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Fakemink: Bedroom Rapper's Meteoric Rise to Stardom
9 Feb
Summary
- Fakemink crafts unique bedroom rap with drug-tinged reverie.
- Internet hype propelled him after the hit 'LV Sandals'.
- He garnered praise from Timothée Chalamet and Frank Ocean.
Fakemink, the Essex-born artist, is capturing the current zeitgeist with his bedroom rap melancholia. His music, exemplified by tracks like 'Just Kitten' and 'Truffle,' crafts an intimate and intoxicating world, described as a drug-tinged reverie that lingers like a lucid dream. This artistic vision is presented with playful song titles that balance the underlying gloom.
His trajectory dramatically accelerated last year following the internet hype generated by his SoundCloud loosies, culminating in the smash hit 'LV Sandals.' This success, alongside a solo breakout with 'Easter Pink,' propelled fakemink onto TikTok, festival stages, and magazine covers. He has since performed with major artists like Drake and Carti.
With his latest work, 'The Boy who cried Terrified .', fakemink is seen as making his first significant bid for artistic canonization. Despite cleaner mixes and a more prominent vocal presence on tracks like 'Blow the Speaker,' there's a concern that his lyrical depth may not always match his melodic ingenuity, drawing comparisons to a young Kid Cudi.
