Lava La Rue: ‘We brought a rave to the Tate Modern’
The hotly-tipped West London rapper talks foster care, reclaiming rock music, Britney Spears, and her exhaustion with performance activism
21 February 2021 • 11:00am
If you don’t fit into the category of a straight, white male, there’s so many questions you get asked: Lava La Rue
Pigeonhole Lava La Rue at your peril. Just 22, the West Londoner smashes stereotypes without a backwards glance as a singer, rapper, film director, clothing designer, artist and MC. It’s no surprise her prolific creativity has already turned heads at the Tate Modern, who commissioned her to make a documentary exploring the capital’s subcultures and nightlife in 2018.
Features / / 08 · 01 · 2021
As we say goodbye to one masked legend, another masked man of mystery is plotting his own world domination from his secret London lair.
Rapper
Bone Slim, part of the scintillating
NiNE8 collective, has been turning heads with his fusion of nineties nostalgia with psychedelic future rap sounds.
His new single, âBATâ kicks off the year in style with his unique spin on a bounce back from a relationship. We went back and forth with him on his musical inspirations, upcoming project, and news yearâs resolutions.
Check out the premiere for the video below.
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