“Ardent supporters of R&B have been clamoring for a new heartthrob to take the genre by storm, and so far, YK Osiris is making his case to be the one to do it… with two strong singles, the Florida-based crooner is positioning himself for a long run in the genre… don’t be shocked if ’Worth It’ becomes inescapable by the end of the spring” – Billboard (Oct. 4, 2019 – New York, NY)Young King Osiris, whose career-defining double platinum signature hit “Worth It” has amassed over 500 million global streams and over 75 million combined YouTube views, commences the to the October 11th arrival of his eagerly-awaited debut album THE GOLDEN CHILD, and the October 16th opening of his next U.S. tour – with the release today of the brand new single, “Ride” featuring Kehlani.
LISTEN TO “RIDE” HERE YK returns this weekend from the UK, where he performed sold-out O2 Academy shows in London and Dublin. His 11-city U.S. tour, featuring Kevin Gates (“2 Phones”), opens October 16th at Express Live! in Columbus, OH, and wraps up at the Roseland Theater in Portland, OR on November 21st. (Please see complete itinerary below.)
It has been a meteoric 18 months for YK Osiris, since his signing to Def Jam and the release of his debut single “Valentine” in April 2018.The success of “Valentine” extended to “Run It Up” and “Timing” in 2018, and was intensified by the ‘Song Of the Summer’ success of “Worth It” and its follow-up “Freaky Dancer.” Named a VEVO LIFT artist and a VEVO DSCVR artist, YK was subsequently inducted into the prestigious XXL Freshman Class Of 2019.
On the road, YK Osiris has also emerged as a formidable draw, with three major tours under his belt. He first joined Lil Baby’s 24-city Harder Than Ever U.S. tour in August-September 2018. YK won headliner status for his own 12-city tour of the U.S. in November-December. The 16-city Worth It Tour of the U.S. followed in February-March 2019 (also with YFL Kelvin). Watch HERE for the pandemonium that erupted at YK’s New York City showcase in April.
Born in Jacksonville, FL, Osiris Williams, who turned 21 on September 7th, was savvy at a very young age about the strength of his voice, and understood how to use social media to blow up. “I knew my voice was very powerful and you can relate to it,” he says. “You be like, ‘Damn, I could feel him. I could feel his pain.’ What I went through. My veins be popping out. You can just see me and my expression.” But Jax was far from the creative hub of South Florida’s rap scene. “We don’t have a lot of resources,” he says. “We don’t have the biggest studios. We don’t have the biggest DJs. We had to make it on our own. I made it, and I got out of it.”
YK OSIRIS U.S. TOUR FEATURING KEVIN GATES
Date City Venue Oct. 16 Columbus, OH EXPRESS LIVE! 18 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre 19 Pittsburgh, PA STAGE AE 20 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall 23 New York, NY Terminal 5 24 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom 25 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 29 Norfolk, VA The Norva Nov. 6 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium 17 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom 21 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
