The Brixton musician is testing the confines of British black music with his high-concept image and futuristic beats. He wants to shift where ‘normal’ is…
In the video for his debut single, Blasphemer, gothic images of Gaika, bare-chested, wearing a horned mask and writhing in anger, flicker ghost-like across the screen. Haunting piano and swooping synths back an Auto-Tuned patois that laments “killer cops” and “needing jobs”. It’s a visceral statement and, as Gaika explains, one that challenges stereotypes. “I was playing with the idea of what it means to be a young black male. It’s about hyper-masculinity and vulnerability at the same time.”
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