Lil Zay Osama - Set Up (feat. Fredo Bang)

What this video is

Released August 18, 2022 as a single from Lil Zay Osama's Warner Records mixtape Trench Baby 3, 'Set Up' exemplifies the maturation of Chicago's post-drill scene: emotionally raw auto-tune lyricism grafted onto booming trap production. The collaboration with Baton Rouge artist Fredo Bang underscores the cross-regional solidarity of early-2020s Southern and Midwestern street rap. Lil Zay Osama, a South Side Chicago…

Why it matters

A flagship example of the 2022 Chicago melodic trap wave, 'Set Up' demonstrates how post-drill artists absorbed auto-tune emotionalism from Rod Wave and Lil Durk to create a confessional street-rap hybrid. The DrewFilmedIt visual aesthetic — warm, fast-cut, location-authentic — became one of the…

The director

American music video director, cinematographer, and editor active since launching his YouTube channel in June 2017. Based in Florida, DrewFilmedIt has accumulated 68+ directing credits on IMDb spanning artists including Rod Wave, YNW Melly, Kodak Black,…