YT Interview: Black & Tan, UK, Fimiguerrero & Lancey, A$AP Rocky Cosign, Graduating Oxford, Jerk

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In this interview, Arshan sat down for a conversation with YT on the steps of a home in Astoria, Queens during YT’s brief visit to New York City. The pair discussed his undeniable rise, maintaining virality with tracks like 2021’s “Arc’teryx” to this year’s explosive release of “Black & Tan” with Lancey Foux, and being part of the new UK vanguard alongside the likes of Fimiguerrero, & Len. The UK has been due for a new wave of sound for some time now and recently London’s scene has been as exciting as we can remember with artists like YT spearheading Jerk music and nostalgic early 2000s aesthetics with the help of video director by the name of Lauzza whom together have created a compelling brand that is not only making noise in the UK, but also is beginning to resonate with US audiences at large.

In their conversation, YT & Arshan talk about going to 2hollis’ NYC show together and meeting up with ian there, YT leading a new wave of UK sound with Lancey Foux & others, YT’s youth in East London & going to boarding school, being surrounded by Grime culture & UK Drill, his inspiration to make music: XXL 2016 Freshman Class, attending Oxford University & getting into his stacked LinkedIn profile, his single “Arc’teryx” going viral & building an authentic career beyond it, not taking critiques personally, Summrs being YT’s favorite artist of all time, loving Autumn!, KanKan, & Izaya Tiji from Slayworld, being the first to listen to Nav in the UK, the UK doing Jerk music better than the States, being tapped in with Xaviersobased & making his first Jerk song, making “Black & Tan” with Lancey Foux creating a visual brand with video director Lauzza, the cheatcode to blowing up: a good music video, “MVP” referencing NBA Street Volume 2, making Pluggnb with Fimiguerrero back in 2018 YT, his favorite artists in the UK-scene: fakemink, Jim Legxacy, Kwes e, Skepta hating on the UK underground scene, getting in Twitter beef with older generation UK artists, the UK underground music scene media: SOBtv & jj.finns, ian, Wolfacejoeyy, Swapa, Devstacks, and more showing love to him, wanting to work with Summrs, Osamason, and 2hollis, being friends with Jim Legxacy & collaborating with him, and A$AP Rocky showing love to “MVP”

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - YT & Arshan at 2hollis show with ian

2:01 - Leading a new wave of UK sound with Lancey Foux & others

2:19 - Growing up in East London & boarding school

3:08 - Being surrounded by Grime culture & UK Drill

4:03 - Inspiration to make music: XXL 2016 Freshman Class

4:37 - Attending Oxford University & his stacked LinkedIn profile

6:02 - Graduating from Oxford while pursuing his music career

6:35 - “Arc’teryx” going viral but not wanting to be a one hit wonder

9:23 - Being bullied at the start of his career & proving critics wrong

11:44 - Summrs being YT’s favorite artist of all time

11:57 - Loving Autumn!, KanKan, & Izaya Tiji from Slayworld

12:20 - Nav

13:05 - US setting trends that the UK follows

13:35 - UK doing Jerk music better than the States

14:30 - Xaviersobased influencing him to make Jerk songs

15:15 - “Black & Tan” with Lancey Foux

16:27 - Lauzza directing his videos

18:08 - “MVP” referencing NBA Street Volume 2

18:40- Making Pluggnb back in 2018

19:11 - YT, Fimiguerrero, & Len paving the way for UK’s next-gen

19:40 - YT puts us onto the UK-scene: fakemink, Jim Legxacy, Kwes e…

20:41- Was Skepta talking down UK underground scene?

24:12 - Is there KTO in the UK? SOBtv & jj.finns

25:13 - US fans and artists rocking with YT

25:39 - ian, Osamason, Swapa, Devstacks, and more showing love

26:30 - Wanting to work with Summrs and 2hollis

27:12 - Jim Legxacy & collaborating with him

27:53 - A$AP Rocky showing love to “MVP”

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