Show & Prove: Armani White
Words: Stacy-Ann Ellis
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.
Can we do 250,000 streams in one day?” rising rapper Armani White asked his Instagram followers last May after blowing out candles on a celebratory release day cake for his long-teased single “Billie Eilish.” His goal was to have the biggest song of summer 2022. Thanks to TikTok, he made it to a million streams in three days. Since the arrival of the viral breakout hit, which samples N.O.R.E. and The Neptunes’ 2002 iconic anthem “Nothin’,” it’s been impossible to escape.
“Billie Eilish” has birthed plenty of moments for 26-year-old
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