KSI enlists Yungblud and Polo G for new single ‘Patience’

As the biggest-selling U.K. breakthrough of 2020 with his debut LP Dissimulation and scoring seven Top 10 singles including collaborations with Rick Ross, Trippie Redd and Tion Wayne, alongside hits with Craig David and Anne-Marie, KSI – Olajide ‘JJ’ Olatunji today releases new single “Patience” featuring multi-award-winning YUNGBLUD and American rapper Polo G. The new single is available on all streaming platforms via BMG. Listen to “Patience” featuring YUNGBLUD & Polo G HERE.

“With the energy of YUNGBLUD and the style of Polo G, I bring to you another banger for people to enjoy”, says KSI. “The song is called Patience and it’s very fitting for everything we are going through right now and what we’ve all been experiencing collectively during this lockdown. I’m so incredibly proud to have YUNGBLUD and Polo G on this record with me. I knew that I wanted to collaborate with YUNGBLUD when I watched him perform for the first time at last year’s NME Awards. Together with Polo G, we’ve created an absolute smash and cannot wait until we’re able to perform it live together on stage, it’s going to be special,” he adds.

YUNGBLUD says: “KSI is an artist who came into music from a non-traditional route. Something I relate to a lot! He had something to say when no one would listen, and he ended up speaking and connecting to millions of people and they spoke back. That ideology is exactly what YUNGBLUD is about. Of course, we were going to work together in some shape or form. He has become a really close friend of mine and my favourite thing in the world is to make music with my friends. Having Polo on it is an absolute honour, he’s a true fucking punk, his individuality shines and I am a massive fan. This song is about needing time to process what is going on around you, about needing a second to just exist and be. You don’t have to know what’s next, just try and be present every day. I think this is a message we can all relate to right now.”

With Polo G’s dulcet tones, KSI lends his flawless vocals to YUNGBLUD’s epic production. Signalling a spiritual rebirth, the official video that accompanies the track, coming soon is timely and “with a little bit of patience”, promises to see us through the darkest of times. MTV UK were given unprecedented access to the music video shoot and you can watch their exclusive behind the scenes shoot on their YouTube channel here.

About KSI

Hitting number two in the UK album chart and with over a billion streams, in Dissimulation KSI creates space for both his public persona and the personal: big hit features with the likes of Rick Ross and Lil Baby (Down Like That) and AJ Tracey (Tides) sit alongside more intimate, honest tracks. No stranger to defying expectations, Dissimulation received critical acclaim. Clash labelled it “an excellent body of work”; “he’s absolutely smashed it” proclaimed Metro.

It’s no surprise that KSI has been seen on the cover of The Sunday Times Magazine and Music Week; The Observer Magazine and Notion. Other labels and artists want a piece of the KSI pie too: just look to the success of his features on S1mba’s Loose and Nathan Dawe’s Lighter.

With his second album almost completed, a 2021 tour which sold out in seconds, the launch of his own label and a single with Craig David (Really Love) and Anne-Marie (Don’t Play), KSI is proving that music is very much his domain.

KSI brings with him the unrelenting work ethic and infectious energy which YouTube instilled in him. Despite his debut’s success, he’s certain Dissimulation just scratched the surface: the next record, he’s clear, will showcase his artistry’s further progression again. Given FAULT Magazine described KSI as “one of 2019’s biggest success stories - “an emergent hip-hop star” said The i - all eyes will be on his follow up. KSI’s task - writes The Observer - is “not just to make “YouTube rap” but the real thing”. Their verdict? “Mission accomplished.”

KSI is currently working on his follow up studio album, set for release later this year via BMG UK / RBC Records.

LISTEN TO “PATIENCE” FT. YUNGBLUD & POLO G HERE

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE BTS WITH MTV UK HERE