Tee Grizzley and Skilla Baby Bring Ashanti’s “Rain on Me” Into “Rain”
Tee Grizzley has a new reason to turn the volume up before his next album arrives. “Rain,” credited to Grizzley, Skilla Baby and Ashanti, brings a familiar R&B refrain into a Detroit rap collaboration. The track and its official video are available now, ahead of They Forgot, which Apple Music lists for September 25.
The connection is Ashanti’s “Rain on Me,” rather than an appearance by the singer in the new visual. Grizzley and Skilla Baby lead the video, while the familiar vocal supplies the song’s R&B thread. That distinction matters: a recognizable voice can anchor a new record without its original performer joining the rappers on camera.
The video comes from Grizzley’s own YouTube channel and credits Jerry Productions. It puts the rappers in a brightly lit club setting, with pink, blue and red light surrounding the performance. The crowded dance floor gives the visual a party atmosphere; it is a staged music video, with the emphasis on the record’s immediate energy.
Apple Music’s They Forgot listing places “Rain” alongside already available tracks including “Back Ina Yams,” “Hard Times” and “No Effort 2.” The complete album remains a forthcoming release. For listeners following the rollout, that makes this a new entry point into the project before the full sequence arrives later this month.
The pairing also offers an easy listening comparison. Start with the new official upload below, then revisit Ashanti’s original recording to hear how the familiar refrain functions in a different song. The appeal is in that change of context: an R&B memory becomes the connecting line between two Detroit voices.
For more of this week’s releases, visit our New Hip-Hop Friday roundup. “Rain” adds another collaboration to a busy release weekend, and the September 25 album date gives fans a clear next stop after the single.
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