At the end of 2024, Otep Shamaya, namesake of the firebrands Otep, left the music world behind her, following her final album The God Slayer, mostly a covers record. She's spent much of the last year and change insisting that her political beliefs, namely her vicious anti-Trump record KULT 45, got her blackballed from the industry. Now, though, some nineteen months since her last LP, she has returned as a featured artist on a new song.
Whitney Peyton, a hip-hop artist and podcast host, released "Yes Men," featuring Otep and Kung Fu Vampire. The latter was in mind by Peyton for the song, but Peyton managed to talk Otep into said feature with the promise of letting Otep rap, as opposed to screaming as she is wont to do.
Stream the single below:
Whitney Peyton is gearing up to tour with Millionaire$ and Waiting 4 April, with the "My Super Sweet 16" Tour beginning next Friday, April 24th. Those dates and cities include:
04/24 Fort Pierce, FL @ Guadalajara Nightclub
04/25 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
04/26 Orlando, FL @ Conduit
04/28 Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones
04/30 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
05/01 Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents
05/02 New York, NY @ The Meadows
05/03 Lowell, MA @ Taffeta Music Hall
05/05 Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground
05/07 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
05/08 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
05/09 Madison, WI @ The Annex
05/10 West Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club
05/11 Minneapolis, MN @ Underground
