Bermuda Yae‘s slippery flexes and twangy delivery earned him fans in his hometown and Atlanta. Today, the SossHouse-signed rapper shares the video for his Pi’erre Bourne-produced song “Big 4,” from the new album The 5th. Armed with a modular beat from Pi’erre Bourne, whose square wave synths expand and contract like a robot’s chest cavity, “Big 4” finds Bermuda Yae demonstrating his skill with drawly melody and sly turns of phrase that recalls his idol, Boosie. The video for “Big 4” invites listeners into a trippy digital world where VHS aesthetics meet nostalgic hand-drawn animations and the money is so plentiful that it pads more than just Bermuda’s pockets, lining the landscape wherever he takes it.
Produced in full by Pi’erre, The 5th gets its title from the neighborhood in East Atlanta where Bermuda Yae cut his teeth. Bermuda Yae specializes in stick talk, using an elastic flow to illustrate the realities of trap life. His high-pitched drawl is the perfect accompaniment to Pi’erre’s atmospheric instrumentals, slicing through his mentor’s cloudy soundscapes like a hot knife through butter. On “Boosie,” Yae pays tribute to the Baton Rouge bruiser with a similarly intense flow, while “4 Life & Kites” finds Yae working a soulful melody over rubbery synths, and “One Of Dem” answers his haters with positive affirmations over Pi’erre’s swirling trap symphony. Spanning 17 tracks, which Bermuda Yae shoulders without needing any features, The 5th is available everywhere via SossHouse.
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