KYLE, YES! | Track Review 🎵

Rapper KYLE, assisted by fellow rappers K CAMP and Rich the Kid, delivers an absolutely fun and entertaining banger with single “YES!”

Certain musicians, when you hear them perform, just make you totally smile.  KYLE (Kyle Thomas Harvey) is one of those types; there’s just something totally infectious about him.  In 2018, he released an enjoyable, if underrated album with Light of Mine, which was reissued in deluxe form in 2019.  He’s back in 2020 with a fun, totally ‘infectious’ new single, “YES!”, assisted by K CAMP and Rich the Kid.

The biggest takeaway from “YES!” is that it is F-U-N to the nth degree.  This banger, produced by Naz, may lack any semblance of transcendence, but it’s totally entertaining.  It all starts with lovable KYLE, who handles the bulk of the chorus:

“Yes
Shawty know she fuckin’ with the best
Logo shit, I feel like Jerry West
She gon’ blow this whistle like a ref
Yes
I got plenty tattoos on my flesh
Drip on me, I tactical my vest
Hunnids everywhere, I made a mess
Let’s get it.”

The verses are short throughout the course of the record, with the rappers alternating and at times, splitting them. Rich the Kid arrives following the chorus, rapping about his drip, followed by a confident and cocky KYLE asserting, “Shawty now she fuckin’ with the man /… Yeah, they sleep ono me, they ought to name me Xans.” Rich the Kid returns, refencing his ‘bitch,’ Bali, the Bentley truck, and his Lamborghini.  Then Harvey is back, splitting a verse with K Camp, before another iteration of the chorus.  After the chorus, it’s more of the same – Rich, Harvey/K Camp, chorus, and then an outro by Havey/K Camp.

Final Thoughts

“YES!” won’t change lives, but as aforementioned, it’s F-U-N to the nth degree.  Furthermore, the production is on-point – as exuberant as the respective rappers who perform.  For KYLE specifically, he continues to play to his strengths, which includes being infectious and incredibly lovable.  Sure, maybe rappers don’t necessarily want to be characterized that way, but in Mr. Harvey’s case, well, it’s a good thing.

KYLE • “YES!” – Single • independently popular. / Atlantic • Release: 2.21.20

Photo Credits: independently popular. / Atlantic