. They’ve been hard at work, writing music to drill beats, and using YouTube’s countless how-to videos to learn how to mix and record their songs, shoot music videos, and design cover art. These rappers have been in the rap game for over three years, but say their music was “never really taken seriously” until last year. They made it their mission to ensure that their social media presence was enough to reach their fans at a time when a global pandemic kept them even further away.
“We rap about what we see on the streets and what we go through in life,” says Kwaku DMC, Asakaa Boys’ member and sound engineer.