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The rappers and singers of LaF have been making their mark on the Montreal scene for almost ten years now.
Unique in its genre, the rap collective has always stood out with a sound that is both complex and accessible, navigating through boom bap, pop and jazz. With each release, the three MCs Bkay, Jamaz and Mantisse have managed to renew themselves, and their new EP Soin Entreprise (Vol.2), released last Friday, is the umpteenth proof of this.
Via Disques 7ième Ciel, they offer six new tracks, all carefully concocted by Bnjmn.lloyd, the band’s composer and producer. Compared to their last album, CHROME, LaF is more relaxed and luminous.
On June, the collective’s melodic side comes to the fore thanks to Mantisse’s excellent chorus, while the MCs’ lyrics and rhymes shine on W, a more old-school curtain-raiser. Friendship and a sense of community are two of the EP’s central themes; family is at the heart of Soin Entreprise (Vol. 2).
For the occasion, Pan M 360 sat down with Justin Boisclair (Bkay) and Thomas Thivierge-Gauthier (Mantisse) to talk about the creative process behind the project, LaF’s future ambitions, the collective’s upcoming 10-year anniversary and much more!
