New Jersey rap artist YungVV has cultivated a massive following since his emergence in 2019. He takes listeners on a dark but brilliant journey into his rap mindset on his debut mixtape, with ‘Geekii’ being one of the standout tracks on his first collection of songs.

New Jersey hip-hop star YungVV has shared the music video for ‘Geekii,’ one of the essential songs from his debut mixtape, The V Tape - and by far one of VV’s best songs to date.

Growing up between Pennsauken and Sicklerville, New Jersey, YungVV - born Julian Mahan - took music seriously from a young age. He landed a place at Temple University after finishing high school, but even while studying, he continued to write lyrics and bars.

YungVV dropped his first single on SoundCloud in 2019 under the moniker of VV$ Julz. The overwhelmingly positive response that he got when he shared his music led to him deciding to drop out of college and follow his dream of building a music career.

Describing his music as “up-tempo pop trap,” YungVV has gained attention for being a versatile artist who can combine his effortlessly smooth rap flow with various unique beats.

‘Geekii’ is a case in point. The song, produced by Key Kelly, features a murky, old-school video game-inspired beat. This beat is the perfect tapestry for YungVV’s vocals to shine through. His voice here is mellow and light, but it can also cut through in all the right ways when it wants. VV blazes through the song’s two and half minutes with all manner of references to money, sex, drugs, and violence along the way: “Said u wanna geek now we/Up in outer space/She thought it was my dick /But dat Ruger on waist,” are among the song’s lyrical highlights.

In the music video for ‘Geekii,’ fans get a look at YungVV in full trap-rap gangster mode. The video sees him holding stacks of dollar bills, provocatively displaying his firearm, and rapping to the camera over a smoke haze while his crew vibes to the beat in the background. The fact that the video has racked up over 140,000 views in just two weeks shows how big a star YungVV is becoming.

The track itself comes from YungVV’s debut mixtape, The V Tape, which shows how accomplished a musician he is. All six songs on the mixtape are fueled by VV’s relentless energy and lyrics, documenting what it’s like to be a born hustler in today’s world. This is music for minds that revel in being overstimulated. These are songs for those who want to drift away on trembling basslines and wavy vocals.

YungVV references the likes of Gucci Mane in his music, and there’s an apparent similarity to be drawn between these two artists. Like Gucci Mane, there’s a grittiness to YungVV’s music that helps give it a distinct and intense edge.

He’s just starting, but he already sounds like the real deal.