Ya Boy: Rapper in Disguise

Courtesy of Ya Boy
But all that was before 23-year-old San Fran rapper Ya Boy unleashed the cover of his new mixtape, of course. Missing the tie-in opportunities from Transformers' summer blockbuster run, but landing square amidst our everlasting allegiance to those shape-shifting robots from space, Ya Boy co-opts the name and imagery of the Autobots’ noble chieftain for the year’s greatest mixtape cover. Ya Boy is oh, yes Optimus Rime! —Amos Barshad

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