Austin Tolliver Releases Debut Album 'Ride 4 Me' via Average Joes, "Crash Course" Video Out Now
Above: ‘Ride 4 Me’ album artwork
AUSTIN TOLLIVER
RELEASES DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
RIDE 4 ME
TODAY VIA AVERAGE JOES ENTERTAINMENT
RELEASES OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR
“CRASH COURSE”
NASHVILLE, TN (April 22, 2022) — Country-rap recording artist Austin Tolliver has released his debut full-length album, Ride 4 Me, today via Average Joes Entertainment. This 12-track collection walks though the rollercoaster of emotions Austin has trekked through this past year and taps into his wide-ranging influences from Tupac and Nelly to George Strait and Tim McGraw.
Stream/Purchase Ride 4 Me here.
Also arriving today is the music video for “Crash Course.” The song “tells the story of a girl leaving a dude even though he still loves her,” reveals Tolliver. “He ends up hooking up with someone else and wants to go back to his girl and finds himself always on a crash course for the one he wants.”
“With this album, I hope people take the journey into my mindset through each and every song,” says Tolliver. “The entire body of work tells a story from a progressional standpoint of each mood I have been in for the last year. It's a deep dive into the fun side of me, the dark side of me, the painful side of me, and the kick ass side of me. I feel that it is important to allow my fans to see all my emotions and this project does that.”
Singles from the album that have been catching ears include the title track, “Ride 4 Me,” “Tip My Hat” “Lifestyle ft. Colt Ford” and “Yodelay You Down,” among others.
Austin Tolliver’s early ambitions were to become a professional athlete. It looked like the Louisiana-native was headed that way when he started playing football in college at New Mexico State University and quickly became recognized for his athletic prowess. However, his path changed when he moved to Nashville and fell in love with music.
Tolliver’s musical influences are culled from the melting pot of cultures that surrounded him growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana. “From country to rap to rock, my music is a crossover of different genres and I infuse that music I grew up on into my style,” commented Tolliver.
His diverse influences ranged from Tupac, Nelly, Ludacris, 50 Cent and Eminem to George Strait, Tim McGraw, Billy Ray Cyrus, Colt Ford and Shenandoah. Sonic evidence of this can be heard across Ride 4 Me.
Ride 4 Me Track Listing:
“Dip Low” (Bobby Shifteh)
“Ride 4 Me” (Austin Tolliver and Aaron Lamont)
“Pain Pill ft. Bezz Believe” (Bobby Shifteh, Austin Tolliver, Bezz Believe)
“Little Bit Of Me” (Bobby Shifteh)
“Tip My Hat” (Austin Tolliver and Aaron Lamont)
“Crash Course” (Bobby Shifteh)
“Can’t Get Away From Me” (Bobby Shifteh, Austin Tolliver, Wesley David Breit)
“Amnesia” (Bobby Shifteh)
“Louisiana Lullaby” (Bobby Shifteh)
“Yodelay You Down” (Austin Tolliver, Cotrell Jermaine Qualls)
“Tailgate Party” (Bobby Shifteh)
“Lifestyle ft. Colt Ford” (Austin Tolliver, Aaron Lamont, Colt Ford)
Above: Austin Tolliver; Credit: Michael Gomez (Westlight Studios)