Dallas Rapper Yakiyn Is “Talkin Fye” On His Latest Southern-Fried Single
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August 6, 2026 – Tonight, Yakiyn drops “TALKIN FYE.” The bouncing, Southern-fried track is another example of the emerging artist’s unique sound and dextrous lyrics, as he unloads flexes and disses designed to turn up the heat on haters. Listen Aqui.
Produced by Fki 1st (2 Chainz, Don Toliver, and Kash Doll), “TALKIN FYE” mixes whirring synths, trunk-rattling bass, and bright keyboard melodies. Yakiyn struts through it all with a slouch and a smirk, stretching out his syllables across bars no one else could dream up: “Them n-s small fries, I keep it, calm guys / Popping these tags on Com Garç, this shirt cost like ’bout four tires.”
Since March’s explosive single “Get The Loot,” Yakiyn’s been busy. Beyond lighting up stages in Los Angeles (Complex’s Family Style festival) and Dallas (Wingstop’s House of Flavor), he features on Isaiah Falls’ new song “Flawless.” He also appears in Samara Cyn’s “oooshxt!” video and plays an outlaw in Shaboozey’s “Born To Die” e “Cowgirl” visuals.
Yakiyn also made waves earlier this year with a surprise cameo during Isaiah Rashad’s Coachella slot and a pair of SXSW sets, opening for Don Toliver at the Outdoor showcase and performing with TDE. The latter landed him on Rolling Stone’s “Best Moments” roundup, which noted, “Yakiyn… got the crowd going wild immediately. He flowed in a laid-back drawl that connected the South and the West Coast and showed off songwriting as strong as his bars – nearly every song had a memorable, chant-along hook, and he made the most of them.”
Yakiyn entered 2026 with momentum after releasing a handful of vibrant songs that culminated in the Dallas Mavericks gifting him a custom Lonestar Yak NBA jersey while blasting his single “Spread Like Butta” over the arena sound system. That’s after the swaggering cut picked up cosigns from VIBE, Complex (“Yakiyn came out swinging”), and SZA herself. He also brought the song to From the Block for a performance that oozes charisma.
Since then, Yakiyn released the chaotically booming BNYX®️-coproduction “Calculate,” which sparked a print feature in the Dallas Observer titled “Yakiyn Is the Future.” And before that was “Put Dem Boys To Sleep” (see Leon Bridges’ dance in the video), plus a handful of SoundCloud drops like “Feel So Alive” apresentando Felix! of Van Buren Records.
Yakiyn kicked off his current era last summer with “Backboard” apresentando Kal Banx, who is best known as TDE’s hit-making in-house producer. It’s all part of a flurry around the emerging multihyphenate who has toured with Rashad e Lexa Gates, been tapped to model in campaigns for TDE and Yeezy, and acted in Doechii’s Denial Is a River sitcom skits. In 2024, Yakiyn also released his SAD BOI EP, including “YEA” apresentando Rashad e Luke Bar$.
But this is still just the start. Keep watching as Yakiyn continues to upend expectations.
About Yakiyn
Everything is bigger in Texas, and rap multihyphenate Yakiyn – Lone Star Yak, if you prefer – is no exception. With ambitions that go beyond music and music that transcends genre, the Dallas artist is out to build worlds. Overflowing with infectious energy and chaotic creativity, he raps, sings, and is a born art director with a history of co-producing his songs, designing provocative merch, throwing raucous events, and creating electrifying visuals. It’s no wonder he’s been tapped to model for TDE and Yeezy, appeared in Doechii’s Denial Is a River sitcom skits, toured with Isaiah Rashad, and recorded with Doe Boy. As a vocalist, he can shape-shift from laid-back menace to mosh-pit rage and hypnotic coo to play smooth, sounding at home over bass-blasted bangers and dance-floor heaters alike. Yak flexed that range on 2024’s SAD BOI EP (Rashad-featuring highlight “YEA” surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify), as well as over songs like “Top Flo” with Kembe X, “Petty,” “STFU,” and “Green Light,” often pairing them with visuals that mix raw VHS footage with striking sets, fashion, and dance. But with his 2025 single “Backboard” featuring Kal Banx, Yak declared his intent to crash through the sky-high expectations he’s already set. Inspired as much by contemporary underground as lane-creating titans like André 3000 and Pharrell, he’s gleefully smashing together high concept and lo-fi. You might see him in a horned hat in front of the Texas flag, crowd-surfing in a bejeweled veil, or sporting a custom T-shirt emblazoned with “Your boyfriend fucking sucks!” However you find him, keep watching, because what Yakiyn does next is all but guaranteed to shake up the culture.
