Pootie Tang is back in your life and it's all thanks to Your Grandparents
Witty headline or just over the top confusing? R&B trio Your Grandparents are setting the vibes right with their new ‘Pootie Tang (G.T.K.Y.)’ anthem and after just a quick listen you’ll be hooked, too.
Pootie Tang is all types of must-hear
Whether you’re just now getting put onto Your Grandparents or have been keeping tabs on their movement, you haven’t heard such crispness than their new anthem.
Fresh off the release of their collaboration with Amindi(“Somebody Told Me”), the R&B/Hip-Hop trio Your Grandparents are back with a new electro-funk single “Pootie Tang (G.T.K.Y.)” available to stream now on all digital platforms via The Orchard.
The upbeat funk track – written by the trio and produced by ghettoblasterman and Josh Conway of the indie-pop duo The Marías – is the latest taste from Your Grandparents’ forthcoming new project following the success of its lead single, “Somebody Told Me,” which received praise from Billboard, Ones to Watch, Okayplayer, and Rated R&B in addition to debuting on major playlists like Spotify's POLLEN, FREQUENCY, All New Indie, New Jams, Next Wave Neo-Soul and Fresh Finds: R&B as well as on Apple Music's New In Indie, The New LA, and The Late Night Men.
Need a little more backstory? Of course you do
The song didn't just drop out of nowhere. The group has since come forward to provide some insight on the anthem’s creation.
“The inception of ‘Pootie Tang’ all started from a true story,” shares Your Grandparents. “Jean was walking to his car after taking some photos with the group when he saw a stick of gum placed on his car window above the door handle. It read, ‘I hope yo fine ass is single, cause I’m tryna get to know you’... and the rest is history.”
Grandparents are hitting the road
If you need more of them in your life, you’ll have a chance to see Your Grandparents this summer - make sure to see your real grandparents this summer, too.
Your Grandparents also announced today they will be supporting fellow Los Angeles indie-rock band Inner Wave on a series of US tour dates later this summer. The guys have also launched their House Radio show on Amazon Music's AMP app featuring an eclectic mix of music from past and present that inspired their latest sound on singles like “Pootie Tang (G.T.K.Y.)” and “Somebody Told Me.”
Los Angeles trio Your Grandparents — composed of vocalists Chaz Carter, DaCosta, and producer ghettoblasterman — make music that blends genres and hints at the nostalgia of previous decades without feeling dated. The fast rising group gained critical acclaim in support of their July 2021 debut album, Thru My Window, which solidified them as one to watch and produced the breakout singles “Sunlight,” "Tomorrow," and “So Damn Fly." The LP received acclaim from notable tastemakers like The FADER, HYPEBEAST, Ones to Watch, UPROXX, Notion, Rated R&B, and Ladygunn and earned the guys a highly coveted spot performing at Day N Vegas Festival last year.
