In honor of what would have been his 37th birthday, Young Dolph’s  label Paper Route Empire has released his first posthumous single, “Hall of Fame.”

Young Dolph was shot and killed in his hometown of Memphis in November 2021, Before his death, Young Dolph had already secured a legacy as an independent rapper who became one of the city’s biggest recent breakthroughs.

The song follows the rapper’s first posthumous feature, on Gucci Mane’s “Blood All on It,” from earlier this year and a Paper Route Empire compilation Long Live Dolph compilation featuring tributes from his labelmates, including Key Glock, Jay Fizzle, and Big Moochie Grape released in January.

The Bandplay-produced track finds Dolph at his best, flexing while reflecting on his tireless grind and the legacy he left behind. Compares his hustle to the drug kingpin Frank Matthews and also boasts about meetings with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation (even shooting his shot at a verse with Jay) and earning his first million, over a victorious, strings-laden beat.

“When I was 16, I said ‘It ain’t even about me no more’ / This PRE on my chest, it’s a multi-million dollar logo,”he raps, “You can walk in any trap and I bet they know my name / Frank Matthews of the South, put me in the hall of fame…”

Dolph’s girlfriend, Mia Jaye, also shared a touching tribute to the father of her two children, writing, “Happy Heavenly Birthday My Love.”

Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith the two men in connection with his murder, outside a Memphis Cookie store, have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, along with attempted murder for shooting at Dolph’s brother as well. Both pleaded not guilty.