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Rashard Bradshaw | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Cakes da Killa |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, Rap, LGBT Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Website | soundcloud |
Rashard Bradshaw, better known as Cakes da Killa is an American rapper based in New Jersey. He is an emerging artist in the LGBT hip hop genre [1] along with fellow artists such as Le1f, Mykki Blanco and House of Ladosha.
He has recently gained popularity through media interest in LGBT figures and themes in hip hop, having been recently written about in a Pitchfork article about said movement [2]. Many heterosexual rappers such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis[3], Fat Joe [4], and Kanye West[5] have all voiced their support for LGBT people, allowing for hip hop to become less homophobic and more welcoming to LGBT rappers and producers such as Bradshaw.
Career
At 22 years old, Bradshaw has already released two mixtapes, Easy Bake Oven Vol.1 in 2011 and The Eulogy in 2013. He cites Remy Ma, Foxy Brown and Lil Kim as direct influences [6] while mentioning Antonio Blair, Le1f and Mykki Blanco as helping pave the way for him in the queer hip hop scene[7] although the use of samples in his production set him apart from those artists [8]. He picked the name Cakes da Killa because its "sweet, but also rough and vulgar."[9]
The Eulogy and critical success
Cakes da Killa's second mixtape The Eulogy was released on January 29th 2013. Released for free on Mishka NYC's website, the album quickly gained popularity when it was reviewed positively by Pitchfork [10] and The Needle Drop [11]. Anthony Fantano from The Needle Drop praised Cakes da Killa on both his lyrical content and flow, while Miles Raymer writing for Pitchfork compared his raunchy style to Lil Kim and praised the production of the mixtape as well the as the comically graphic descriptions of gay sex present through out the whole tape. Cakes da Killa now has over 2,500 followers on Soundcloud[12] and his recently released his new single "I Run This Club."
Discography
- Easy Bake Oven Vol.1 (2011)
- The Eulogy (2013)
Refrences
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/09/zebra-katz-rise-of-gay-rappers
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/8793-we-invented-swag/
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_Love
- ^ http://allhiphop.com/2011/11/13/hip-hop-rumors-the-gay-mafia-runs-hip-hop-fat-joe-says/
- ^ http://www.hrc.org/press-releases/entry/rapper-kanye-west-speaks-out-for-glbt-fairness
- ^ http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/exclusive-video-premiere-and-interview-goodie-goodies-cakes-da-killa/#_
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/8793-we-invented-swag/
- ^ http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2013/04/09/cakes-da-killa-mishka-clothing
- ^ http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/exclusive-video-premiere-and-interview-goodie-goodies-cakes-da-killa/#_
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17684-the-eulogy/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NczoVKmb1xs
- ^ https://soundcloud.com/cakesdakilla