The U.K’s King of Trap, Blade Brown has released the visuals for the ‘Intro’ to his upcoming fourth instalment of the Bags & Boxes series. The South London rapper is one of the few who is able to go off the radar and come back like he never left; often regarded as one of the greats in the scene. Since the release of the ’12 Summers’ single in 2018, fans have eagerly awaited new music and he has definitely delivered.

Blade Brown has taken a different approach from the exotic destination settings of ‘Plug Talk’ and ‘Life of Mine’. However, keeping to the aesthetic of lavish lifestyles, the ‘Intro’ is set within a vault surrounded by safety deposit boxes in an undisclosed location. Of course, there are no shortages of chandeliers, diamonds and Rolls Royce’s signature ceiling stars for Blade’s annual inspiration. Speaking on the new mixtape Blade Brown raps “Strictly for my juggers and trappers is what it’s made for” reiterating that his music is made for hard workers with the aim to provide endless motivation.

Frequently compared to the likes of the Atlanta’s Trap God Gucci Mane, Blade Brown attracted a loyal fan base that was drawn to his raw and unapologetic tales of the trap, starting the new track off with “Memoirs of a trafficker, who’s trappier? Money hidden in Africa.” Continually expressing he had money before the music; Blade Brown’s business intuition has given him the ability to market his talent without the need of major label backing. Speaking to Complex he says “I have no manager, no PR team, no funding, no nothing—it’s just me and my iPhone.”

From releasing his first mixtape, Nothing Long Vol. 1 back in 2004, Blade Brown built his buzz in the underground scene with the help of OG record stores such as Ruthless Records and Dark ‘n’ Cold. Bags & Boxes 1, 2 & 3 were released independently in 2010, 2012 and 2014 respectively. Reaching #5 in the iTunes Hip-Hop Charts, Bags & Boxes 3 is Blade’s last and most successful mixtape to date, so the fourth is projected to do even better.

The ‘Intro’ sees an inevitable production cameo from Carns Hill, a frequent collaborator of Blade Brown since the 00s. Their chemistry is evident through their creativity, rarely hearing a Blade Brown track without Hills’ legendary “SRB separation confirmed…” intro tag.