- Pz' (Payusu Njie), the Gambian-Atlanta rapper and ØWay collective member, has signed with THE·TEAM for worldwide live music and touring representation, led by agents Lauren Marker and Max Braun.
- The deal marks his first formal booking-agency relationship; he continues to be separately represented for modeling by Wilhelmina Models.
- The signing follows his breakout via ØWay's viral January 2026 cypher and a public cosign from Playboi Carti's YVL camp.
- He joins a THE·TEAM underground-rap pipeline that already includes fellow acts bunii and fakemink, both also repped by Braun and Marker.
Pz’, born Payusu Njie, has signed with THE·TEAM for worldwide live music and touring representation, with Lauren Marker and Max Braun leading the deal. This is his first formal booking-agency relationship; his catalog has been built independently through his Atlanta collective, ØWay, rather than a traditional rollout.
Pz’ made his name in fashion first, joining Wilhelmina Models’ competitive Development board in 2023 before walking Mowalola’s Spring/Summer 2025 show at London Fashion Week.
Music followed on its own terms: In January 2026, ØWay’s eight-minute cypher went viral across the underground, earning coverage from The FADER and a “#FREEPZ” shoutout from Playboi Carti’s YVL camp.
His catalog since (“Swagger Jackin’,” “Havana,” “Hedi’s Bussin'”) blends high-fashion references with Atlanta’s bass-heavy underground sound, and he features on “Head Øver Heels” from Tezzus and diamond*’s 2026 album UY SCUTI BØYZ. On stage, he played at LA’s Echoplex in April.
The move extends THE·TEAM’s push into rap’s DIY scene, where the agency already reps bunii and fakemink under the same two agents, alongside a broader 2026 hip-hop build-out that recently brought Scarface and Tobe Nwigwe into the fold.
Takeaways
This one’s different from THE·TEAM’s other 2026 hip-hop signings. Scarface and Tobe Nwigwe were established names getting bigger infrastructure.
Pz’ has zero chart history and no prior touring representation, just a raw, weeks-old debut album, a viral moment three months old, and an aesthetic that’s already crossing from SoundCloud into fashion editorials. Signing him this early is a bet on trajectory, not a track record.
Is THE·TEAM building a dedicated underground-rap desk, given bunii, fakemink, and now Pz’ all sit with the same two agents? Does his Wilhelmina and Mowalola background make him a candidate for brand and sync deals beyond touring?
