Polo G Channels Frank Ocean With 24-Hour Livestream Ahead Of 'Hood Poet' Album

Polo G has channeled his inner Frank Ocean by launching a 24-hour livestream prior to the release of his new album.

The stream, which has since ended, was broadcast on Polo’s YouTube channel, and captured the Hall of Fame rapper spray painting the walls of an empty warehouse while surrounded by goats.

One of Polo’s art designs read “Hood Poet,” which is the name of his forthcoming album that he additionally released a trailer for on Instagram. He also announced that the project will drop on September 15, with a new single arriving on Friday (August 18).

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Polo G seemingly took inspiration from Frank Ocean, who hosted a mysterious, multi-day livestream in 2016 prior to the release of his visual album Endless.

The stream found the R&B virtuoso building a staircase inside an empty room, soundtracked by instrumental and in some cases alternate versions of songs from his aforementioned project.

Polo G’s album update comes after he previously dropped his single “No Time Wasted” featuring Future. It’s been a while since fans got a full-length release from the Chicago native, with his last project being 2021’s Hall of Fame 2.0.

Its predecessor, Hall of Fame, dropped in 2019 and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, securing him his first chart-topping album.

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Polo G apologized to fans las summer for the lack of new music, saying he had plans to drop more material in 2022 but they never came to fruition.

“Music wise I was posed to b turnt this year,” he tweeted. “Especially the summer…I feel like I let my fans down being inconsistent…this shit b so weak.”

In a pair of follow-up tweets, he added: “On top of dat I gat real crack like I been gettin back in my bag & I been so eager fa y’all to hear dis shit. I promise u though fa all the ppl who truly fwm & been rockin w me imma make this shit up to y’all I promise.”

In an interview at Rolling Loud Miami 2022, Polo G revealed that he’s also working on another album with 808 Mafia producer Southside. “The name to be announced, but it’s a lit project,” he said. “This some of my coldest shit I’ve dropped in a min.”