Meet Giovanna, the Woman on Lil Yachty’s “Slide” Single Cover

Meet Giovanna Ramos, the woman who is on the cover of Lil Yachty's "Slide" single and in the music video.

Aug 09, 2023
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Lil Yachty has been known to flex his canary yellow grills, and did so on the cover of his recent single “Strike (Holster).” Now, he tapped Ari Mairena-Dannon, also known as AMD Visuals, who has been working on several of his music videos lately, to snap a shot of someone else’s mouthpiece, too, for his latest track “Slide.” 


The smile in question belongs to Atlanta-based model Giovanna Ramos. Ramos has several previous shoots with other grill pictures on her portfolio that mirror the bright, zoomed-in aesthetic that Yachty has been utilizing.


“Slide,” “Solo Steppin Crete Boy,” and “Strike (Holster)” all share a new kinetic energy that Lil Yachty has been harnessing lately. This energy is predicated on slippery lyrical pockets, smooth cadences, and wall-rattling beats that highlight his ear for production and maintain his abilities as a rapper. 


“There are a lot of times where he gets an idea or he makes a song and he wants to film it right there and then,” AMD Visuals says. “I always think to myself that if he wasn’t an artist, he would be an amazing director. He really has an eye for things, and truthfully, he pushes me to see things in a different perspective.” 


So how did Ramos get involved with Yachty? And why was she the perfect match for this project? In conversation with Ramos and “Slide” video director AMD Visuals, we find out where the grill came from, how the music video came together, and more. Get to know the face of Lil Yachty’s new summer track “Slide” below.

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Lil Yachty has been known to flex his canary yellow grills, and did so on the cover of his recent single “Strike (Holster).” Now, he tapped Ari Mairena-Dannon, also known as AMD Visuals, who has been working on several of his music videos lately, to snap a shot of someone else’s mouthpiece, too, for his latest track “Slide.” 


The smile in question belongs to Atlanta-based model Giovanna Ramos. Ramos has several previous shoots with other grill pictures on her portfolio that mirror the bright, zoomed-in aesthetic that Yachty has been utilizing.


“Slide,” “Solo Steppin Crete Boy,” and “Strike (Holster)” all share a new kinetic energy that Lil Yachty has been harnessing lately. This energy is predicated on slippery lyrical pockets, smooth cadences, and wall-rattling beats that highlight his ear for production and maintain his abilities as a rapper. 


“There are a lot of times where he gets an idea or he makes a song and he wants to film it right there and then,” AMD Visuals says. “I always think to myself that if he wasn’t an artist, he would be an amazing director. He really has an eye for things, and truthfully, he pushes me to see things in a different perspective.” 


So how did Ramos get involved with Yachty? And why was she the perfect match for this project? In conversation with Ramos and “Slide” video director AMD Visuals, we find out where the grill came from, how the music video came together, and more. Get to know the face of Lil Yachty’s new summer track “Slide” below.

Who is the model?

How did she connect with Lil Yachty?

Where did the grill come from?

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It turns out that the other star of the visual, the glistening gold grills that Ramos is wearing, weren’t even hers originally. “Boat actually gifted me those because he hated the ones I had,” she reveals. “We went to Miami and he had Ab pull up and surprise me.”

How did the “Slide” music video come together?

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The music video for “Slide” jumps from Poland to London and eventually lands with Yachty and his friends in his car in Atlanta. AMD Visuals explains how each of the different scenes in the video came together.

“We started filming the first scenes in Poland,” he says. “We had just arrived there at night and he told me he wanted to shoot a video. It was kind of late at night already so we just decided to shoot in his hotel room. From there we went to London and shot some more scenes. I wanted one more scene though, so we decided to shoot with his new car in ATL. We were using the resources we had available at the moment. The idea for the cover art came naturally too; I knew I wanted his close friend, Gio, to be in the video. Gio brings so much character and adds a nice element to the project.”

Ramos adds that the video shoot itself was chill and spontaneous as well. “He had basically did a barbecue, invited the guys over, we shot the video, ate, and that was pretty much it.”

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