Young Wheezy

"Young Wheezy" is a song by Canadian rapper Nav and American rapper Gunna, from the former's mixtape Emergency Tsunami (2020). Its music video was released on January 7, 2021, and the song was sent to U.S. rhythmic contemporary radio five days later.[1] Produced by Wheezy, the song's namesake, the song is about the rappers' lifestyles.[2]

"Young Wheezy"
Single by Nav and Gunna
from the album Emergency Tsunami
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2021
Recorded2020
Length2:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Wheezy
Nav singles chronology
"Lemonade (Latin Remix)"
(2020)		 "Young Wheezy"
(2021)		 "Jesse Owens"
(2021)
Gunna singles chronology
"All The Smoke"
(2020)		 "Young Wheezy"
(2021)		 "Get It"
(2021)
Music video
"Young Wheezy" on YouTube

Music video

The music video, directed by Spike Jordan, has a Halloween theme and plays on the lyrics "Cost an arm and a leg just to see me perform".[2][3] The video begins with a long line of people waiting at a venue, where Nav and Gunna and Travis Scott are hosting a party, with dismembered limbs as their required tickets to enter. A group of teens talk about how they obtained the limbs, indicating how eager they were to go.[4] Inside the house, Nav and Gunna are seen performing, while "spooky visual effects" are also taking place.[2][5] A "hefty collection" of the severed limbs are shown at one point.[6] Travis Scott makes a cameo, seen with the collaborators as they surround an open grave. Wheezy also appears in the video; he later dissolves into water in the middle of a laundromat.[2][3]

Live performances

Nav and Gunna performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in February 2021.

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 51
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 133
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 84
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 34
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11] 32

References
  1. "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021.
  2. Powell, Jon (2021-01-07). "NAV and Wheezy connect with Gunna for eerie "Young Wheezy" video". REVOLT.
  3. Mamo, Heran (January 7, 2021). "Nav & Gunna Throw a Haunted Party in 'Young Wheezy' Video, Complete With Travis Scott Cameo". Billboard.
  4. Zhang, Charlie (2021-01-08). "Watch NAV and Gunna's Spooky House Party In New "Young Wheezy" MV". HYPEBEAST.
  5. Rose, Jordan (January 7, 2021). "Watch Nav and Gunna's New Music Video for "Young Wheezy" f/ Travis Scott Cameo". Complex.
  6. Findlay, Mitch (2021-01-07). "Nav & Gunna Embrace Dismemberment In "Young Wheezy" Video". HotNewHipHop.
  7. "Nav Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Nav Chart History - Global 200". Billboard. November 21, 2020.
  9. "Nav Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. "Nav Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  11. "Nav Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
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