The gifts of the break – Ka $ hdami

Hip-hop has always been touched by youth. Take a look at how the genre began in the Bronx in 1973, when a young DJ Kool Herc played instrumentals from songs known as “breaks” at a back-to-school jam and when a friend of Coke La Rock jumped on the mike to advertise. the crowd. Nowadays, a rapper who wants to be heard only needs an internet connection and a recording system to be heard. Eight years ago, 16-year-old Las Vegas-raised rapper Ka $ hdami relied on the power of the internet to bring his music to the masses. Now it has become a viral sensation.

At the age of 8, Ka $ hdami recorded his first song on the old video chat app ooVoo. At the age of 13, the budding artist bought a microphone and began recording with the Audacity program on his mother’s computer. It was inspired by the Black Eyed Peas, who were a dominant group at the time. In 2018, Ka $ ha delivered his first official track, “Kappin Up”, which he created at a friend’s house.

“Kappin Up” features a young Ka $ hdami rapping in the streets and collecting candid observations on the violence and the bullocks he was engaged in at the time. Her youthful voice and wild subject matter drew many comparisons to Tay-K, who changed once Ka $ h’s voice got deeper. After letting go The humorous strip, his first mixtape at 13, the rhymer took a year off from rap. He considered giving it all up for good until “Kappin Up” started to take off online, thanks to both the song’s backing video, arriving in 2020, and TikTok. The Kappin Up Challenge, in which people chase their phones, also moved the song to social media.

Following this, Ka $ hdami was back in action with the firm belief that he could go far with his music. He spent 2020 dropping tapes Ka $ h not to be missed and 16, as well as other videos. So 2021 would be the year it all comes together. In January of this year, Ka $ ha released the song “Reparations!”, On which he rhymes with the same SoundCloud rap-influenced style he’s always had, but his style has adapted over time. His sense of humor is more offbeat and his choice of pace is unique. “You could get wiped off if I hear you hate / It’s crazy how niggas fuck Satan,” he rapped on the key production. The song, just over a minute long, now has over 23 million streams on Spotify.

“Look N The Mirror!”, Its possible follow-up track, is currently in over 18 million streams on the streaming service. In May, as Ka $ hdami’s tracks were gaining traction, he signed with Republic Records, a label supporting the youthful rap movement with artists like Ski Mask The Slump God and Coi Leray. Both songs feature on Ka $ h’s latest project, Epiphany, released last June. This music helped him catapult the ranks of new young rappers to make a name for themselves in the game.

Then Ka $ hdami releases the next mixtape Hypernova, both “beautiful” and “breathtaking”, according to him. Get to know Ka $ hdami in XXLis the break.

Age: 16

Hometown: Las Vegas

I grew up listening to: “Lots of Famous Dex, Diego Money, but when I was growing up I listened to a lot of gospel. As a kid, gospel was really in my face. It helped me influence a lot of my melodies. So gospel, soul music, R&B , all that.”

My style has been compared to: Tay-K and YBN Nahmir, DCTheDon too. SoFaygo, BabySantana, Ski Mask The Sump God. The brand new underground scene. Basically, very young rapper. It’s just weird to me, I can’t control my voice. “

I’m going to explode because: “I always keep in touch with my fans, I have group chats and I have Discords where I talk to them. I always get their opinion on it, so they’re like my direct source. They tell me when it matters. happening That’s why I fuck my fans so much. They love family. We just talk. They’ll let me know if they don’t really fuck with a song or if they fuck it a lot. They always tell me that. I feel like they’re always pointing me in the right direction. And my team. “

What’s your sleepiest song and why? : “SoFaygo and my song called ‘Laser Tag’. They slept on it. A lot of people don’t even know we have a song. They slept on” 50 “. It’s just me. Definitely” Lysol “, that song cranks up too. And “Beep Freestyle.” I feel like they’re all underrated. These songs are older so you really have to research them. The songs that everyone chooses to gravitate towards, it’s really interesting, for real. “

My most significant records to date have been: “Definitely ‘Repairs’, then’ Look N The Mirror! ‘. Then I’d say’ Public ‘or ’14.'”

My highlights so far have been: “I did this free gig in LA, and it was really crazy. The vibe in the hall was spectacular. They knew all the words. There wasn’t a single song they weren’t rapping with me. . I would say it was the craziest time for me personally. I don’t know so much the people who fucked my shit, where they know every song. They were screaming here, telling me to play songs and all that shit “It was like two weeks ago. I was walking at Lyrical Lemonade through the crowd without security, me and my manager, and my producer. We were just waving to the fans, taking pictures with them. It was so much fun.” It was in Chicago. “

Most people don’t know: “I’m a vegetarian which is a very random fact. People don’t know I’ve been doing this shit for how long I’ve been doing it. I had the same sound like ‘The Plug’. I’ve been doing this since I first started doing it. I’m a kid, literally. I really just grew up in this shit. “

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Stand out:

“Repairs!”

“Look at N The Mirror!”

“Public”

Epiphany