DEETRANADA - “222BARS”

SXSW 2023 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 9

Pairs Well With…Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Yung Baby Tate

Baltimore rapper DEETRANADA’s 2022 was an explosion of creativity, releasing two records, NADAWORLD and NADAWORLD 2, stacked with lyrically-dense trap tracks. Her beats are relatively straightforward, banging and not overly busy, a perfect floor for her quick, full rhymes. There’s instinctual energy in DEETRANADA’s rap style, a never-ending flow of words that tend to hit right on beat. That aspect pulls back to classic hip hop, highly percussive and verse-heavy, but her approach is fully modern. Intense, confident, and pop-oriented, DEETRANADA matches the deep bounce of her bass beats on the NADAWORLD by fitting a dictionary of words in between each pulse of rhythm. (Kevin McStravick)