9.20.2022
LIL ZAY OSAMA SHARES VIDEO FOR “TRIM” FT. PGF NUK – WATCH HERE
TRENCH BABY 3 OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE
Home to the Street Hit “F*ck My Cousin Pt. 2” ft. Lil Durk and Additional Guest Spots from G Herbo, Fredo Bang, and More, Trench Baby 3 is Available Now via Warner Records
Download album art HERE
Critical Praise:
Rising Chicago Rappers You Need to Know – Complex
Song You Need to Know: Lil Zay Osama, ‘Changed Up’ – Rolling Stone
His ragged debut ‘Hood Bible’ became an Auto-Tuned manifesto for the streets and proved what Lil Zay could accomplish in quieter moments, with reflective music that felt more sorrowful about the past than anchored by tall tales. – Pitchfork
Looking at Osama’s career so far, you’ll see that forging his own path has made him into one of Chicago’s most well-known burgeoning rap stars. For nearly the last three years, Osama’s pensive street music has become the soundtrack to the city’s newest trap movement. – DJ Booth
The Video:
September 20, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) – Reporting live from Chicago’s South Side, Lil Zay Osama delivers raw tales from his hometown with uncommon intensity. Teaming up with another South Sider for a flex heavy highlight from Trench Baby 3, Lil Zay Osama shares the new video for “Trim” ft. PGF Nuk. Blessed with demonic production from Drako & Coldblime, “Trim” finds both rappers touting the attributes that help them stand out from the crowd (“B*tch, I’m him, I ain’t them/Fresh as f*ck, I pop out trim,” spits Lil Zay Osama) and delivering stern warnings to anyone who might cross them (“I’m the pole and you the fish, you reel ’em in, then get ’em dished,” says PGF Nuk). In the video, Zay and Nuk pop out with their crews and host a friendly game of poker, the two rappers piling up chips as they hatch their plots to take over the game.
“Trim” is the latest in a line of quality videos from Trench Baby 3, following recent clips for the heartfelt “Have You Ever,” “Set Up” ft. Fredo Bang and “Chase ‘Em Down” ft. G Herbo. Trench Baby 3 is home to the recent hit “F*ck My Cousin, Pt. II,” a no-holds-barred collaboration between Lil Zay Osama and Lil Durk that is tearing up the streets in Chicago with over 16 million video views on YouTube, along with previously released singles like “Real Pain,” a moving ballad about the struggle, and “Glah Glah” (3 million views on YouTube), a hustler’s anthem named after Zay Osama’s signature ad-lib. Featuring additional appearances from PGF Nuk and Icewear Vezzo, Trench Baby 3 is available everywhere via Warner Records.
Lil Zay Osama’s visual ambitions extend beyond music videos–the South Sider conceptualized and starred in Trench Baby: The Series. Inspired by the mixtape, the four-part narrative YouTube TV show tells a tale of betrayal, survival, and revenge on the South Side of Chicago. Executive produced by Lil Durk and DJ Bandz, the full Trench Baby series is currently streaming on Zay’s YouTube channel.
Packed with trauma and triumph, Trench Baby 3 reaffirms Lil Zay Osama’s status as one of Chicago’s best. With over 400 million streams under his belt and coverage from the likes of XXL, Pitchfork, The FADER, Complex, Chicago Reader, Lyrical Lemonade and more, the young rapper is only just starting his rise.
Watch “Trim” ft. PGF Nuk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LhCs9L2PYU
Buy/Stream Trench Baby 3: https://lilzayosama.lnk.to/trenchbaby3
Watch “F*ck My Cousin Pt. II” ft. Lil Durk: https://lilzayosama.lnk.to/FuckMyCousinPt2Video
Trench Baby 3 tracklist:
1. F*ck Ah Big Homie
2. Chase ‘Em Down ft. G Herbo
3. Glah Glah
4. F*ck My Cousin Pt. II ft. Lil Durk
5. It’s Up
6. F*ck Yo Dead Ass
7. 41 Presidential ft. Icewear Vezzo
8. Trim ft. PGF Nuk
9. MmmHmmmm
10. Set Up ft. Fredo Bang
11. Obligated
12. Have You Ever
13. 100 Missed Calls
14. Real Pain
15. Had Nun
16. Blessings
17. My Story
18. F*ck My Cousin
Credit: Trokon George
DOWNLOAD PRESS PHOTO HERE
For more information, please contact:
Michelle McDevitt, Audible Treats
michelle@audibletreats.com
Myles Thornton, Audible Treats
myles@audibletreats.com
Yash Zadeh | Warner Records
Yashar.Zadeh@warnerrecords.com
The Background:
Lil Zay Osama makes “pain music.” That’s what the South Side native calls his combination of raw, gripping lyrics and a passionate delivery. One of Chicago’s most captivating young voices, the 23-year-old pens heart-wrenching street narratives riddled with eulogies for tragically lost family and friends. With booming drums and poignant melodies, somber trap production scores Zay’s tear-stained memoirs, auto-tune accentuating the hurt embedded in every syllable. It’s a sound that’s resonated far and wide, yet these songs talk directly to those born in the trenches. Since he arrived in 2019, Zay has continued to touch fans. His music encapsulates his greatest strengths and the emotional impact of his heaviest songs conveying the callousness of Chicago street life. A departure from the more celebratory Hood Bible (2019), which Zay recorded while glowing from signing to Warner Records, his latest duology Trench Baby and the recent Trench Baby 2 distill decades of unsettling truths and hard-earned wisdom.Trench Baby 2 as well as the follow-up deluxe edition, which included an array of street hits from “Rumors,” “Ride for Me” (with Jackboy)” to fan-anthems “61st to 64th,” and “We’ll Be Straight.” A gifted storyteller and melodic virtuoso, Zay is able to maneuver between different moods from drill to trap ballads, earning him the praise of XXL, Pitchfork, HipHopDX, Complex and more.
Links:
instagram | spotify | youtube | soundcloud
“Trim” ft. PGF Nuk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LhCs9L2PYU
“Have You Ever”: https://lilzayosama.lnk.to/HaveYouEverVideo
“Set Up” ft. Fredo Bang: https://youtu.be/azJv1HvCYaw
Trench Baby 3: https://lilzayosama.lnk.to/trenchbaby3
“Chase ‘Em Down” ft. G Herbo: https://lilzayosama.lnk.to/ChaseEmDownVideo
“F*ck My Cousin Pt. II” ft. Lil Durk: https://lilzayosama.lnk.to/FuckMyCousinPt2 // https://lilzayosama.lnk.to/FuckMyCousinPt2Video
“Real Pain”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3la25YxaV0
“F*ck My Cousin”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAdb0Hj2RLg
“F*ck Yo Homie Dead Ass”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5QAeJ4JaP0