- KD Young Cocky in cover-art form
Lately Chief Keef’s been dropping tracks so frequently it’s like they’re forming a trail of breadcrumbs leading to some long-delayed mixtapes, which, as of last night, come to a grand total of three. In the initial wake of Keef’s new busy season another local pulled me in while kicking out a steady stream of new material: KD Young Cocky.
Part of the reason I’m so taken by KD’s version of “Grindin’” is that, unlike Wayne’s complacent performance on the original, KD consistently and audibly gives the track all his effort; it shows in one listen through August’s compilation mixtape, Smoking Right Now: Worst Enemy. KD covers some well-tread stories about street life—his opening lines on “Can’t”: “You don’t know about my struggles / it’s either kill or be killed / I swear shit done got real / lost family and friends in the field”—but his performance and delivery are convincing enough to make those lyrics resonate.
