BD Live! - CRIMEAPPLE (COL/US)

Unisont kritikerhyllade New Jersey-rapparen och DJ Muggs stora protegé CRIMEAPPLE på Syltan - ja, det ni, headz. Oj. Oj. Den 30 mars blir det verklighet (ja, om ni köper plåtar, vill säga...) Ooo-troligt. Nyp oss.

Efter flera framstående collabs med bland annat Westside Gunn, Roc Marciano, Cypress Hill och Ghostface Killah samt tok-presshyllade plattor så beger sig den spansk-engelsk-spottande Colombian-ättlingen från Neeew Jersey äntligen ut på sin första Europaturné. Och Borlänge är ett av de lyckliga stoppen!

Vi saxar in lite magisk pressföda;

Crimeapple’s prolific run kicked off in earnest with a much-buzzed-about “freestyle” on Statik Selektah’s Shade 45 show, a nearly 10-minute lyrical barrage that dissolved any doubts in the room. His sartorial style—loose-fitting hoodies, bald head, and a loud, red beard—is quick to draw skepticism. But those doubts are quickly put to rest the moment he opens his mouth, his smooth delivery and nimble flow honed at countless rap battles, spitting verses peppered with clever one-liners designed to stop you in your tracks.

Born to Colombian parents and raised in northern New Jersey, Crimeapple finds himself, like many Latinos, between worlds. He made a bilingual rap record in Medellín with DJ Muggs (Medallo) but is still seen as an outsider in the country of his birth. Crime knows he’s a gringo (“I’m not Latino enough for Telemundo,” he raps on “Carrington Event”) but still spits in Spanglish. He remains independent—with a distribution deal through the Orchard—and generally seems unconcerned with breaking into the overground, let alone the mainstream. The man just raps really well, and somehow, that’s enough.

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