Emancipation of the Bimbos

Emancipation of the Bimbos is the debut EP by Los Santos girl group, BIMBOS. It was released on July 3rd, 2022 through MDM Records.

Background & Artwork
The BIMBOS initially formed in January 2021 however, entered the city together in January 2022 and were officially signed with MDM Records on February 10, 2022. Shortly after being signed the group released their debut single, "All About Her", the song peaked at #1 on the LSBN chart with 100K+ plays in a week of its release. The group then began work on their debut project, enlisting the help from Niko Rain to produce the project with them, and also collaborating with; Liz Anya, Don Dolph, and Sparky Kane during its creation. The project was then released on July 3, 2022 and titled "Emancipation of the Bimbos" under MDM Records.

The EPs artwork/cover art was made by Twitter user @CYBRV0ID.

Controversy
On August 7, 2022, a month after the release of the EP, the BIMBOS left their contract with MDM Records due to inactivity of management and financial issues. After leaving MDM Records, the group were looking for a new label to meet their needs. They were offered a deal to sign to Wu Chang Records for 6 months and release an album in exchange for a $800k signing bonus. On August 15, 2022, the Bimbos officially signed with the label. After signing with Wu Chang, MDM artist Sparky Kane released a diss-track about the BIMBOS, titled "Medusa". The group quickly responded and dropped their first single with Wu Chang Records, titled "MDMR = FLOP" on August 25, 2022.

Trivia

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 * "Emancipation of the Bimbos" is the BIMBOS' debut EP.
 * Cover art made by @CYBRV0ID.
 * The EP peaked at #15 on the iTunes U.S Pop Album chart and #119 on the iTunes U.S Album chart on the day of its release. Through this, the EP and the BIMBOS achieved the following things:
 * First-ever female artists on NoPixel to chart on iTunes.
 * First-ever artists on NoPixel to chart on iTunes US.
 * First-ever EP to chart on iTunes.
 * Second-ever artists on NoPixel to chart on iTunes.
 * The EP was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the NoPixel Music Awards; despite being an EP.