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Lil Yachty Drops Video for New Track "Cortex" and Teases More Music

Lil Yachty has surprised his fans with a new song and video for the bass-heavy track “Cortex," the follow-up single to "Hit Bout It" with Kodak Black.

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Lil Yachty  has surprised his fans with a new song and video for the bass-heavy track “Cortex.”

The song, produced by Cash Cobain, is built around a sample of “ Huit Octobre 1971 ” by Cortex, which was famously sampled on MF DOOM’s 2004 track “One Beer.” The same track was later sampled by Tyler, the Creator on his debut album  Bastard  in 2009, and Wiz Khalifa also sampled the song on his 2010 song “Visions.” It is, however, used very differently on “Cortex,” going for a more modern, drill-influenced rhythm.

“Cortex” is also accompanied by a video, which is partially filmed using 360 degree cameras. Filmed while Yachty appears to be half-way through a studio session, the video simply ends with the caption, “It’s us!” In the description for the video, Yachty teased, “Right now I’m working on 4-5 projects… I promise to give y’all a shit load of music this year.” No word on when fans can expect a new project yet, but Lil Boat is clearly gearing up to drop something soon.

Recently, the Atlanta rapper shared a message with his fans on social media after it was reported his friend Nicholas Anthony Lynch had gone missing. Thankfully, the 23-year-old was found the same day, and Yachty shared an update shortly after. “Nick Found,” he wrote. “Thank u to everyone who helped share the missing post of my friend, I am grateful.”

Nick Found ❤️ — C.V Thomas (@lilyachty) April 19, 2021

Thank u to everyone who helped share the missing post of my friend, I am grateful — C.V Thomas (@lilyachty) April 19, 2021

Watch the video for “Cortex” above.

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“Niggas is not really killers, I seen ‘em shoot up, they treat beef like heroin, everyone wanna be kings, but niggas too soft, see, me, I got pharaoh skin, we took the drive, needed Wock’ for the low, had to do us a call in Carrollton, my niggas quick to reassemble your wig, I nicknamed him Tae ‘cause he arrogant/”

Shot by go-to videographer Ari Mairena-Dannon, the accompanying clip sees Yachty in the studio, flanked by crewmembers smoking weed, enjoy a meal, dancing to the song in question, and other activities common while in the midst of a recording session. Also notable — the message from Yachty left in the video’s description, which confirms what he’s currently in the studio for:

“right now I’m working on 4-5 projects.. I promise to give y’all a shit load of music this year…. rock outttttt.”

Last year, Yachty blessed his fans with his fourth studio album Lil Boat 3 , which saw 19 cuts and appearances from Tierra Whack , A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Future, Mike WiLL Made-It, Drake, DaBaby, Lil Keed, Young Thug, and Lil Durk. The project did moderately well commercially, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard 200 thanks to 30,000 first week album equivalent units sold. Months after its initial drop, a deluxe version of the LP — titled Lil Boat 3.5 — made landfall with eight more songs and additional contributions from Playboi Carti , Lil Baby, Vince Staples , and more.

Fans can press play on Lil Yachty ’s “Cortex” video below, and keep an eye out for more releases soon.

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The rapper is promising a lot of new music the is year..

Last year, Lil Yachty expressed enthusiasm for premiering new songs on his YouTube page. "Fuck mixtapes, fuck deluxe, YouTube," he said at the beginning of the video for "COFFIN," a track that enjoyed significant TikTok popularity after its release. His latest YouTube-only (for now) track is "CORTEX," and like the "COFFIN" video, it takes place at the studio, where Yachty has been getting some pretty great results from recently.

The song's title is taken from the name of the band behind the song's sample, originally recorded for the song "Huit Octobre 1971” — you might remember it from the MF DOOM song "One Beer." "Right now I'm working on 4-5 projects," Yachty wrote in the video's YouTube description. "I promise to give y'all a shit load of music this year."

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Lil Yachty Releases Video for New Track "Cortex"

Lil boat hints at dropping a new project soon..

Following his music video collab with Kodak Black, Hit Bout It , Lil Yachty drops a video for his new track, Cortex .

The song is produced by Cash Cobain, who goes heavy on the bass using a sample of Huit Octobre 1971 by Cortex, which plays with a funky 70’s French jazz vibe. This is also widely known for being sampled on MF DOOM’s 2004 track One Beer , then later sampled by Tyler, The Creator on his album 2009 Bastard and Wiz Khalifa for his 2010 song Visions .

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Lil Yachty Flexes His Freestyle Skills In The In-Studio ‘Cortex’ Video

Lil Yachty has been on a tear lately, as if he’s out to prove all his early-careers haters’ assumptions that he couldn’t rap wrong. Over the last few months, he’s released a string of lyrically focused freestyles such as the “ Royal Rumble ” cipher with seemingly all of the rising rappers in Michigan and the “ No More Beatboxing Freestyle ,” which saw him take on two of the hotter instrumentals of the moment. Now, he keeps the ball rolling with “Cortex,” a quick hitter accompanied by an in-studio video surrounded by his clique.

In addition to his freestyle videos, Yachty’s been rolling out a few singles that show that his songwriting remains as clever as ever, with videos that showcase his quirky sense of humor and visual creativity. In February, he released the dapper “ Asshole ” video with Oliver Tree, as well as the Vince Staples-featuring “ In My Stussy’s ” video. Meanwhile, he’s keeping his corporate profile pristine as well; at the end of 2020, he collaborated with Reese’s Puff cereal on a box and a new song, and earlier this year, it was reported that he’s developing a heist movie based on the card game Uno. He’s also set to appear in season two of Lil Dicky’s breakout FX comedy, Dave .

Watch the Lil Yachty “Cortex” video above.

Video: Lil Yachty “Cortex”

Yachty’s takeover.

Lil Yachty turns up in the studio for his new video, “Cortex”.

Accompanied by lyrics and sporadic shots in 360 degrees, Lil Boat performs the track during a recording session and promises more music on the way.

“Produced by Cash Cobain.. right now I’m working on 4-5 projects.. I promise to give y’all a shit load of music this year…. rock outttttt. Its us!”, says the rapper. Stay tuned.

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Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Yachty first gained recognition in August 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" from his debut EP Summer Songs. He released his debut mixtape Lil Boat in March 2016. On June 10, 2016, Yachty announced that he had signed a joint venture record deal with Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, and Motown Records. His mixtapes Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2 were released in 2016 and his debut studio album, Teenage Emotions in 2017. His second studio album, Lil Boat 2 was released on March 9, 2018. more »

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