Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty snakes through airy beats with a venomous bite and slick melodies. On his certified platinum debut mixtape, the chart-topping SHIESTY SEASON, Pooh captivated with his undeniably catchy, southern flows. The highly anticipated project topped Apple Music’s pre-add chart for 2 weeks straight and later debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums while peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200. He also simultaneously held 3 spots on the Hot 100 with the 2x platinum earworm “Back In Blood” leading the way and peaking at #13. The official visual topped YouTube’s “Top Music Videos” earning over 245M views.
As he continued to top several charts including Billboard’s “Emerging Artists” and “Artist 100” charts and the #1 spot on Rolling Stone’s “Breakthrough 25,” Pooh went on to make his TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a performance of “Back In Blood” and earn his first award show nomination for Best New Artist at the 2021 BET Awards, later followed by multiple nominations at the 2021 BET Hip-Hop Awards (Best New Hip-Hop Artist, Song of the Year, Best Collaboration) and the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (Top New Artist). He was also seen on the cover of XXL’s 2021 Freshman Class Issue and crowned as “Rookie Of The Year” by RapCaviar.