Nef the Pharaoh Drops ‘Neffy Got Wings’ EP

Rising Bay Area rapper Nef the Pharaoh teams up with Cardo for his Neffy Got Wings EP. With features from Deltrice, Mozzy, Philthy Rich, Ty Dolla $ign and Eric Bellinger, Nef comes through with a strong followup to his 2015 standout self-titled EP. Cardo provides plenty of bouncy beats for the 20-year-old upstart to rhyme over as his Bay Area twang and style stirs up memories of Mac Dre's Thizz movement and E-40's legendary slang.

XXL spoke to Nef about being compared to Mac Dre and how he's trying to carve his own place in the hip-hop world. "[My style's been compared to] Mac Dre, but I could never be Mac Dre," he said. "There’s only one Mac Dre. I’m Nef the Pharaoh—when people try to compare me to him, I wanna veer from that. Of course you hear him coming out of me because we come from the same place, we’re both from Vallejo, I listened to him growing up. I’m bringing my own style, and of course I’m going to remind you of the late, great Dre, but I don’t want to be compared to anyone."

Nef is currently on tour with G-Eazy and A$AP Ferg. Below are the remaining dates:

Jan. 27    Greensboro, NC                     Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Jan. 28    Atlanta, GA                             Tabernacle
Jan. 29    Orlando, FL                             Hard Rock Live
Jan. 30    New Orleans, LA                     Joy Theater
Jan. 31    Dallas, TX                                Bomb Factory
Feb. 1      Houston, TX                            Revention Music Center
Feb. 2      Austin, TX                                Stubbs
Feb. 3      Albuquerque, NM                    Tingley Coliseum
Feb. 5      Mesa, AZ                                 Mesa Ampitheatre
Feb. 10    Los Angeles, CA                     Shrine Expo Center
Feb. 11    San Francisco, CA                  Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

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