Changing his stage name from Lil Herb to G Herbo, the Chicago rapper has officially signed with Cinematic Music Group in with Machine Entertainment and his own imprint, 150 Dream Team. Joining Big KRIT, Mick Jenkins, Joey Bada$$, and Smoke DZA on the Cinematic roster, the 19-year-old will finally release his long-awaited mixtape Ballin’ Like I’m Kobe sometime this month or next month, along with his debut album, next year.
Here’s what Cinematic Music Group founder, Jonny Shipes, had to say to XXL:
“Ive been a fan of Herb since I first heard Welcome To Fazoland,” he said. “The name of the company is Cinematic because whoever, whatever type of artist that can paint that picture, whether it be street music or conscious music, whatever it is, reggae, he’s going to paint a picture that’s cinematic via the music. I think with Herb, I feel like I’m walking the streets of Chicago with him when I listen to him. Aside from him being a really dope rapper, storyteller and vivid painter, the youth fucks with him super hard. I have been in talks with Machine Entertainment and basically we just kept talking. I went down to Chicago, I had Herb at SXSW at the Smokers Clubhouse and it just made sense. We kind of like worked a little bit on a trial period, trying to get it together and now it’s finalized and I’m excited. I think we’re going to do some special shit with him.”
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“We’re putting out Ballin’ Like I’m Kobe mixtape, latest in October but it’s probably coming in September,” said Shipes. “Then he’s going to go on The Smokers Club Tour this fall. So like 30-40 cities this fall. Then next year we will put out his debut album.”
In celebration of the signing, G Herbo released the official video to his DP-produced single, “No Limit.” Watch below.
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