7.10.2025
Video: Jay Fizzle – “Gotta Be A Man” ft. JpOnTheTrack
The Memphis Spitter Embraces His Role as a Breadwinner In the Video For This Simmering Southern Slapper
Critical Praise:
“..the members of Paper Route Empire reach a level of sincerity and emotional reflection that’s still hard to come by.” – Pitchfork
“Choosing some of the more interesting production to rhyme over, Jay Fizzle’s frankness and the flows he has on tap keep him in the convo as the whole city takes off.” – XXL Mag
“10 Rappers You Should Know Right Now” – DJ Booth
“The tape serves as both a testament to Memphis’ current rap preeminence and Fizzle’s own dexterity. He saves perhaps the hardest for last on the tape, attacking a looped vocal sample and towering percussion with ferocity.” – DJ Booth
“Jay Fizzle is a master of the searing street rap that serves as the bass-booming heart of Memphis music.” – The Hype Magazine
The Video:
Paper Route Empire spitter Jay Fizzle rhymes with a fast-paced flow that reflects the urgency he feels to provide for his family. Stressing the need to do what it takes to keep them fed, Fizzle shares “Gotta Be A Man,” his new video single. Produced by JpOnTheTrack, who also provides the song’s twangy hook, the song is an anthem for the hustlers, as Fizzle recounts his rise from the bottom to the top of the Memphis rap scene. In the video, Fizzle imagines himself working multiple jobs to support his loved ones, from cutting hair to bussing tables, before he quits a thankless job and pursues a lucrative rap career. “Gotta Be A Man” arrives as Fizzle’s second song of 2025, following the thunderous “Blow A Hundred.”
“Gotta Be A Man” and “Blow A Hundred” followsin the wake of Who Is Grizzape, the rapper’s 2024 album. A feast of no-holds-barred Memphis music, Who Is Grizzape provides an inside look at the rapper’s money motivations, as he strives to provide a better life for himself and his kids. The album plays host to anthems like “Front And Back Pocket,” which boasts a slowed sample of Young Dolph’s 2015 song “Boyz In The Hood,” and “No Mo,” a collaboration with his PRE compadre Key Glock and the late legend Big Scarr. Jay Fizzle opened up even more in the revealing Who Is Grizzape mini-documentary, available on his YouTube channel.
Hard at work on his next album, Beat The Odds, his follow-up to Who Is Grizzape, Jay Fizzle continues to put on for PRE. Stay tuned for more from the prolific rapper in the near future.
Watch “Gotta Be A Man” ft. JPOnTheTrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qogsKl4pmRw
Stream “Gotta Be A Man” ft. JPOnTheTrack: https://empire.ffm.to/gottabeaman
Watch “Blow A Hundred”: https://youtu.be/9TeD-vMtNOk
Please contact Michelle or Chris for more info.
Links:
“Gotta Be A Man” ft. JpOnTheTrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qogsKl4pmRw
“Blow A Hundred”: https://music.empi.re/blowahundred / https://youtu.be/9TeD-vMtNOk
“Blue Takis”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giMAEHYy6Ck
“Who Is Grizzape?”: https://youtu.be/_I8RQ9RUTSQ
“My Time”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXebgFokcQ
“Who Is Grizzape?” vlog: https://youtu.be/RasNamVfhAQ
“Bottom Boy Survivor”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHPl8gvI1s
“Front & Back Pockets” ft. Big Moochie Grape & Kenny Muney: https://youtu.be/_Rsbd5PcOCE
Who Is Grizzape: https://music.empi.re/whoisgrizzape
“Hot N Ready”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_p3dQfEE6w
“Still The Same” ft. 03 Greedo: https://youtu.be/-0lRpfdMdjQ
“YBR”: https://youtu.be/s_FcTuNO5wk?si=8x21T50Ab9P21txE
“Built For This”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlQuNmNpR1E
“F*ck Being Famous”: https://youtu.be/elfxVnsJoz4
“Back Breaker”: https://youtu.be/HiSCdeIf7k0?si=T-Z1uYh6uOTDC8Rh
“Good Fellas” ft. SNUPE BANDZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZgXFlIQao
F*CK BEING FAMOUS: https://music.empi.re/fuckbeingfamous
“Dickie Set”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQPegPB1c3U
“Been Going Crazy”: https://youtu.be/eGHHMr709HU / https://music.empi.re/crazyjay
“Nike Check”: https://youtu.be/c88QI8n7lcE
“King Sh*t”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmhoR5Kh4Wo
“Granny Happy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6b6FQtO0o
“Gucci Mane”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5wdrUdqgk
DonaFizzo (Deluxe): https://music.empi.re/donafizzodeluxe
“Won’t Cost Sh*t”: https://youtu.be/8Ws-gD-TTJE
“Dust Town Livin” ft. Big Scarr & Big Moochie Grape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsMCkMH65Ys
DonaFizzo: https://music.empi.re/donafizzo
“Atmosphere”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4h0abrTxOE
“Standing On Top Of Sh*t” ft. Key Glock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40_4__6mKYM
Paper Route Empire Presents: Long Live Dolph: https://music.empi.re/longliveyoungdolph
PAPER ROUTE iLLUMINATi: https://music.empi.re/preilluminati