BBC sound of 2012 hip hop alumnus
Nasal flow, languid beats, it's all in the DNA of Rakim Mayers, better known as A$ap Rocky. The BBC included him in the âSound of 2012â chart, and that in the good company of Michael Kiwanuka, Azealia Banks and Skrillex. This 23-year-old rapper from Harlem won the hearts of many hip-hop-heads via the internet. âLiveLoveA$APâ is the mix-tape that he dropped onto the net in 2011 and which catapulted him into the blogosphere, after which he signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Sony/RCA label. âPesoâ and âPurple Swagâ are now huge hits ⊠date in the AB on Monday 11 June.
Extra support-act will be female rap-duo THEESatisfaction. Their Sub Pop debut âawE naturalEâ was canned with the assistance of Shabazz Palaces. According to De Standaard, we've gained âyet another fine new offspring of the hip-hop renaissanceâ in the form of female rappers Stasia âStasâ Irons and Catherine âCatâ Harris-White.
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