GQ_Australia_-_February_2017

THERISINGLONDONRAPPER’S

HEARTFELTLYRICSHAVE

EARNED HIM A VERY DIFFERENT

UNDERGROUND FOLLOWING.

WORDS: NOELLE FAULKNER. PHOTOGRAPHY: CHARLIE CUMMINGS.

EDITED BYJAKE MILLAR

the SOURCE

Looking at the current state of rap,

you don’t need us to point out that the

past few years have seen a major shift

inattitude.Articlesonthegenre’snew

sensitivity (usually anchored with a

DrakeorKendrickLamarreference)are

as common as Tupac conspiracy theories.

Maybeweareseeingablingbacklash:

weliveinuncertaintimes,emotionsare

closer to the surface, awareness seems to

beworthmorethanthecelebritylifestyle

pushed by Yeezy and his cliques.

Soiftherewasatimetoconnect

with the tunes of rising South London

rapperBenCoyle-Larner(akaLoyle

Carner), it’s now. Since first appearing

onatrackbyIrishrapperRejjieSnowin

2013,hebeganbuildingafollowingin

theUKthroughhiscriticallyacclaimed

EP,ALittleLate,andaspotonlast

year’sprestigiousBBCSoundof2016

list.Thismonthseesthe21-year-old

introducehimselftotherestofthe

world, dropping his debut album,

Yes te rd ay’s G o ne.Continued p37.

Loyle

Carner