YK Osiris made his official debut as an independent artist with the release of a deeply personal new single.
On Tuesday (July 11), the Floridian singer released “Dear Fans,” and the song’s accompanying music video opens with him in a therapy session wherein the psychologist is also played by him.
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“It’s actually hard to talk about my problems,” he says in the video. “I don’t think anyone understands me for real … maybe just my fans.”
Osiris explains that he’s been trying to figure out how to show the world who he really is, which is why he decided to write his fans a letter. This is precisely what the song is about — the 24 year old letting down his guard and embracing transparency.
YK Osiris hasn’t been in the news for his music a lot lately, but he seems ready to put the Sukihana drama behind him with the release of his latest song. Last month, he previewed the track on Instagram by posting a clip of himself in the studio with his son. In it, the two can be seen dancing as the 24-year-old raps along to the track.
The caption read: “‘DEAR FANS’ [heart emoji, praying hands emoji]. THANK YALL FOR EVERYTHING. MY TESTIMONY [four praying hands enojis]. WHO READY [fire emoji] LETS GET IT.”
Toward the end, he also tagged producer Sterling Gittens Jr. and artist Will Gittens, who presumably worked on the song with him.
“Dear Fans” is Osiris’ first release since he came under fire for publicly forcing himself on Sukihana. After the video went viral and he was severely criticized for his actions, the “Worth It” hitmaker issued an apology on social media.
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The singer took to his Instagram Story soon after to express his regret. According to him, he wants to focus on his “purpose,” which is making music.
“I apologize to my family and my supporters. I keep letting y’all down. I just want to be a better person and focus on my purpose, and that’s music. I love y’all so much fr,” he wrote. “I lost everything. My mind, my family, my love for music, I just need help fr.”
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Although Sukihana has since accepted YK Osiris’ apology, her mother was singing a completely different tune. In an Instagram post around the same time, Lori Lee called him out for his “fake ass apology” and let him know there’d be smoke if they ever run into each other in person.
