Johnny Cocoa: The 'Green Light' music video lives up to its name

Low-key and high-key? I’m here for everything Johnny Cocoa is serving up these days and his new ‘Green Light’ music video? Must-see.

The song dropped a few weeks ago and goes hard so it’s no surprise it was a green light to have a ‘Green Light’ music video, too. Peep the details and tap in.

The track, produced by Grammy-winner Nes (prod. for Bryson Tiller, Cardi B) and Grammy-nominated 13x platinum producer Ambezza (prod. for Drake, Lil Baby, Young Thug, and more), follows his recently dropped EP project I AM WHO I AM, which sees its first anniversary coming this weekend on Saturday, 11/11, alongside the album’s Chopped & Screwed iteration with GRAMMY-nominated producer and fellow Texas legend, OG Ron C. The album features Johnny’s massively successful breakout single “On God” which earned the attention and public cosign from musical icons Drake and Ye. 

Directed by OShotYou, the music video follows themes of living true to oneself as the video opens to Johnny being scolded by a woman whom he simply can’t be bothered by as he nonchalantly dances expressing that he “ain’t takin sh*t back.” He’s then presented with the infamous red pill / blue pill dilemma by Obama referencing The Matrix Trilogy, ultimately choosing the red pill, meaning he prefers to live life knowing its fullest truths rather than live a lie. 

Representing Beaumont, Texas, Johnny Cocoa continues to make his mark as the next rising artist to break out of the south with a unique sound that blends intricate rap styles, a soulful R&B flow, and reggae tones - all inspired by his deep childhood roots singing in church and icons such as James Brown, Russ, Kendrick Lamar and more. Championing his community, Johnny centers his music to commemorate Black power, unity, self-love and progress. Johnny continues to carve out his own lane in the music industry with the promise of becoming the world's next breakthrough sound.     

Off the heels of his recent contributions to the Humble Soles mixtape release dropped earlier this year in collaboration with Roc Nation and PUMA, Johnny will be joining mixtape collaborators Huey V, Reuben Vincent, RJAE, among others for a cross-country tour to ring in the new year and continue the project’s commemoration of hip hop’s 50th anniversary. 

Johnny Cocoa gets the red carpet treatment in '11:11' music video

Texas stand up. It’s a Southern vibe coming courtesy of Johnny Cocoa and his new ‘11:11’ music video.

The song alone hits hard so of course Cocoa had to go the extra mile with some visual treatment. Peep the details and watch Johnny in his rap game bag.

The music video directed by Trill Art, captures Johnny living his purpose. The video opens with Johnny pulling out of a luxurious Maybach as he walks  down a rolled out red carpet. Emulating the spirit of a true superstar, the rap and R&B artist spits his bars under a hometown bridge as he’s joined by women who sit and count his cash – marking Johnny’s climb towards his musical success.  

The new music video release follows Johnny’s recently debuted EP release, I AM WHO I AM which features producers such as Yung Tago, Coop The Truth, Dylan Graham and collaborative features with fellow artists like Kalan.FrFr. The rap and R&B artist launched the 9-track project which includes featured released singles “On God,” “Free Bird” and “Celebration.” 

The southern artist has already earned the public co-signs by music heavyweights such as Drake and Kanye West. With his sharp sense of songcraft, hustle and drive, Johnny continues to carve out his own lane in the music industry with the promise of becoming the world's next breakthrough sound coming out of Beaumont, Texas.   

Johnny Cocoa shows love to lowrider life as a 'Free Bird' in new video

Texas lowrider culture is stronger than ever especially when Johnny Cocoa is cruising around on his courtesy of the new ‘Free Bird’ music video. The cinematic piece comes a few days after releasing the new tune out to the masses.

The co-signs are stacking up and has JC in cruise control mode with the rise to the top.

Today, Texas hip-hop artist debuted his brand new visual for his latest single “Free Bird.” After debuting the single release audio just last week, directed by Damian Fyffe, the new video captures two women rapping Johnny’s song bar for bar in a classic Cadillac while the rapper rides along on the hood freely through the city of Texas. The visual provides fans an immersive look into his hometown as the video flickers between Houston natives rapping to his song on the street, young protégés joining Johnny at a carwash, to elegant panoramic shots of his neighborhood. The video closes with a symbolic ethereal shot of a young girl releasing a dove into the sky.

The new single and video serves as a follow up to the Beaumont artist’s recently released spiritual single, “On God” which has accumulated over 1.9M views to date.    

The Southern artist has already caught the attention and public co-signs of music and pop culture icons such as Drake and Kanye West who have recognized his adept cross-genre fusion of hip-hop, R&B and tones of reggae.  

Johnny’s steady grind of singles and project streams over the years culminated in his debut project To The World in 2021. Throughout the project, he showcases his versatility as an artist, delivering bars and fan favorites “Thuggin’ By My Lonely” and “Man in the Mirror.” The project also features popular song, “Letters from Itachi” - inspired by one of the recording artist’s favorite anime shows, Naruto.