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fakemink has exploded at an incomprehensible rate, riding an ascent few other acts have mirrored. One of the most successful artists to recently emerge from London's underground hip-hop scene, he’s garnered cosigns as widespread as Timothée Chalamet and Frank Ocean, leading an immersive trap sound alongside EsDeeKid, Jim Legxacy, Rico Ace, and s6nner. His brand new seven-track EP The Boy who cried Terrified . is his first full body of work since 2024’s Furever, a grand, momentous feat demonstrating how much time and global fame have deepened his artistic capability.

The Boy who cried Terrified . project is a melting of hyperpop and trap, with tracks like “Young Millionaire .” and “Milk & Honey .” standing out as some of his most hypnotic elixirs to date. “Blow The Speaker” is a strong project opening, bleeding out his aversion to international recognition. A man who once found safety within the shadows of lyrics like “I feel alone / I don’t know where I’m goin,’ I’m far from home” speaks to how scorching the spotlight can be. The project continues to surge upwards and accelerate, though there is a through-line of bewilderment that is not nullified by his grandiose sense of self. He knows his acclaim is well-earned, even while navigating unknown horizons. 

fakemink is not one to entertain many theatrics, which is why most gravitate towards him. There’s no smoke and mirrors, no grand marketing ploy to generate commotion. Though fakemink remains a distance away, he is far too raw for gimmick. Donning the title of “The New Prince of Digital Nostalgia,” fakemink’s youth is his pulsing beat. Dropping The Boy who cried Terrified . on his 21st birthday, he’s singlehandedly bringing back the grit of the SoundCloud rap he grew up on, only on a relentlessly propulsive mass scale.

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