Bored Ape Yacht Club (“BYAC”) #9797 aka “Jimbo” has released his anticipated second music video/single for pop-punk track “Plastic” produced by platinum-certified production duo Dream Addix which is the first music video to feature over 25 Bored Ape NFTs. CLICK HERE to watch the music video. To coincide with the release, Billboard has announced BAYC#9797’s signing to Create Music Group and manager Milo Stokes, who helped discover Trippie Redd and Tekashi 6ix9ine. CLICK HERE to read the story. “Plastic” is written by Jimbo and Suigeneris, a trap and hip-hop artist who is a collaborator of Lil Skies, who will collaborate on the creation of all forthcoming records with Jimbo, helping bring the Bored Ape to life. The music video for “Plastic” is directed by Themis “Reit” Chrysafidis, a young creative director and co-founder of 1UP Nova which partners with some of the most popular NFT and digital characters around the world.
BAYC #9797 made headlines this year as the 1st NFT to release a music video as well as create music in the real world with the release of his debut single/video “Delist your ape (2DaMoon)” ft. Reo Cragun & Clear Eyes (Jeremy Lloyd from Marian Hill) which received praise from Billboard and amassed almost one million views in a weekend. CLICK HERE to watch.
Exploding onto the forefront of popular culture this year, the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection is one of the most popular and notorious NFT collections. Consisting of 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs, each unique digital collectible lives on the Ethereum blockchain and have dominated social media with a life of their own. Each Bored Ape is programmatically generated from over 170 possible traits, including expression, headwear, clothing, and color. BAYC #9797 is no exception, earning follows from the likes of GaryV, Rich the Kid, and Olympians as well as legions of fans who are now dressing up like Jimbos.
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