Santa Ana rapper Zay27 brings a cowboy-hat country flow to Juice Unlocked's Mic Drop
Zay27's country-rap Mic Drop set had followers calling him the country version of Future. Juice Unlocked asked its audience to weigh in.
Zay27's country-rap Mic Drop set had followers calling him the country version of Future. Juice Unlocked asked its audience to weigh in.
Santa Ana rapper Zay27 stepped up to the Juice Unlocked Mic Drop in a cowboy hat and delivered a full-on country rap verse. After the clip, people were calling him the country version of Future.
Juice Unlocked posted the performance on April 25, 2025, and put the question to followers: is he?
The performance
The Mic Drop is Juice Unlocked's performance series. The set for this one leaned all the way into the theme, with a potted cactus, a cattle skull and a green "Welcome to Santa Ana, California" road sign on the stage.
Zay27 performed in a cowboy hat and a black-and-white jacket, rapping into a hanging vintage-style microphone. The verse stays on its concept, with lines about going hunting, country cars and country clothes.
The post's cover put Zay27 next to a photo of Future and asked fans to vote with lemons or oranges.
The reaction
The caption asked followers to say what they thought of the comparison. At the time the post was archived, the reel had 294 likes and 124 comments.
About five weeks later, when Juice Unlocked posted its ranking of the top 50 Orange County rappers of all time on June 2, 2025, Zay27 landed at No. 14.
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