAY!, and Iso. Now, he goes even harder with a dynamic, diverse, and definitive opus in the form of his sixth full-length album, the aptly titled ‘Enjoy The View’ [Strange Music].

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