Yaz drops new single “Who Said That”

Originally from Newport News, Virginia and now based in California’s Bay Area, Yaz is an unstoppable force of ambition. As artist who’s never been content to stick to just one lane, the multi-genre musician, entrepreneur, mother of four and founder of luxury lifestyle brand House of Yaz has built her creative identity around empowerment, culture and self-expression. Her music moves between conscious hip hop, R&B and pop, reflecting the complexity of modern Black womanhood while challenging the idea that any part of a woman’s identity has to exist at the expense of another.

Through her various pursuits, ambition and authenticity are not opposing forces, neither are motherhood and artistic expression, business and music, or family and career. Her journey has instead been influenced by the decision to embrace all of them, creating a wider vision of what it means to build a life and a legacy entirely on your own terms. That ethos has become a central pillar of her growing artistic movement, with Yaz spending years working in an industry that can place women inside narrow expectations, demanding choices between motherhood and music, entrepreneurship and creativity, or family and fame.

Her answer has been to reject the premise in its entirety and her work has already taken her onto independent showcases during BET Awards Weekend 2025 and stages at cultural festivals across the East Coast, while Real Rap Articles has recognised her for building a movement centred around the belief that women should never have to choose between the different parts of themselves. Now, that message comes sharply into view with “Who Said That?,” a defiant new single that serves as an emphatic declaration.

The track lands as an empowerment anthem for women who’ve grown tired of shrinking themselves, questioning their worth or adjusting their ambitions to fit somebody else’s expectations. “Who Said That?” is built around punchy bars, slick rap delivery and impactful sound design, stacked with energy that comes from the confidence of someone who’s reached the point where outside definitions no longer carry the same gravity. Yaz takes ownership of her success and her identity, turning self-belief into the driving force of the track, resulting in a release that’s been quick to strike a chord with fans and critics alike.

Set up by the bright pips of brass and lively vocalisations as bass notes bounce below, the track drops with the boom of low end energy as the crisp snap of the beat injects a punching rhythmic flow. Rolling with belted hooks, the track glides through infectious chorus and gripping verses where Yaz’s razor sharp rapped delivery slices above the enthralling groove of the arrangement, forming an invigorating hip hop jam packed full of pounding energy and incredible vocal performance. With confident lyricism and bags of swagger, “Who Said That?” sees Yaz lay down an epic display of her songwriting skill and performance panache.

Wrapped up in powerful production, the serves as a reintroduction to Yaz ahead of her most personal project to date, an album that moves between hip hop, R&B and pop styles while placing the experiences of Black women at its centre. Across that forthcoming release, ambition, identity, healing and purpose become part of a larger conversation about what women are allowed to be and what happens when they stop accepting the boundaries placed around them. As he continues to find success in an array of fields, Yaz continues to impress on her musical adventure and we can’t wait to see what her upcoming record has in store.

Listen to Who Said That? below

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