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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 11076" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kevin-durant-producing.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="kevin durant producing" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageThe connections between the modern NBA and hip-hop are growing all the time and with the latest announcement out of Young Thug’s YSL Records camp, they’ve become the most pronounced they’ve ever been. YSL Records fixture <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/t-shyne-that-go-uproxx-sessions/" target="_blank">T-Shyne</a> is set to release his new album, Confetti Nights, which is naturally executive-produced by YSL’s founder Young Thug on April 1… along with some help from none other than the Brooklyn Nets’ <a href="https://uproxx.com/dimemag/kevin-durant-nets-return-knee-injury-heat/" target="_blank">recently returned</a> All-Star forward, <a href="https://uproxx.com/dimemag/kevin-durant-ben-simmons-nets-76ers-postgame-quotes-video/" target="_blank">Kevin Durant</a>.It’s not the first time that an NBA player applied their talents to musical curation. In 2021, Durant’s fellow NBA champ Kawhi Leonard executive produced the <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kawhi-leonard-culture-jam-tracklist/" target="_blank">Culture Jam Vol. 1</a> compilation featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, Polo G, Rod Wave, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Meanwhile, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/damian-lillard-interview/" target="_blank">Damian Lillard</a>, the All-Star guard for the Portland Trailblazers, has had a flourishing rap career as <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/dame-dolla-different-on-levels-the-lord-allowed-tracklist/" target="_blank">Dame D.O.L.L.A.</a>, dropping four studio albums that featured Lil Wayne, Raphael Saadiq, and Snoop Dogg.In addition to producing albums, Durant has also been a movie producer, commissioning the <a href="https://uproxx.com/dimemag/kevin-durant-basketball-county-in-the-water-documentary-2/" target="_blank">Basketball County: Something In The Water</a> documentary in 2020. Durant’s music connections came in handy there, too, as he recruited fellow Prince George’s County native <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kevin-durant-basketball-documentary-idk-music-supervisor/" target="_blank">IDK as music supervisor</a> for the film.Meanwhile, YSL Records is coming off a stellar 2021 that saw Young Thug’s <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/young-thug-punk-review/" target="_blank">Punk</a> on the Billboard charts, followed this year by Gunna’s outstanding <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-ds4ever-review/" target="_blank">DS4EVER</a>. With plenty of the roster yet to release — Lil Keed, Strick, and others are especially anticipated — 2022 figures to be another pivotal year for the Atlanta-based label.Confetti Nights is due 4/1 via YSL and 300 Entertainment.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kevin-durant-t-shyne-young-thug-confetti-nights-release-date/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 11076, member: 81"] [IMG alt="kevin durant producing"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kevin-durant-producing.jpeg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] The connections between the modern NBA and hip-hop are growing all the time and with the latest announcement out of Young Thug’s YSL Records camp, they’ve become the most pronounced they’ve ever been. YSL Records fixture [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/t-shyne-that-go-uproxx-sessions/']T-Shyne[/URL] is set to release his new album, [I]Confetti Nights[/I], which is naturally executive-produced by YSL’s founder Young Thug on April 1… along with some help from none other than the Brooklyn Nets’ [URL='https://uproxx.com/dimemag/kevin-durant-nets-return-knee-injury-heat/']recently returned[/URL] All-Star forward, [URL='https://uproxx.com/dimemag/kevin-durant-ben-simmons-nets-76ers-postgame-quotes-video/']Kevin Durant[/URL]. It’s not the first time that an NBA player applied their talents to musical curation. In 2021, Durant’s fellow NBA champ Kawhi Leonard executive produced the [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kawhi-leonard-culture-jam-tracklist/']Culture Jam Vol. 1[/URL][/I] compilation featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, Polo G, Rod Wave, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Meanwhile, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/damian-lillard-interview/']Damian Lillard[/URL], the All-Star guard for the Portland Trailblazers, has had a flourishing rap career as [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/dame-dolla-different-on-levels-the-lord-allowed-tracklist/']Dame D.O.L.L.A.[/URL], dropping four studio albums that featured Lil Wayne, Raphael Saadiq, and Snoop Dogg. In addition to producing albums, Durant has also been a movie producer, commissioning the [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/dimemag/kevin-durant-basketball-county-in-the-water-documentary-2/']Basketball County: Something In The Water[/URL][/I] documentary in 2020. Durant’s music connections came in handy there, too, as he recruited fellow Prince George’s County native [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kevin-durant-basketball-documentary-idk-music-supervisor/']IDK as music supervisor[/URL] for the film. Meanwhile, YSL Records is coming off a stellar 2021 that saw Young Thug’s [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/young-thug-punk-review/'][I]Punk[/I][/URL] on the [I]Billboard[/I] charts, followed this year by Gunna’s outstanding [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-ds4ever-review/']DS4EVER[/URL][/I]. With plenty of the roster yet to release — Lil Keed, Strick, and others are especially anticipated — 2022 figures to be another pivotal year for the Atlanta-based label. Confetti Nights is due 4/1 via YSL and 300 Entertainment. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/kevin-durant-t-shyne-young-thug-confetti-nights-release-date/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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