10.24.2024

Video: Chow Lee – “tequila vacay!”

The Sexy Drill Pioneer Takes Some Romantic L’s In New Video for “tequila vacay!” Off Acclaimed Album ‘Sex Drive’

Critical Praise:

“Meet the Artists Taking New York Drill in a New Direction” – Rolling Stone

“His new album, Sex Drive, arrives amid a surge of sexy drill, but while artists like wolfacejoeyy and Baby Osama have brought the sound into new territories, Lee remains the genre’s greatest entertainer.” – Pitchfork

“Chow Lee, one of the torchbearers of the sexy drill sound that has taken over the Empire State this year.” – Billboard

“It’s not just his pen that’s sharpened: Sex Drive finds Chow firmly in the pocket, teasing out stop-start meters across a startling breadth of instrumentals.” – The FADER

“He fully leans into the sexy drill version of Allen Iverson, who infamously dismissed practice in his classic press conference in the early 2000s. Chow’s constant teeth-sucking on the track is also fitting for the level of pretentiousness he conveys on the track. ‘Practice!’ is great.” – VIBE

“…we consider them pioneers of this sexy drill sound.” – HotNewHipHop

The Video:

Chow’s latest is a sumptuous addition to the steady stream of visuals he’s dropped since the release of his acclaimed album Sex Drive. Embracing baecation on Biscayne energy, Chow Lee teams up with Roy Woods and takes us on a picturesque journey of love and loss in his latest video for “tequila vacay!” The duo profess their feelings for that special woman as Chow and his lady traipse through Miami on yachts and convertibles. With the sun shining, ice glistening, and feelings sprung, love feels like a fever dream. That is until Chow gets in his own way and his lady peeps an “IMY” text from another woman. The rapper spirals into a stream of scenarios he’d rather experience than his woman leaving: “Rather have you kick me out the house before I bounce on you / rather have you punch me in my mouth before I don’t talk to you / rather have you cut my legs off before I don’t walk to you / rather have you cut my lights off before I’m dark with you…” In “tequila vacay!” we get to see Chow step into his lover boy vibe. Even if he ends up loving and losing, at least he took his L on a luxury yacht.

Caribbean-inflected “tequila vacay!” ft. Roy Woods is a highlight track from Chow Lee’s critically-acclaimed project Sex Drive. Praised by outlets like Pitchfork, Billboard, The FADER, XXL, and more, the album affirms Chow’s position as leader of the sexy drill scene. Highlight tracks include the ethereal and bothered “cinderbella!,” the cinematic and tone-setting opening track “advance w her” (produced by Cash Cobain), and provocative yet contemplative single, “settings!” Sex Drive is also home to Chow’s recent series of viral singles, including “swag it!,” which earned a remix featuring Flo Milli, and “ms. Beautiful v,” which generated millions of streams, went viral on TikTok (20k creations), and placed on the Top 25: New York City chart on Apple Music, along with Cash Cobain-produced singles “act bad twin” ft. Bay Swag & Cash Cobain and the Allen Iverson-referencing “practice!” With additional features from Anycia, AJ Tracey, Sleepy Hallow, and more, Sex Drive is available on all platforms now via EMPIRE.

Sex Drive is the proper follow-up to Chow’s super sexy 2023 album Hours After The Club, an addictive listen, radiating with the seductive charm that inspired Pitchfork to affectionately call Chow Lee the “horniest rapper out.” Both albums continue the momentum from 2022 album 2 Sexy 2 Slizzy, Chow’s totemic collaboration with Cash Cobain that kickstarted the sexy drill movement, recently named the 19th Best Album of the 2020s So Far by Pitchfork. Earlier this year, Chow performed on the main stage at Rolling Loud California and performed his first-ever show in Austria during Rolling Loud Europe, and will return later this year to Rolling Loud Miami.

Stay tuned for much more from Chow as he continues to establish himself as the most eligible bachelor in the rap game.

Watch “Tequila Vacay”: https://youtu.be/IXMBauumWO4?si=UK_5gCNAHWosJC8f

Stream Sex Drive: https://music.empi.re/sexdrive

Sex Drive tracklist:

advance w her!
addys!
practice!
i’m not really spiritual! (ft. AJ Tracey)
ms. beautiful v!
GMT
settings!
u got fans!
tequila Vacay! (ft. Roy Woods)
LSD
48!
cinderbella!
bangbang!
sleepy & sheff (ft. Sleepy Hallow & Cash Cobain)
act bad twin! (ft. Cash Cobain & Bay Swag)
get back! (ft. Anycia)
swag it (remix) (ft. Flo Milli)
swag it!
skeleTONS

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The Background:

TChow Lee is on a mission to become the next King of New York. He made major moves in the city’s rap scene with 2 SLIZZY 2 SEXY, his 2022 collaborative project with Cash Cobain. Praised by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, and earning “Best of 2022” distinction from UPROXX, The FADER, and more, 2 SLIZZY 2 SEXY combined the sample-heavy sound of the Bronx with the hard-hitting dance beats from New Jersey to change the face of the NYC drill scene. 2 SLIZZY 2 SEXY highlight “Vacant” was recently named the 73rd Best East Coast Rap Song of All Time by Rolling Stone. Chow recently reconnected with Cash on the sexy drill anthem “Rump,” plus the Nelly-sampling “Not No Xanax 2” from Cash’s new album, and joined Wolfacejoeyy and Cash on the Pitchfork-approved “Weekend,” and released the fiery Hours After The Club anthem in July 2023.

Now, with buzzing singles like “swag it!” and “Ms. Beautiful V,” the Long Island native is primed to take his sexy drill sound mainstream. Stay tuned for more.