

Few know better than Tee Grizzley that success doesn’t always last. The rapper’s first taste of stardom arrived in 2016 when his post-prison-release single “First Day Out” went viral. Fans like LeBron James and Lil Yachty helped boost his star power, but Grizzley knew he would have to build a sustainable bullpen of strong releases to keep up in the most competitive game of them all. The Detroit rapper has remained one of the most consistent songwriters in hip-hop, routinely dropping one or two projects each year. His second of 2025, Street Psalms, came just months after he dropped the powerfully introspective Forever My Moment. Street Psalms features some of Grizzley’s catchiest songs to date, though he never sacrifices his street savvy or hard-hitting bars for commercial success. “Make Em See” finds Tee using accents within his rhyme scheme to give the song a palpable rhythm, while on “Voicemail” he teams up with Rod Wave for an emotional and intense reflection on whether or not his success as a rapper even matters. “Talked to my daughter on FaceTime, it’s healing my heart,” he raps, before admitting: “Sometimes it get to killing me, hope this ain’t how she remember me.”