11.3.23
Video: Wizz Havinn – “Real Drip” ft. YTB Fatt
The Tallahassee Riser and West Memphis, AR Hitmaker Connect For a Flex-Heavy Highlight From the Upcoming Super Wizz Album
Critical Praise:
“…it’s straight-up Southern fly shit. It’s the type of song that I can imagine becoming the motivational soundtrack for SEC defensive lineman, with emphasis on this line: ‘I make music that can make you get yo’ own money.’ The soul may be old, but the mood is timeless.” – Pitchfork
“Wizz’s Havinn’s adlibs sound like they were recorded in a cave to maximize the amount of echo he gets. It rules, and it’s probably the reason why my own inner thoughts have started to come with a little bit of echo…It’s a good snapshot of what makes Florida’s rap scene so exciting right now: They’re pulling in influences from all over the country and from eras of rap without losing any of their homegrown identity.” – The FADER
“Wizz Havinn’s Mr. Too Sticky dropped a few days before Christmas, but I’ll call it the first good rap tape of 2023. On ‘C Class,’ the Tallahassee rapper sounds like he’s having a conversation with his seat leaned all the way back.” – The FADER
The Video:
A master motivator singularly focused on the grind, Tallahassee’s Wizz Havin specializes in hustle-hard hood anthems. Teaming up with another fast-rising Southern rapper, YTB Fatt, the Tallahassee-born-and-bred Wizz shares “Real Drip,” a new single and music video. Dueling over an apocalyptic instrumental, complete with thunderous bass, doom-y low-note piano, and tolling bells, Wizz and Fatt make expert sparring partners, as Wizz’s laid-back flow complements Fatt’s frenzied drawl. The two rappers take turns declaring their street bonafides: they are real pimps with real drip, taking aim at narcs with plastic grills. In the video, Wizz and Fatt connect in Miami, posting up at a local gas station in a clean white Mercedes, before heading to a private runway to catch a jet.
“Real Drip” is the latest single from Wizz’s upcoming project, Super Wizz, following last month’s “Check Me,” created in collaboration with Florida sound architect Ddot Freezing. Super Wizz establishes the young Florida rapper as a hood superhero, a man who overcame the circumstances of his birth with only his superhuman rhyming talent and dedication to getting paper. Stay tuned for more announcements about Super Wizz, coming later this month via Open Shift Distribution.
First emerging last year with songs like the Pitchfork-praised “Water Running,” Wizz Havinn immediately made an impact with his flow, which sits slightly behind the beat, ending each line with an upward inflection that makes him sound surprised by his own high-quality flexes. His flow inspired the sound of fellow Tallahassee breakout Luh Tyler, who has credited Wizz as a direct influence. In December 2022, Wizz garnered critical acclaim for his debut project Mr. Too Sticky, earning praise from Pitchfork and The FADER, who called Mr. Too Sticky, “the first good rap tape of 2023.” The tape gave a permanent home to street hits like “Mode,” which generated over 1.8 million views on YouTube, “Not Worthy,” and the FADER-acclaimed “C-Class.” When not rhyming, the young father enjoys fishing in the Panhandle’s abundant swamps and cooking up meals in his kitchen.
With a high profile in Florida and his sights set on the rest of the country, Wizz Havinn is priming for a breakout moment. Stay tuned for Super Wizz, coming soon, in which the North Florida heavy-hitter proves that he’s both the hero that we deserve, and the hero we need right now.
Watch “Real Drip” ft. YTB Fatt: https://youtu.be/NuP7bQ8XnJU
Stream “Real Drip” ft. YTB Fatt: https://openshiftdistro.lnk.to/RealDrip
Watch “Check Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJvImtz9Uro
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“Real Drip” ft. YTB Fatt: https://openshiftdistro.lnk.to/RealDrip
“Check Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJvImtz9Uro / https://openshiftdistro.lnk.to/CheckMe
“Luh Tyler Flow (Freestyle)”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkK3Op5HYos
“Mode”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAt2wqNa3sY&ab_channel=WizzHavinn
“Not Worthy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8po8soLB1E
Mr. Too Sticky: https://ingrv.es/mr-too-sticky-uft-i