Ty Farris and CRIMEAPPLE had already shared a record before “Cold Shoulders”: both appeared on Ill Clinton’s 2024 single “Kitchen Rituals.” Their collaboration continues on Farris’s No Cosign Just Cocaine 6, with Knocturnal producing “Cold Shoulders” and Gee CTS shooting its official video. The pairing also connects two rappers who have taken on the practical work of getting their music directly to an audience. Farris developed BarsOverBs with Famous, beginning releases under the imprint in 2016. In a 2023 Model D interview, the Detroit MC recalled starting with roughly ten CD buyers and setting himself the goal of finding a hundred people who would buy each release. He contacted customers after purchases and built an audience for cassettes and vinyl as well as CDs. Only after establishing that infrastructure did he begin handling physical releases for other artists, including Mickey Diamond. CRIMEAPPLE’s operation has its own similarly personal dimension. A 2024 RRC Music interview described the New Jersey rapper handling customer service and logistics for Manteca Worldwide himself.
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