{"id":2425345,"date":"2026-05-20T20:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2425345"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:17:21","slug":"best-new-music-zaylevelten-is-in-menacing-mood-on-talk-freestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-new-music-zaylevelten-is-in-menacing-mood-on-talk-freestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Music: Zaylevelten Is In Menacing Mood On \u201cTalk Freestyle\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"86.310144927536\">\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\/05\/Tenski.png\" 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=\"31.502040816327\">\n<p>\n                    Zay is setting the terms for his engagement with the industry, while also showcasing the grit that has fueled his rapid ascent.                <\/p>\n<div class=\"single-article-author\">\n                    Written by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/author\/boluwatife\/\">Boluwatife Adeyemi<\/a> &#8211; 20.May.2026                <\/div>\n<p>                                <!-- .single-article-share-links -->\n            <\/div>\n<p><!-- .single-article-content-header --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing is clear about Zaylevelten: He lives his raps. On <\/span><b>\u201cGuide Pass,\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of his biggest singles yet, he raps \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try me, get my yami wey go bounce you,\u2019 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and that\u2019s precisely what happened a few days ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zaylevelten performs Guide Pass for Patta SS26\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gfyWJkO_ejU?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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the weekend, there was a viral altercation between Carter Efe and the rising rapper and his team at Famous Pluto\u2019s debut album release party, resulting in a heated exchange caught on stream. Carter Efe immediately expressed his frustrations at being denied an interview, calling out the perceived pride of Zaylevelten, his team, and up-and-coming artists in general.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following day, Zaylevelten addressed the debacle on <\/span><b>\u201cTalk Freestyle,\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a new release that was leaked via <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mayk3900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his manager\u2019s Soundcloud page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Halfway into the freestyle, Zaylevelten directed some pointed shots at Carter Efe. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Because I dey spit, you think say I be Carter Efe,\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he raps cheekily, dissing the streamer while flexing his lyrical ability. The freestyle is buoyed by this sort of sharp wordplay and a demeanour that radiates the same level of self-assurance and confidence that has defined his journey to date. He goes on to ask rhetorically: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Why e dey pain you, if you no see the wave why e dey pain you,\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sending a strong message that he\u2019s unmoved by industry fluff and not interested in sucking up to gatekeepers or figures like Carter Efe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before shelling out some lines for the popular streamer, Zaylevelten establishes a firm boundary, cautioning listeners against interpreting his silence as a sign of weakness. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Because I no wan talk, dem dey talk,\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he asserts early on in the freestyle. Similar to how Asake addressed some of the backchat about him on <\/span><b>\u201cMilitary,\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an Audiomack-exclusive where he rebuffed several misconceptions about him, Zaylevelten uses<\/span><b> \u201cTalk Freestyle\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an opportunity to seize control of his own narrative, putting everyone on notice that he\u2019s not one to be messed with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If some of his earlier lines didn\u2019t convey his message properly, he raps, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018E get some kind men wey dey follow me, Thank God say dem no follow me come,\u2019 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a menacing tone towards the end of the freestyle, warning future trespassers that shit ain\u2019t sweet. This sort of cocksure approach is precisely what makes <\/span><b>\u201cTalk Freestyle\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> excel. Zay is setting the terms for his engagement with the industry, while also showcasing the grit and unfiltered lyricism that have fueled his rapid ascent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to \u201c<\/span><b>Talk Freestyle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mayk3900\"><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>Zay is setting the terms for his engagement with the industry, while also showcasing the grit that has fueled his rapid ascent. 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On \u201cGuide Pass,\u201d one of his biggest singles yet, he raps \u2018Try me, get my yami wey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2425346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[443532],"class_list":["post-2425345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-zaylevelten"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-New-Music-Zaylevelten-Is-In-Menacing-Mood-On-Talk.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425347,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425345\/revisions\/2425347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}