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Next week, Krept & Konan are putting out two new mixtapes – a ‘daytime’ rap album and ‘nighttime’ R&B album. We explore their split personalities
South London rapper Casyo ‘Krept’ Johnson and Karl ‘Konan’ Wilson met at a bus stop, while Konan was being pursued by members of a rival gang. “It didn’t look positive for him”, Krept deadpans. Krept distracted the assailants so his new pal could sail to safety on a double-decker and, as a result, they formed a friendship and an acclaimed duo. They’ve now recorded two new mixtapes, ‘7 Days’ and ‘7 Nights’, and are releasing them both on October 20. One is a daytime-themed rap record featuring Skepta and Stormzy; the other draws on their soft R&B side and is best played after dark. They’re complex characters alright, who find themselves in scrapes despite having hearts of gold. Let’s explore their two sides – the naughty and the nice.
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Their brave, truthful lyrics
In 2011, Konan’s stepfather, Carlton, was shot and killed in his own home by an assailant who was attempting to kill Konan. The duo address the murder in an incredibly candid and emotional way on the 2013 track ‘My Story’, which includes the heartbreaking line, “This is my story / All the pain, all the things, falling on me”. Konan explains his motivation for recording the track: “I wanted to open people’s eyes to the fact that we’re all going through things behind the scenes. A lot of people are showing you their fun side, but you don’t know what they could be going though.”
Their feminist freestyle
Krept delivers a feminist freestyle on the ‘7 Days’ track ‘Cold Summer’: “Gotta give praise to a woman / Every one of us came from a woman / I was raised by a woman”. This is a reference to a similar line in the 2Pac track ‘Keep Ya Head Up’ and, indeed, he also shouts out the…
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