Tritsiniotis, Parry (July 15, 2022). "Steve Lacy / Gemini Rights". The Music . Retrieved July 16, 2022. Published by Steve Lacy Publishing Designee / Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Britanny Fousheé Publishing Designee / WC Music Corp. (ASCAP), Karriem Riggins Music (ASCAP) Published by Steve Lacy Publishing Designee / Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Britanny Fousheé Publishing Designee / WC Music Corp. (ASCAP), Diana Gordon Publishing Designee / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Matthew Castellanos Publishing Designee (BMI), Kirby Kirbstein Publishing (ASCAP) (adm. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing) Hip-hop. Ice Cube . This is for hip-hop," he said. "This is for Snoop Dogg , Doggystyle . This is for Illmatic , this is for Nas . We will live forever. Believe that."

When it comes to shooting your shot, that’s a good question, but I’d say just do whatever feels good to you. Steve Lacy has returned with his sophomore album, Gemini Rights.It arrives three years after his debut LP, Apollo XXI.I love the craft of music and developing sounds using the knowledge that I have of music, where meshing so many things together just creates unique experiences for myself and others is exciting to me. The album's lead single combines '60s Brazilian bossa nova and '70s funk with Lacy’s soaring falsetto, adding a more majestic mystique to the Compton native’s discography. Gemini Rights continues the singer-guitarist’s growth, and is an even more personal offering than his 2019 debut solo effort, Apollo XX1 or his 2020 deep-cut demo offering, The Lo-Fi.

Published by Steve Lacy Publishing Designee / Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Britanny Fousheé Publishing Designee / WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) a b c Conteh, Mankaprr (July 15, 2022). "Steve Lacy's 'Gemini Rights' Is Brilliantly Mercurial". Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 16, 2022.I don’t know if we really talk about love that much together as a group, but I know I’ve talked about it more with Matt [Martian] . We always talk about love, but in a way that is free, unconditional, and letting people be who they are. We’re not into that love that’s like, y ou need to do this and be this way . I appreciate a love that is more like just do your thing . Laughs ] It was too much, man. No, to be honest, it was fun and really sweet. My family is funny as hell, but I think they caught me on a day when I was really tired. They have a lot of energy. It’s three women — my mother and two sisters — and we’re all our own very different people. We have a very special camaraderie that makes being together funny as hell. The two artists have collaborated before, teaming up on the song “candy grape” off of Fousheé’s 2021 LP, time machine. Last week, Missy Elliott dished out some sage advice to the next generation. An artist’s second album, she said, will “be stressful [to make], but it’s the best album to experiment on”, adding that said record is “crucial” to moving past the success of the first: “Don’t be AFRAID!” Steve Lacy, guitarist and key cog in the cult R&B/funk group The Internet, appears to have taken the message on board: ‘Gemini Rights’, with its bold leaps forward and artistic flourishes, has all the makings of a great second album. Sam Smith and Kim Petras also celebrated a historic win at the 2023 GRAMMYs, taking home Best Pop Duo/Group performance for their viral hit "Unholy" — marking the first win in the category by a trans woman . That moment, combined with the pair's risqué performance , helped the song see an almost 80% increase in Spotify streams in the U.S.