POLO G RELEASES POWERFUL VIDEO FOR “BARELY HOLDIN’ ON”
POLO G RELEASES POWERFUL VIDEO FOR “BARELY HOLDIN’ ON”
FEATURING THE STORIES OF REAL PEOPLE OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
NEW SINGLE AND ARRAD DIRECTED MUSIC VIDEO OUT TODAY
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM HOOD POET
TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 15
Polo G has premiered the powerful music video for his new single “Barely Holdin’ On” via Columbia Records. The multi-platinum Chicago native once again teams up with “RAPSTAR” music video director ARRAD for the emotional new video, WATCH HERE. The stories shown in the music video were hand-picked by Polo featuring real life people with real life struggles, as it was important for Polo to cast these individuals rather than actors to share the very real challenges they face on a day to day basis and how they overcome them.
“Barely Holdin’ On” is the lead single from Polo’s highly anticipated new album HOOD POET to be released September 15th via Columbia Records, watch the cinematic album announcement HERE. Polo worked alongside producer Southside on HOOD POET for what is Polo’s most personal project yet. With the acronym: He Overcame Obstacles During Pain Or Emotional Trauma, the album reflects everything Polo has been through grappling with the effects of mental health and trauma while doing everything he can to break the cycle and work through the complexities of healing.
HOOD POET is out September 15 and is available for pre-order NOW.
About Polo G
Polo G released his double-platinum album Hall Of Fame in June 2021, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 in the US and has amassed over 3 Billion streams globally to date. The album’s record breaking 6x Platinum #1 single “RAPSTAR” debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 Canadian chart, and garnered Polo first time award nominations at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, the 2021 American Music Awards and 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Hall Of Fame was also nominated for Favorite Hip Hop Album for the 2022 American Music Awards. Polo was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine and was honored with Variety Magazine’s 2021 Hitmaker Award for Rising Star. Polo G has earned 48 entries on the Hot 100, including the #1 hit “RAPSTAR,” which spent two weeks at the summit. On the Billboard 200, he has sent each of his three double-platinum studio albums to the chart’s top ten: 2019’s Die a Legend (No. 8), 2020’s The GOAT (No. 2), and 2021’s Hall of Fame (No. 2). Polo will release his highly anticipated new album HOOD POET on September 15th, 2023.
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