Yearwood - King Cobra (Official Video)

‘KING COBRA’ is the infectious and braggadocious new single from LA-based Trinidadian rap artist and entrepreneur YEARWOOD, which is taken from his highly anticipated debut EP titled Animal Farm that is set to be released next year. The single comes on the back of the powerful protest song ‘Black Panther’, which Yearwood released this summer to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and to highlight the current systemic racism that is still rife in the United States. In sharp contrast to the serious political theme of ‘Black Panther’, ‘King Cobra’ sees Yearwood offering a light-hearted and tongue-in-cheek element to his artistry that fans and critics alike will appreciate.

Speaking about the inspiration behind ‘King Cobra’, Yearwood says, “this is one of seven songs on my upcoming ‘Animal Farm’ project, where each of the songs is named after a different animal. In what was probably a bad idea, I picked the animals first then worked backwards to make a song for each of them. For ‘King Cobra’, while I was initially going to write about a ‘cobra’ being my bredrin, like how Young Thug uses 'slime' to refer to somebody that you're close to, it dawned on me that it was easier to give ‘King Cobra’ a more tongue-in-cheek connotation. A lot of the songs I’ve made so far have been on serious topics, but I think ‘King Cobra’ is a good illustration of my ability to make something that’s more fun”.

For the accompanying ‘King Cobra’ music video, which was shot in downtown LA, Yearwood collaborated with burgeoning film director Andy Salinas (GuapRuns), who has most recently worked with the likes of Future and DJ Esco, among others, to bring the fun and jovial track further to life.