Ocean x KungFu: The new 'Lay It Down' music video slaps from start to finish

Sometimes you just need to turn up, right? Look no further than how hip-hop artists Ocean x KungFu are karate chopping down beats courtesy of their new ‘Lay It Down’ anthem. More than a single, the duo come through with a full-fledged new music video to keep the hype going.

It’s all types of eye-opening and in your face vibes for nearly three minutes. Peep the details and turn up.

Staying true to their Southern roots, the song samples legendary Memphis rappers 8Ball & MJG’s “Lay It Down” and the music video was shot in the girl’s hometown of Atlanta.  It’s the first new music from the girls that will eventually culminate into a mixtape due at the end of the Summer.  Earlier this year, Ocean x Kungfu hit the road for chart-topping rapper Future’s One Big Party Tour.  If unfamiliar, Ocean x KungFu previously released their singles “M.A.B.” and “Gangsta” and received love from Pitchfork naming “M.A.B” “The Must Hear Rap Song Of The Day,” BET and more.  

The girls grew up around hip-hop and music and began performing locally at age 10.  Their momentum ballooned around August 2019’s unapologetic smash “Savage”—featuring brash bars like “I do not play, this ain’t 2K, this is not Madden”—which has since garnered both critical and commercial attention, including 5.8 million YouTube views and nearly 5 million Spotify. The girls also amassed massive followings across social media with both sisters having nearly four million followers on Instagram.  Since then, they’ve continued to push themselves, working to tug at the boundaries of rap to make songs that feel colorful, provocative, and vibrant—the sort of tracks that open up new possibilities for the whole genre.