The bouyon scene in Dominica is moving so fast that you can go from new guy on the block to OG in a blink. Trilla-G has been a good sport about it; two weeks ago, he used his status as the dirty-macking party boy of the island to host a cypher for the next generation trying to get in on their homegrown sound’s big bang. The breakout star of the clip, filmed at an open-air bar, was G’z Up (I wonder if he’s ever heard the Max B and Jimmy heater), a baggy Lacoste polo-wearing rhymer who looked like he had never been on camera before. He’s not doing a whole lot other than listing off social media platforms and popular locations, but the trick is the casual way he switches between bouncy rhythms as ThaWizZarD’s keyboard melodies get progressively wackier. His part of the cypher has been officially released as “Fix Up (Ya Ya Ya)” and it sounds just as loose and easy. Naturally, I’ve looked for other G’z Up songs but have only been able to find one—an inspirational bouyon ballad with bizarre AI cover art of him getting baptized by Jesus. I’ll be sticking with “Fix Up.”
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
