Kay-O is a British rapper, considered one of the best lyricists in the drill scene. Yesterday he was sentenced to life with a minimum of 37 years in prison for murder.
Whilst the judge says that he wasn’t the killer (who hasn’t been identified) he was involved enough to be charged with the murder. In fact lyrics from a previous song appear to have been quite pivotal information after Kay-O rapped about details that the police weren’t even aware of.
This song, recorded over a prison phone released a few hours after the verdict was delivered. Music is about emotions and f*ck me, unsurpisngly it’s palpable here. I wouldn’t say it’s a fun listen or a song I’m going to have on repeat a lot but for me a song doesn’t have to be fun to be the best.
“Looking at a third of a century but C’est La Vie”. Christ.
I was going to post this on the nonsensical lyrics thread but after a listen I remembered how much I love this sad genius’s songs. I won’t be hearing better today.