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Video: Samuel Shabazz – “SAY YES”
The Babyface Ray Signee Shares A Detroit-Set New Video For A Highlight Track From Recent PLANEBOY Album
The Video:
A longtime Detroit hidden gem, Samuel Shabazz is well-poised to breakthrough to the mainstream. Hot off the release of his PLANEBOY album last Friday, he shares the video for “SAY YES,” a highlight track from the project. Over thudding 808s and crisp synth keys, Sam shows off the versatility of his vocals, experimenting with the upper range while he asks his girl to see why he’s deserving of her love: “Baby girl, I’m blessed, that’s a plus / This ain’t no test, this the one / I ain’t gone stop ’til you done / I got what you need, it’s what you want.” In the video, directed by Galaxy Productions, Sam and his crew pull up to a grocery store in Detroit with a convoy of luxury cars, flexing their stacks of cash and affirming their status as their city’s ones to watch.
“SAY YES” appears on PLANEBOY, Samuel Shabazz’s latest step in his journey to the top of Detroit’s rap game. Growing up in Detroit’s Westside, he was introduced to music by his father, Uncle Sam, an R&B artist signed to Boyz II Men’s label during the 1990s. Starting to rap, write, and produce amidst a restlessly creative childhood, filled with trips to the studio with his dad, he later began recording during stints in Atlanta and California, while earning a Bachelor’s degree in Recording Arts. In 2014, while returning to Deroit, Samuel met Babyface Ray through a mutual friend. The two artists bonded as brothers and began collaborating on music. Their chemistry is evident in Product Of My Environment, their 2019 collab album, which includes the hit track “Hall Of Fame” ft. Veeze (9M YT views). The track pushed Samuel onto new radars and made him a sought-out Detroit collaborator. He began to break beyond the city with 2021’s From Me To You and 2022’s Not A Fan. Last year, he released the introspective I Changed My Mind, which marks a shift in direction and Samuel’s reframed attitude about his career. The project earned Samuel’s most buzz yet in Detroit, and includes Samuel’s most streamed song to date “Dotted Line” ft. Veeze (1.5M YT views).
Now with the release of PLANEBOY, the Detroit hero is ready to soar to new heights.
Watch “SAY YES”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9y4w_xq7I
Stream PLANEBOY: https://music.empi.re/planeboy
PLANEBOY Tracklist:
- RIPCUDDYWOP
- 1800 CALL SAM
- SAY YES
- DAXTON
- GREEKTOWN
- FOR YOU
- PLANEBOY PINK
- TURN YOU UP
- MY BABY
- EXCUSE
- IMA THROW THIS MONEY Ft. Talibando
- HAVIN PROBLEMS
- ALL OF THIS LOVE ft. Moxie knox
- DIARY OF A YOUNG BLACK SLAYER
- SOUL TIES
- PULL ME BACK ft. Dre Butterz
- LIFE GETS HARD ft. Babyface Ray
- NEVER FRIENDLY II
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“SAY YES”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9y4w_xq7I
PLANE BOY: https://music.empi.re/planeboy
“1800 CALL SAM”: https://music.empi.re/1800callsam / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rah91qm-aWc
“LIFE GETS HARD” ft. Babyface Ray: https://music.empi.re/lifegetshard
“PULL ME BACK”: https://music.empi.re/pullmeback
“FOR YOU”: https://music.empi.re/foryousam / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2g6TnAq_0Y