Masterkraft steps into one of “Party Starter (PS2)’s” longest solo moments with “Yoh!!!,” a nearly five-minute record that earns its runtime without a single featured artist in sight.
At almost five minutes, this is one of the most extended entries on the entire album. But the length feels deliberate rather than padded. Masterkraft builds the arrangement slowly and lets it develop rather than rushing toward a resolution. So “Yoh!!!” rewards the listener who stays inside it rather than the one who skips ahead looking for a quick hook. That patience is actually a statement in itself – an artist confident enough in his own production to trust the journey.
The triple exclamation in the title sets the energy before the first note plays. This is not a reflective or romantic record. It carries the kind of spontaneous, uncontained excitement that the punctuation alone communicates. So “Yoh!!!” sits in pure energy territory – the moment on the dancefloor when something catches everyone off guard and the room reacts at once.
The solo format also adds something specific here. Across PS2, Masterkraft distributes featured artists thoughtfully – Tolibian, DJ iRems, Gvrden Boy, The Nweke Kids all arrive at specific moments in the tracklist. But “Yoh!!!” strips all of that away. So the record becomes a direct demonstration of what his performer identity sounds like without anyone else in the conversation. And the answer is confident, energetic, and completely in control.
His career trajectory also gives this record useful context. From behind-the-scenes productions for Wizkid, Flavour, Bracket, and Banky W through to a growing solo discography, Masterkraft has been building a front-facing identity one record at a time. “Yoh!!!” pushes that story forward with real purpose.
Stream “Yoh!!!” off “Party Starter (PS2)” and tell us – is this Masterkraft’s best solo performance on the album?
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