American rapper ‘Polo G’ is our Artiste of The Week

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Taurus Tremani Bartlett (born January 6, 1999), known professionally as Polo G, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence with his singles “Finer Things”  and “Pop Out” (featuring Lil Tjay). His debut album Die a Legend (2019) received generally positive reviews and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

 

No. 4. Finer Things: Off his debut album; die a legend, the song talks about his struggles to find the finer things in life. Polo touches on the difficult times he’s been through, whilst also mentioning how he’s grinding daily to get out of the situation he’s in. It was released as a single on the 4th of August, 2018.

 

After graduating high school, Bartlett was accepted to Lincoln University with a broadcasting major, but decided not to go on his first day, opting to pursue a music career full-time.

 

No. 3. Go Stupid feat. Stunna 4 Vegas & NLE Choppa: Released on February 14, 2020, as the lead single from Polo G’s second studio album “The Goat”. The song went viral on video-sharing app TikTo and was produced by Mike Will Made It & Tay Keith. The track debuted and peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the second Hot 100 entry for Polo G

 

No. 2. Bad Man (Smooth Criminal)

Serving as the first track off his last album “hall of fame 2” the song was released through Columbia Records on November 12, 2021 and was produced by J white did it and Dopson.

 

Polo G has 4 albums;

Die a Legend (2019)

The Goat (2020)

Hall of Fame (2021)

Hall of Fame 2.0 (2021)

 

Bartlett was hospitalized on August 12, 2019, due to a near-fatal drug overdose at a party. Due to his aforementioned hospitalization and the death of fellow rapper and friend Juice Wrld, he has since quit ecstasy and Xanax.

 

No. 1. Pop Out feat. Lil Tjay: The single was released on February 1, 2019, by Columbia Records, and the music video for the song was released on January 13. The song reached number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was certified Gold in Australia and the UK, 6x Platinum in Canada and 6x Platinum in the US.