"The warm-up DJ drops Fetty Wap's 2014 smash Trap Queen, and the young crowd, a fair portion of whom were in primary school when the tune first came out, roar every word. They're clad in baggy skatewear, with distressed, monochromatic union jacks plastered across hats and jackets. A coat sails across the room: someone is going home chilly tonight, but that'll be the last thing on their mind as Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid, one of the fastest-rising musicians in the world, explodes on to the stage."
"his distinctive scouse accent battling a storm of apocalyptic bass and John Carpenter-esque horror synths. Behind him, projections flash in stark black and red tower blocks, eyeballs, dot-matrix geometries more like the ragged photocopy aesthetic of 80s post-punk than any luxury rap branding. The teenagers in the room are ecstatic, borne aloft by the palpable sense, thrumming from stage to pit, that this is A Moment."
"Two weeks after the show, EsDeeKid's breakthrough single Phantom, one minute and 50 seconds of gothic inner-city pressure, crashes into the UK Top 20. Despite having only started to release music in 2024, the masked, anonymous rapper has more than 10m monthly Spotify listeners. By the end of November, his debut album, Rebel, was Spotify's most streamed hip-hop album in the world; his latest single, Century, reached the UK Top 10."
An anonymous Liverpool rapper, EsDeeKid, delivers high-energy live performances blending apocalyptic bass, John Carpenter-style synths, and punk-inflected visuals. Fans respond with ecstatic intensity, forming a palpable collective momentum at shows. His single Phantom reached the UK Top 20 two weeks after a breakthrough performance. EsDeeKid began releasing music in 2024 and quickly amassed over 10 million monthly Spotify listeners. His debut album Rebel became Spotify's most streamed hip-hop album globally, and his single Century reached the UK Top 10. Silence in the press has prompted wild conspiracy theories about his identity.
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