{"id":631159,"date":"2024-08-16T19:17:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T16:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T19:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T16:17:40","slug":"pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pretty V\u2019s experimental rap universe in 7 songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3216df803f3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3216df803f3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#The_British_rappercomposer_drops_a_dozen-odd_tracks_a_week_Heres_a_selection_of_his_best_work\" >The British rapper\/composer drops a dozen-odd tracks a week. Here\u2019s a selection of his best work.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#%E2%80%9CAlyx_on_My_Balenci%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Alyx on My Balenci&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#%E2%80%9CRockstarsito%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Rockstarsito&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#%E2%80%9CHeaven_n_el%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Heaven n el&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#%E2%80%9CYankeesito%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Yankeesito&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#%E2%80%9C2gs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;2gs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#%E2%80%9CAh_wished_upon_a_star%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ah wished upon a star&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#%E2%80%9CPriceless%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Priceless&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pretty-vs-experimental-rap-universe-in-7-songs\/#Bonus_lightning_round_picks\" >Bonus lightning round picks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_British_rappercomposer_drops_a_dozen-odd_tracks_a_week_Heres_a_selection_of_his_best_work\"><\/span>The British rapper\/composer drops a dozen-odd tracks a week. Here\u2019s a selection of his best work.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263439\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2024-08-16_at_11.40.39_AM_vssum8\/image-from-pretty-v-s-alyx-on-my-balenci-music-video.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Pretty V\u2019s experimental rap universe in 7 songs \"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Image from Pretty V&#8217;s &#8220;Alyx on My Balenci&#8221; music video<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263415\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Some days, I wake up and check for fresh tunes from Pretty V the way you might consult the weather <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> or read the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>. The British rapper\/instrumentalist seems to record and release songs entirely on a whim, liable to drop a track or five any day of the week. And I\u2019m never entirely sure what I\u2019ll be getting into when I hit play: it could be a hazy Main Attrakionz vibe or an electronic club thumper, lo-fi ambient or a chaotic cacophony.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263440\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263416\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            On last year\u2019s mixtape <i>Swaggittarius<\/i>, V could veer from Bear1boss swag rap (\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wa32wfhZWzo\">Miley Gomez<\/a>\u201d) to earnest balladry over shimmering guitars fit for NSYNC (\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=2ALPAer7yt8\">Lame<\/a>\u201d). But his singles discography is even more wide-ranging than that contrast might suggest, encompassing digital woodwind experiments and jittery digicore-adjacent sounds alike. If there is a unifying thread through the Wakefield, England, musician\u2019s discography, it is his affinity for the unpolished and instinctual; even his more convoluted songs feel spry and spontaneous.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263417\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stars\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UdsRdg5G5vo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('263417');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263418\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            \u201cI release every single on the same night [that] I make it. And then, later, [I] weave the tracks that I\u2019ve made that week into a full project,\u201d Pretty V said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.documentjournal.com\/2023\/09\/pretty-v-music-tale-of-red-star-venue-mot-aqrxvst\/\">in an interview last fall<\/a>. And like a growing number of young rappers from J.P. to Lazer Dim 700, he cuts most of his tracks on his phone. Whether the end product comes across like a hastily scribbled sketch or an ultraHD documentary snippet, they always feel intimate, like we\u2019re following V around in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>            Pretty V, who sometimes records under the aliases Smokesito, Voldy Moyo and v7backin2007, has had this off-kilter approach to rapping and recording for a couple of years now. Last January, he earned a bit of wider exposure thanks to a brief experimental EP in collaboration with Jadasea and Archy Marshall, a.k.a. King Krule. \u201cHe wants to not just make music, but transcend into something else, like theater,\u201d Marshall <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaleidoscope.media\/magazine\/42\/king-krule\">said of working with V<\/a>. \u201cOr maybe it\u2019s just being young, being obsessed with iconography and creating icons. He wants to become an icon\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263441\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263419\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Accordingly, Pretty V announced his \u201clast album ever\u201d <i>Destiny of Illusion<\/i> earlier this month (nothing more iconic than going out on your own terms). Fans on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> appear to be taking \u201clast\u201d with a grain of salt \u2014 he\u2019s \u201cretired\u201d before \u2014 but I wouldn\u2019t exactly say V is lying about the desire to leave music behind: every once in a while, I\u2019ll find that a single or mixtape has vanished from my Spotify library, pulled down off DSPs. Sometimes it\u2019s just a personal favorite solo cut, but he\u2019s taken down some of his biggest streaming tracks with King Krule before too. He usually ends up reuploading them, but this mercurial un-release schedule implicitly pushes fans to become archivists of his work, or at the very least, be as present as they can while the music plays.<\/p>\n<p>            So far in 2024, Pretty V has dropped the short mixtape <i>Dayinthelife<\/i> and roughly 85 singles. That\u2019s just on Spotify \u2014 he\u2019s naturally dropped plenty of SoundCloud exclusives besides. Here are a handful of his best releases of the year to date. Odds are by the time you read this, he\u2019ll have put out another tune or twelve.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263420\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAlyx_on_My_Balenci%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;Alyx on My Balenci&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pretty V - Alyx on My Balenci (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PEulBTabCh0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('263420');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m talking like that again \/ Yardie ting but she\u2019s shaking in African \/ John F. Kennedy, bitch, I\u2019m the president,\u201d goes one inscrutably hard bar on \u201cAlyx on my balenci.\u201d A fizzy little loop courtesy of New York mainstay <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/laron-1\">Laron<\/a> swells in the background as Pretty V languidly details the designer clothes on his body, traces casual metaphors for his headstate and bank balance. As heady as the track can feel, Pretty V isn\u2019t scared to shake up the proceedings, like when he snarls \u201chomicide, homicide, shut the fuck up\u201d midway through, sounding eerily like Playboi Carti.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263423\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRockstarsito%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;Rockstarsito&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#Smokesito - Rockstarsito [Official Music Video]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSwqg1LF9aw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('263423');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The shimmering synth bed of \u201cRockstarsito\u201d is as blissfully gauzy as its 808s are granola crunchy, deep fried into textural tempura. When I\u2019ve got it blasting in the car or the AirPods, I swear I can feel the air vibrating against my eardrums trying to translate the blown-out low end. You can\u2019t really tell, but Pretty V keeps chanting, \u201cI\u2019ve been a star forever.\u201d His squeaky vocals are so low in the mix they\u2019re almost a mirage, like trying to hear someone over a very bad phone connection. But somewhere in the melange of distortion and melody is an insistent, hooky core that makes this song stick in the brain.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263442\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263430\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHeaven_n_el%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tbFIyrRtP9A\">&#8220;Heaven n el&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Have you ever had a relationship that was absolutely incredible \u2014 when you weren\u2019t making each other feel like shit? Well, does Pretty V have a song for you: \u201cLoving you, it\u2019s like heaven and hell\u201d goes the mantra. The beat, produced by CSupreme2, is a hulking, clipping mountain of noisily garbled soul, a little reminiscent of fellow Brit skaiwater. Pretty V\u2019s autotune free association careens through the night. \u201cI took her to the Hills \/ she was rockin Chanel \/ Free YSL,\u201d he sighs. Being lonely and lovelorn never sounded so appealing.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263432\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYankeesito%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PSBKaclUKJo\">&#8220;Yankeesito&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            This song feels like a funhouse mirror reflection of sexy drill \u2014 imagine if Cash Cobain went on <i>MTV Unplugged<\/i>. But Pretty V is more of a romantic (\u201cYou really my twin, I\u2019m really your bestie\u201d) than a horndog, enamored with a lover\u2019s smile and voice. \u201cI like you! cuz I know that you get me,\u201d he mutters over the pounding kick drum. \u201cThey wasn\u2019t down for me when you was down for me.\u201d It\u2019s deceptively sweet for a song that knocks so hard.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263433\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C2gs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;2gs&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pretty V - 2gs [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I4L8VLOiFlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('263433');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>What if RXKNephew freestyles over a jerk beat after watching the 2013 action-comedy movie <i>Two Guns<\/i> starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263436\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAh_wished_upon_a_star%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NSGbc_bB9Kk\">&#8220;Ah wished upon a star&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            The backbone of \u201cAh wished upon a star\u201d is a sinuous synth line and soft chords, a plush backdrop for Pretty V to dream of success. His casual flow gently hops across the pocket of the beat, biting Lil Uzi Vert\u2019s flow one moment, tossing off a couplet in French the next. \u201cFeel like I\u2019m in the Migos \/ cuz my bitch bad and boujee,\u201d he grins near the song\u2019s close. These allusions and interpolations are just a few of the woozy little fragments in Pretty V\u2019s sonic scrapbook, carefully clipped and glued into place.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263437\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPriceless%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        &#8220;Priceless&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Priceless\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oxm_MSS2Y2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('263437');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The hyperactive synths on \u201cPriceless\u201d rush around like raindrops in a monsoon, a deluge of kinetic energy. Pretty V\u2019s nightcored vocals are overlaid with a litany of stolen mixtape drops: EVIL EMPIRE, DJ Pharris, etc. Then everything rewinds slows to a crawl: \u201cPutting on Celine \/ I feel like Justin Bieb, how I dunno what you mean \/ In a Bentley \/ Listening to Pretty V \/ In a Range Rover \/ <i> TSssssssssssssssssss <\/i>\u201d What could that drawn out onomatopoeia possibly represent? \u201cThat\u2019s the ice and codeine,\u201d Pretty V grins. It reminds me of Playboi Carti clinking the ice in a styrofoam at the start of \u201cForeign. Even months later, rinsing this tune out every week, I get a thrill from the tiny electric moments of \u201cPriceless.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263438\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bonus_lightning_round_picks\"><\/span>\n        Bonus lightning round picks<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X-6bW0HoIUM?si=plclbaJ-eapFLiNC\">Celine Jeans<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a5g6ZYXsNvo\">Round Wings<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bGmCgte2dbs?si=3FEBe-Mae6_GfCsB\">Regular Show<\/a>,\u201d &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gvPF01Ybkfk\">Viens et vois<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/prettyvvv\/shuffle?si=f71ef355c7c943baadd4f99b37550ca5&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\">Shuffle<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aGN5_ELijhQ\">Luh Emo<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nvevy48V82I\">Feeling<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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