EP Review: PsychoYP Shows His Versatility on Osapa London
The Nigerian artist showcases diverse melodies and the consistency to improve on his discography.
The crowning glory of PsychoYP’s well-sewn rap skills and entrepreneurial abilities is his elite consistency. Since starting his career as a teenager, the Nigerian artist has continued to find new avenues to create and reinvent his craftsmanship. Last year’s ‘YPSZN3’ was a continuation of his intention to prove to himself and listeners that his talent has no limits or ceilings. “Wherever I take it [Hip Hop] to, that’s what is going to be,” he’d told the NATIVE. “It’s not like some selfish P but I’m carrying niggas and putting niggas on and doing what niggas are supposed to be doing but they are not doing.”
He’s here again to prove his dominance with a new EP ‘Osapa London.’ Born and raised in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, PsychoYP is an important feature in the city’s push to reinstate Hip-Hop as the nation’s darling. Throughout his career, PsychoYP has always repped Abuja and its influence on his sound. His EP’s title references an affluent neighbourhood located in Lekki, Lagos; it is the first time the rapper alludes to another city in the country.
The Lagos connection comes alive on “DO WHAT I LIKE” featuring Khaid and Prettyboy D-O, artists whose careers are tied to the cosmopolitan city. Khaid ‘s hook is the glue that holds PsychoYP and Prettyboy D-O’s verses as they all brag about the complexities that a celebrity lifestyle affords them. On “Bad B,” with its early-2000s R&B rhythms, Teni, another act who owes her stardom to Lagos, and PsychoYP go on a diasporic ride with UK’s Wax Bentayga. The trio express their feelings concerning love, women and the pursuit of their goals.
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