Juice Yungβn – Aayy:
Florida hip-hop is a world of its own: itβs got its own steamy, distinctive sound, its own cast of indelible, magnetic characters, its own attitude and stance, and its own musical and lyrical vocabulary. It doesnβt beg to be ratified by the musical mainstream. But whenever outsiders stop and listen to whatβs going on in these swamps, they tend to like what they hear. Florida remains a place where a hot single from a bold independent artist can take over dance clubs and local radio shows and rule the summer with little or no help from the wider music industry. Juice Yungβn has a single like that β a brash, shoutable, undeniable track thatβs set to become the latest in a long line of Florida classics. From there, the rest of the country ought to be easy pickings.
βAayyβ, the latest from the Gainesville vocalist, is half rap, half R&B, and all fire. Just like the other ferocious singles by Juice Yungβn, itβs a candid, unapologetic look at life inside the trap: the perils and pleasures of a rough upbringing and the consequences of a dangerous lifestyle. βAayyβ follows a pair of ferocious club bangers β Gainesville anthem βWhere I Came Fromβ and the slinky, mesmerizing βAll I Want To Doβ β that have firmly established Juice Yungβn as one of the most exciting new voices in Florida and Supa T Records as a reliable source for energetic trap music.
Like βWhere I Came Fromβ, βAayyβ was produced by a legendary South Florida artist who deserves wider recognition for his daring musical choices. Tony βGorilla Tekβ Castillo has worked with the heavy hitters of Florida hip-hop: stars with national reputations like Trina, Rick Ross, and Pitbull as well as respected regional voices like Jacki-O, Grandaddy Souf, and Iconz. Most of all, heβs collaborated with Trick Daddy, a mesmerizing storyteller and the godfather of Florida trap music. Itβs in the footsteps of these giants that Juice Yungβn walks β and every step he takes is assured. Heβs the heir to a great tradition, and he knows it.
Juice Yungβn has always been proud to represent Gainesville, and heβs shown off the seamier side of his home city in his prior videos. But for βAayy,β he turns the camera further south. Terry Elliott Sr.βs gripping clip finds the rapper in Miamiβs notorious Liberty City neighborhood, presiding over a trap house thatβs distinguished by its seedy glamour. He raps on the roof, in the backseat of a Rolls Royce, and in the front yard, his cars and boys behind him, a roll of hundreds in his hands. But everywhere he turns, thereβs trouble: masked men in the alleys, unmarked cars on the roads, and a hovering sense of menace. The stakes are high, the thrills are real, and the beats and performances are irresistible.
