Single Review - “Woosah” by Bocha and YTC

“Woosah” by Bocha and YTC is a compelling, if not too-cool-for-its-own-good, single. Bocha, with a half-tempered pace and seasoned bark in his lyrics, raps with clear intent to stamp his name as an emcee not to be trifled with. 

Bocha and YTC, as a duo, know their sound, birthed from the era of avoiding the daily mistakes of soundcloud rappers, the two craft an angle that reminds the world of not hip-hop as an art, but the innate coolness that accompanies the genre. There’s no swagger like this rummaging throughout any other genre, yet “Woosah,” if nothing else, proves that when done correctly, the genre is the one kid on the block you want to make laugh at your joke (if that makes any sense at all). The best aspect of this song is Bocha’s ability to render even the most mundane bar with a measured aggressiveness;  it’s the vocal growl that accompanies bars that would otherwise be…well, chill, if rapped by anyone else. 

In terms of the content, the song is simply about the daily happenings of life, not necessarily about Bocha, but about the Portland rapper. You find him speaking more about the daily neighborhood rigamarole with lines like “Who got shot cause who got who popped?” You’ll find him to be a compelling narrator of his life and his raw grit. 

The song is as standardized as it gets. Two verses, three hooks, and no bridge. A great way to get in, get out, and perhaps rewind a time or two because either the beat is too infectious to ignore, or Bocha’s style is one you’re not used to hearing.  

Backing Bocha on this track is stellar production from Yellow Trash Can (YTC), who provides a slow yet bouncy drum, layered with near-methodical strings that guide Bocha. Perhaps acting as a strong canvas for the rapper to paint his rather elaborate picture of daily happenings.

While the track does not find the wiggle room to switch or divert from its emcee-heavy path, that is exactly what it needs: a clear runway for the aforementioned daily happenings to tell a proper story. It is peanut butter and jelly music. A tried-and-true formula of producer and rapper doing what they do best, but to our personal amusement.