$kinny Drops Swizz Beatz-Helmed ‘Have a Nice Trip’ on Universal Arabic Music Label

variety.com:

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLos Angeles-based Saudi-Arabian/American singer-rapper-producer $kinny has released his new album, “Have a Nice Trip,” which was executive produced by Swizz Beatz, on Universal Arabic Music.The album features his new single “Salam” with Swizz Beatz and French Montana, the video for which also dropped today (pictured above at the video shoot, L-R, are Swizz, UAM CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, $kinny and Montana).$kinny grew up in Los Angeles as the child of an American mom and Saudi-Arabian dad, and his music is germane to both cultures.

Swizz Beatz has been spending a lot of time in the Middle East in recent years, and the match was easy.“It’s crazy, Swizz and I made ‘Salam’ the day we met,” $kinny tells Variety. “He posted a video on Instagram riding around listening to one of my songs and tagged me.

We exchanged a few messages and he was like ‘You in LA? I’m at the studio.’ So I pulled up and we just vibed out for hours. We played each other records, talked about life, just real organic shit.

Later that night, he played me a beat he had and he started singing the hook just like that, and the rest is history.” “‘Salam’ to me is just an embodiment of who I am as an artist, blending my two cultures and bringing eastern and western culture together through music,” he continues. “That’s what this album is about, putting my twist on things and bringing a fresh perspective to the Hip-Hop game.