Hollis, Queens rapper Big YAYA is back with another new visual today for his futuristic drill track “Clear The Perimeter” that definitely borrows a good deal of percussive elements from the new de-facto sound of the Big Apple, but is discombobulated and distorted in such a way that somehow manages to make the drill sound even more chaotic. YAYA and his Woodhull Avenue counterparts however are far from your average drill artists and even on drill-beats rap circles around their competitors who are still spitting nursery-rhyme bars. Instead of this weak and uninspired sound, YAYA is able to make his own sound that is certainly rooted in New York but is made unique between his tongue twisting flow and own ‘Grinchinese’ lingo that has been used by YAYA, Shawny Binladen, Dee Aura, and a couple of other artists I am sure that is beginning to be co-opted and used by many other artists, NYC and beyond. From ‘Mata’ to ‘Figi’ and even the way in which artists are starting to come at beats their influence is obvious and it is clear, at least to me, that they are the hardest artists currently in the New York streets. I am really excited to see how YAYA and his crew finish out this year and I am really excited to hear another Big YAYA project soon.
