Following the recent release of his mixtape On Zai, Memphis rap cornerstone YTB Fatt has just shared the project’s deluxe EP — out now via 10K Projects. The tape arrives alongside an accompanying music video for new single “Free Bank” and contains six new tracks, including the Lil Dann-assisted “Last Time”. The long-awaited follow-up to the rapper’s acclaimed 2023 mixtape Foxes Only, which peaked at #5 on the Apple Music Album Charts, On Zai is dedicated to Fatt’s fallen brother, Zai, and explores themes of love, heartbreak, and street politics across the project’s 19 tracks. The tape peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, boasts contributions from Lil Baby, Rylo Rodriguez, Blac Youngsta, GloRilla, NoCap, and Fatt Macc, and follows singles “Score”, “Get Up On It”, and the Beanie Sigel-sampling “In The Air” (feat. Rylo Rodriguez).
On Zai arrives on the heels of a strong year for the Memphis emcee, who signed to Moneybagg Yo’s storied Loaf Boyz label in January 2023. A run of singles quickly followed, including YTB Fatt’s breakout track “Shot Off Gumbo” featuring Moneybagg Yo and Fat Wizza (24M Streams), “Bet I Whip It” featuring Rob49 (6.5M Streams) from his acclaimed debut mixtape Who Is Fatt, and December project Foxes Only, which included features from the likes of Lil Yachty (“Forreal”), GloRilla (“Embarrassing”), and BabyDrill (“Owe Me Some Money”).
After touring with Moneybagg Yo and Sexyy Red and receiving a co-sign from Lil Durk following the release of his viral single “Get Back” (38M Streams), recent months have seen the West Memphis, Arkansas native drop the YouTube Top 25-trending video “Same” (which samples Usher’s “Same Girl”) and link up with OT7 Quanny for April track “I Did It”. Having just wrapped up his first headlining tour during which he performed sold-out shows in Houston and Atlanta, YTB Fatt is continuing his momentous run with On Zai out now.
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