Yatta Bandz & 3Breezy Release “Attached”
A sharp songwriter with a knack for cutting to the heart of romantic situations, melodic rhymer Yatta Bandz is one of the Bay’s most exciting risers. Venturing from the West Coast to the East Coast as he dwells on a recent heartbreak, Yatta Bandz shares the new video for “Attached” ft. 3Breezy. “Attached” is a contemplative and thoughtful ballad about the feelings that persist after a break-up, as Yatta and guest 3Breezy sing thoughtful verses that touch on love and loss. In the video, filmed in Brooklyn, NY (where he also filmed a recent “From The Block” performance), Yatta and 3Breezy work through their respective relationships, as they reflect on what could have been and soldier on towards the future. Following up the romantic video for “Fallin Again” ft. Tatiana Manaois, “Attached” is a highlight track from TUFF LUV, Yatta’s second full-length album.
The follow-up to his successful debut project Perfect Storm (over 100 million streams across platforms), TUFF LUV demonstrates Yatta’s ability to succinctly describe matters of the heart, distilling complicated situations into memorable hooks with his conversational melodies. The 21-year-old artist is wise beyond his years, demonstrating deep knowledge of self on “Hard Headed,” expresses the patience to wait for true love on the heartfelt “Find My Way,” and spits sincere game on the recent single “4Lifers.” The new album finds Yatta tapping into his raw emotion and delivering his best vocal performances to date on album highlights like “Way Out West“ (over 3.5 million total streams to date) and “Polaroid,” which is currently bubbling on TikTok (2.6k creations and millions of related views. Featuring appearances from 3Breezy and Tatiana Manaois, TUFF LUV is available everywhere via EMPIRE.
Born in Hayward, an East Bay city south of Oakland and north of Fremont, Yatta endured a rough childhood, experiencing periods of homelessness during his elementary school years. He found refuge from his hardships with his love of music, immersing himself in the discographies of artists like Juice WRLD, J. Cole, XXXTentacion, and Polo G. Yatta first found an outlet for his creativity by posting his original freestyles on Instagram, building a following that naturally followed him to SoundCloud, where he released underground hits like “Loyalty” and “Somebody,” and to YouTube, where he cultivated a following of over 202k subscribers. Yatta broke out in a big way in 2022 with the release of singles like “Don’t Go” (25.4 million Spotify streams, 7.5 million YouTube views) and “Unseen Scars” (25.2 million Spotify streams, 3.1 million views on YouTube audio), both of which can be found on Perfect Storm, his debut album.
With the newly-released TUFF LUV, Yatta hopes to expand beyond the Bay and earn some national recognition. Stay tuned for much more from the 21-year-old rapper. . Check out our previous coverage on Yatta Bandz here.
Photo credit: Daniel Aziz