Around this time, the famed, brooklyn-based luminary hovain hylton began to manage larussell’s affairs — a useful move, as while larussell oversaw his business on the west coast, hylton could do the same for the east coast. 2021 brought marlin 7, the first of several projects to be produced by tope, and he worked with the likes of skeyez, rrarebear, armani depaul, and dom bailey. The expansive larussell & the homies: live at the new parish was issued in may 2022, as was justin credible presents: larussell, an eight-song ep featuring guest spots from glacier boyz, samuel yun, and jordan jackson. The tope-produced days like this, champagne gummies, and 96′ bulls were all released before the end of the year.

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