Harlem rapper Sheck Wes has premiered his long-awaited new single “YKTS.” Released via Cactus Jack/ G.O.O.D. Music/ Interscope Records and accompanied by a wildly outlandish video, “YKTS” showcases the raw intensity and lo-fi but hard-hitting aesthetic that made Sheck a breakout star with his viral hit “Mo Bamba.”
Watch the video for “YKTS” HERE.
Directed by White Trash Tyler (a filmmaker known for his work with Travis Scott, Kanye West, and Kodak Black) and shot on both coasts, the “YKTS” visual finds Sheck in a variety of outrageous scenarios: racing foreign cars through the California desert, buried in an avalanche of sneakers, donning crystal chandeliers as headwear. The starkly potent track’s title phrase stands for “You Know the Scouts” — a term that Sheck coined himself and quickly made essential to the cultural lexicon.
A 21-year-old first-generation American, Sheck broke through with his triple-platinum single “Mo Bamba”: a tribute to his childhood friend and Orlando Magic draft pick Mo Bamba, and a powerful portrait of survival in the inner city. Originally released in June 2017, the song went viral in early 2018, eventually reaching #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and amassing over 527 million streams on Spotify to date. In addition, the New York Times featured “Mo Bamba” in its “Diary of a Song” series, with Sheck appearing alongside his collaborators 16yrold and Take A Daytrip. Check it out HERE.
“Mo Bamba” appears on Sheck’s widely acclaimed full-length debut MUDBOY, which arrived in October of last year. Along with hitting the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, MUDBOY landed on the Top 50 Albums of 2018 list from on Pitchfork (who also hailed it as a “a strong and holistic statement” and “the rare project from an über-hyped rap prospect that actually delivers on its promise”).
Listen to “YKTS”:
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Amazon: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/amazonunlimited
Apple: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/applemusic
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/googleplay
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/itunes
Pandora: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/pandora
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/spotify
Tidal: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/tidal
YouTube Music: http://smarturl.it/YKTS/youtubemusic