Hmm... Kraftykid

SoundCloud just slipped Kraftykid’s “Who's Down” onto *The Lookout: Tomorrow's Rap Hits*, and yeah, I paused. A Hackney kid who packed up for Tokyo, came up on East London grime, and ended up hitting the stage at POP YOURS rapping with Jinmenusagi? That is not your everyday trajectory. Between writing for Japanese rap vet SEEDA and repping The Hilt collective, his cross-continental hustle is undeniable. If SoundCloud’s curators are finally clocking his bilingual flow over here, it’s only a matter of time before the rest of your timeline catches up. Don’t sleep.