Brooklyn’s fast-rising teen rap sensation Young Devyn follows her latest single “Act Bad” with an unruly new video. The high-energy clip features Young Devyn and her crew living their best life as she effortlessly weaves her powerful lyrics over the track’s hard-hitting bass. The 19-year-old “acts bad” while flaunting electric blue hair, Prada boots, and blinged-out nails. Young Devyn’s musical influences are made clear in “Act Bad” as she utilizes Pop Smoke’s famous drill basslines, Ms. Lauryn Hill-level rhymes, and Nicki Minaj-like Caribbean cadences. The rising star is definitely one to watch as she remains the youngest artist to ever perform at the BET cypher, amasses a growing fanbase and accumulates over half a million video views on her previous single “Straight to It.”
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ABOUT YOUNG DEVYN:
Born and raised in the East New York section of Brooklyn to Trinidadian parents, Young Devyn was surrounded by music and began writing and performing Soca music at eight years old. Garnering much fanfare, the young artist started performing and selling out hometown shows which led to touring with Soca music legends Machel Montano and Bunji Garlin. 11 years later, Young Devyn expanded her sound and evolved into a hip-hop and R&B artist. Proving she’s an artist to watch, the young phenom shared viral freestyle videos, which resulted in multiple standout appearances on Sway in the Morning and being the Youngest artist to freestyle on the
2019 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher. Young Devyn received attention and acclaim from influential artists and celebs like Nicki Minaj, Waka Flocka, Jermaine Dupri, Taraji P. Henson, and more.
