{"id":2288847,"date":"2026-02-19T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2288847"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:17:42","slug":"best-new-music-zaylevelten-is-enjoying-the-perks-of-triumph-on-muzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-new-music-zaylevelten-is-enjoying-the-perks-of-triumph-on-muzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Music: Zaylevelten Is Enjoying The Perks Of Triumph On \u201cMuzz\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"79.883928571429\">\n<div class=\"single-article-hero\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container single-article-hero-swiper-container\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zaylevelten.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                                    <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                        <!-- Add Pagination --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .swiper-container -->\n                <\/div>\n<p><!-- .single-article-hero --><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-article-content-header\" wp_automatic_readability=\"32.711538461538\">\n<p>\n                    His first release of 2026, \u201cMuzz,\u201d arrives as a reflective statement on his blistering come-up and the perks that his success affords him.                <\/p>\n<div class=\"single-article-author\">\n                    Written by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/author\/wale\/\">Wale Oloworekende<\/a> &#8211; 19.Feb.2026                <\/div>\n<p>                                <!-- .single-article-share-links -->\n            <\/div>\n<p><!-- .single-article-content-header --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a little under 18 months ago, Zaylevelten was glimpsing at a future that he couldn\u2019t quite lay his fingers on despite the clarity of its predestination in his mind. Across the length of his \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before 1t g0t crazy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 tape, the rapper was hinting at the success that was just around the corner for himself, whether it was on the Soul-Rap-influenced \u201cmoney calling\u201d or the project\u2019s aspirational opener, \u201cbrabus (tiwa savage).\u201d To listen to that iteration of Zaylevelten was to steep one\u2019s self in a radical act of self-manifestation via his salacious lyrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"brabus (tiwa savage)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vhhF5Ez8AqQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair play to the singer, a great percentage of what he was hinting at on \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before 1t g0t crazy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 unfolded in 2025 with the singer sealing his reputation as one of Nigeria\u2019s most promising up-and-coming acts thanks to a fluid flow and an arsenal of Popular culture references that keeps him plugged into the reality of day-to-day life in the west African country. His first release of 2026, \u201c<\/span><b>Muzz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d arrives as a reflective statement on his blistering come-up and the perks that his success affords him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a moment in many great artists\u2019 catalogue when the scale of their breakthrough comes into focus for them, leading to defiant messaging on wax that captures their state of mind. Zaylevelten taps into that energy on\u00a0 \u201c<\/span><b>Muzz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d offering a diaristic dispatch on the ways his life has changed. It\u2019s perciptible from the opening words uttered on the track with \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whole lotta money<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d being uttered repeatedly before he launches into a sequence about his motion and the outsized influence of his work across the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zaylevelten - MUZZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n6v1YtTptmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many ways, \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">then 1t g0t crazy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u2019 the project that established Zaylevelten\u2019s genius was a contemplative and ruminative statement of intent that at times revealed an earnest creator battling to prove his musical chops and soak in different experiences. Halfway through that project, when he says, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just dey know say Abu Dhabi different from Dubai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d on \u201c<\/span><b>Fly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d it\u2019s a candid moment that reveals just how far Zay has come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s less of that sentimentality on \u201c<\/span><b>Muzz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d because he\u2019s fully tapped into the fast lifestyle of being a rapper but it\u2019s no less catchy when he sings, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my show na mazza\/ Na real party scatter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d because it\u2019s just true: Zaylevelten is hotter than he\u2019s ever been, he knows it, and, now, he wants the world to acknowledge that fact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to \u201c<strong>Muzz<\/strong>\u201d <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lizzy.lnk.to\/Muzz?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnpJR_rLJjz-_yYWzfjiaQBVV8BAk-le69X6DASxQ4l_-hPaaXACisg3ZZOII_aem_rm2XLqfQBJfLEG6_ssan4w\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- .single-article-share-links-bottom --><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-article-content-divider\">\n<div class=\"logo-letter-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/native-logo-letter.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 34px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 34\/30;\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/native-logo-letter.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .single-article-content-divider --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- .related-articles-wrap --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source thenativemag.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His first release of 2026, \u201cMuzz,\u201d arrives as a reflective statement on his blistering come-up and the perks that his success affords him. 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