{"id":78307,"date":"2022-10-21T13:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T11:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=78307"},"modified":"2022-10-21T13:06:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T11:06:52","slug":"ayopaco-snares-guest-feature-from-memphis-rapper-duke-deuce-on-new-single-i8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/10\/ayopaco-snares-guest-feature-from-memphis-rapper-duke-deuce-on-new-single-i8\/","title":{"rendered":"AyoPaco Snares Guest Feature From Memphis Rapper Duke Deuce On New Single &#8216;i8&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AyoPaco has been making a name for himself as a hip hop artist in Athens Georgia for some time now, with his debut EP, &#8216;PLANET PAC&#8217; released in 2020. His latest single, &#8216;i8&#8217; reflects his rise, with a feature by Duke Deuce, who is most famous for his track, &#8216;Crunk Ain&#8217;t Dead&#8217;, and is taking the US by storm right now.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;i8&#8217; is a glitchy rhythmed track with a music video that continues the vibe; it&#8217;s a part-animated part live action clip, reminiscent of &#8216;Ready Player One&#8217;, or &#8216;Tron&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AyoPaco brings a raw, electrifying energy to his music, which works really well with the synthwave sound of his instrumentals. His vocals are skittering yet powerful, and it stands to reason that he&#8217;s going places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The verse by Duke Deuce is short and sweet (the whole song is only 2 minutes 40 seconds long) but it packs a punch at exactly the right place. The collaboration between AyoPaco and Duke Deuce feels natural, and one I hope they&#8217;ll continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video for &#8216;i8&#8217; below, and check out AyoPaco online on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/planetpaco\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/planetpaco\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/pacomarquez\">SoundCloud<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0fDFVyI1WPC9Kh2yjgPBBN\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0fDFVyI1WPC9Kh2yjgPBBN\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwhy-6C4N0vIur4OLtDT2kw\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_55598\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J7Qvfllnltw?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"AyoPaco - i8 (feat. 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