MAVI shares new video for “31 Days”

Fresh off the release of the video for “Typewriter“ (feat. Kenny Mason) and an appearance on Jeff Weiss’ podcast The Truth Hurts, Charlotte rapper MAVI has just shared a new music video for “31 Days” – out now. The new visuals find MAVI in various states of physically manifested emotional states: bandaged and lifting weights, deep in a concrete room or shadow boxing in the dark, mirroring the themes of emotional growth and challenge of sobriety as he raps, “I’ve been sober for 31 days, I can’t stop you from turning the page”. Arriving as a creative reset and marking the first time he collaborated with fellow rappers on his own project, the release of The Pilot last November was a celebration of MAVI’s first full year of sobriety –– a transformation that guides both the tone and intention of The Pilot as he simultaneously embraces pitfalls of the past along with his newfound artistic control and emphasis on collaboration. With 2025 proving to be a year of transition and expansion for MAVI, he spent the first half of the year stretching his sound and reach by releasing a number of collaborative singles including “Landgrab” with Earl Sweatshirt (5M+ Streams), “Potluck” with Smino (8M+ Streams), “Jammer’s Anonymous” with Niontay and “SWIM” with Guapdad 4000 from the HIM Soundtrack. Where his last full-length project, 2024’s shadowbox explored self-confrontation and the weight of addiction amidst a dark personal period, The Pilot captured MAVI with a sense of renewal. Signalling a looser, lighter body of work that embraces spontaneity, creative freedom and collaboration, The Pilot era is paving the way for his forthcoming album First In Flight.

After spending his first three albums (Let the Sun Talk, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts & shadowbox) garnering critical acclaim for his introspection and poetic storytelling, building a reputation as one of Hip-Hop’s most profound young writers revered for his emotional depth, the new release of The Pilot reveals MAVI‘s duality as both an interior philosopher and exterior showman. Preceded by July’s Lunch Break Freestyle for Lyrical Lemonade where he blended self-expression, humor, personal ritual, and technical precision, MAVI then spent the summer and early fall on the road, first joining Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist on the nationwide Alfredo 2 Tour, and is now stepping into a new spotlight as a support act on Earl Sweatshirt’s 3L World Tour. Consistently hailed for his poetic lyricism and virtuosic technical abilities as a rapper, MAVI‘s last full-length release, the heart-rendering third studio album, shadowbox was met with instant critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork and The FADER, while even being hailed by Rolling Stone as the #4 Best Hip-Hop Album of 2024. MAVI then embarked on his headlining shadowbox tour. Following the sold-out success of the tour, MAVI began ushering in his new era with the aforementioned string of independently-released singles, paving the way for The Pilot and eventually, First In Flight.

The Pilot – Tracklist:
01. Heavy Hand
02. Triple Nickel (feat. MIKE)
03. Silent Film
04. G-ANNIS FREESTYLE
05. Typewriter (feat. Kenny Mason)
06. 31 Days
07. Denise Murrell
08. Mender
09. Landgrab (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
10. Potluck (w/ Smino)

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