Jay Fizzle Takes Responsibility In His New Video Single, “Gotta Be A Man”
Paper Route Empire spitter Jay Fizzle rhymes with a fast-paced flow that reflects the urgency he feels to provide for his family. Stressing the need to do what it takes to keep them fed, Fizzle shares “Gotta Be A Man,” his new video single. Produced by JpOnTheTrack, who also provides the song’s twangy hook, the song is an anthem for the hustlers, as Fizzle recounts his rise from the bottom to the top of the Memphis rap scene. In the video, Fizzle imagines himself working multiple jobs to support his loved ones, from cutting hair to bussing tables, before he quits a thankless job and pursues a lucrative rap career. “Gotta Be A Man” arrives as Fizzle’s second song of 2025, following the thunderous “Blow A Hundred.”
“Gotta Be A Man” and “Blow A Hundred” follows in the wake of Who Is Grizzape, the rapper’s 2024 album. A feast of no-holds-barred Memphis music, Who Is Grizzape provides an inside look at the rapper’s money motivations, as he strives to provide a better life for himself and his kids. The album plays host to anthems like “Front And Back Pocket,” which boasts a slowed sample of Young Dolph‘s 2015 song “Boyz In The Hood,” and “No Mo,” a collaboration with his PRE compadre Key Glock and the late legend Big Scarr. Jay Fizzle opened up even more in the revealing Who Is Grizzape mini-documentary, available on his YouTube channel.
Hard at work on his next album, Beat The Odds, his follow-up to Who Is Grizzape, Jay Fizzle continues to put on for PRE. Stay tuned for more from the prolific rapper in the near future.
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