If you didn’t see the vision, today wouldn’t be the best time to pull up on Zay. The rapper’s latest release “I Wish” is an infectious dedication to progress, detailing his need to prosper beyond his circumstances and failed attempts at love and loyal friendship.
The single’s visual, directed by Ricoshotme, captures the MC’s subtle vulnerability blended with defiant and unflinching confidence which shows up just as clearly through the record itself. The anthem captures the profile of a rapper that may just take his purpose and sense of direction a little more seriously than the people and things that previously surrounded him which, considering his circumstances, may be necessary.
The Liberian bred MC has made it clear that his perseverance through early life challenges has inspired his ambition to shine a light on Liberian culture and provide new imagery and context for its people.
The goal is something the MC doesn’t seem to take lightly and he musically gleams with intricate mission-oriented confidence and yet still a reflective self-awareness of his doubts and mistakes. ZayZayy’s vulnerability is a consistent undertone to his work most notably in this year’s early release “HD” which made its debut on Revolt TV and “Cold” which currently sits at over 90K streams on Spotify.
As for the new single “I Wish”, it’s not only a sonically pleasing ode to unflinching self-progress and evolution, but it also is the perfect addition to a conversation the rapper has already begun with his listeners.
Catch the premiere of Zay Zayy’s single “I Wish” below.
Chad is a professional journalist specializing in Hip-Hop culture and writing music reviews.
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