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Title: Who Waters the Wilting Giving Tree Once the Leaves Dry Up
Artist: Silkmoney
Label: Lex Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5060121301580
Genre: Rap/Hip Hop
Release Date: 2025-07-18
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: 180 GRAM VINYL, GATEFOLD LP JACKET

"This album is really only for my giving niggas," says Richmond, Va. 's $ilkMoney when asked about WHO WATERS THE WILTING GIVING TREE ONCE THE LEAVES DRY UP AND FRUITS NO LONGER BEAR?, his latest offering, and it's intended audience. "It's for my niggas who give and never expect anything in return. " Inspired by author Shel Silverstein's 1964 parable of generosity without the expectation of reciprocity, $ilk's interpretation of the source material might seem oddly selfless in a music industry that privileges ego and conspicuous consumption over all else, but then again, $ilk Money has never been one to conform.  About a decade ago, $ilk (Murphy Graves) burst on the scene as a teenaged rap wünderkind whose gift for fast-paced flows, vivid lyrics, and irreverent sense of humor led to multiple viral moments like "P. Sherman (PS42WW$)" and the TikTok hit "My Potna Dem" and earning him a devoted cult following and celebrity fans in the process. In the years since, we've witnessed $ilk grow up - and out - through his solo releases and collaborations with artists like Fly Anakin and Noname. His signature intensity, debauchery, and virtuosity are all still here, but he's become even more expansive in his subject matter. Now, at 28, he's upped the self-reflection, social commentary, and vulnerability in his songs. It's ironic then, that this more mature food for thought was inspired by a children's book. "We're all 'The Giving Tree' in some way, " he explains. "Whether you give your all to your children or your passion or your dreams or to a relationship or whatever it is, we just gotta realize that a lot of what we give ourselves to don't really owe us anything to begin with. " Over the course of 15 tracks co-produced by himself and frequent collaborator Kahlil Blu, along with contributions from Mutant Academy producer Sycho Sid, $ilk explores this concept as only he could. Musically, this new album is a combination of the type of uptempo, high-energy production he rhymed on in his earlier years on songs like "Dick In Da Dope" and the more pensive, sample-based production style he debuted on 2020's Attack of the Future Shocked, Flesh Covered Meatbags, of the 85.  Still $ilk is most potent when he turns his gaze inward. "I give a lot to hip-hop, " he says plainly, matter-of-factly. "I give my all to hip hop in every way and I try to embody everything that is hip-hop is in it's purest form, I could be mad at a label or this money or, the streams, [or] whateve [but] at the end of the day, hip-hop don't owe me nothing, it don't owe me a damn thing, my nigga. " Ultimately, the Giving Tree is just grateful to have given.

Tracks:
1.1 1. Pneumonoultramicroscpopic (Nobody)Silicovolcanoboniosis
1.2 2. Well I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle
1.3 3. "Ooops, Honey I Shrunk Myself with the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Ray Machine and Crawled Into Your Dickhole By Accident :0"
1.4 4. a Whale Is Only As Blue As You It Is, So, It's 2
1.5 5. We Snuck the Hammer in the Tunnel and Din Een Need to
1.6 6. Prolly Wouldn't Be Here If We Woulda Been Killed That Nigga King Bach
1.7 7. Big Fat Jelly Da Chili Daaawg Luvah Luvah
1.8 8. First I Give Up, Then I Give in, Then I Give All
1.9 9. I've Been Doing This Thing All Wrong the Whole Time, That's Crazy, Holup
1.10 10. Fuuuuck, Baby. You're Just So Sexy When You're Terrified
1.11 11. There Are Hills and Mountains Between Us, Always Something to Get
1.12 12. the $400 Cheeseburger from the Window Shopper Video Was Just a Big Mac
1.13 13. the Jury Duty Seafood Boil Bag from the Lyfe Jennings Paperwork Party
1.14 14. Never Trust a Bitch Tha- *Explodes*
1.15 15. Unnerving Presence of the Black Hand