Fly Anakin didn’t take any shortcuts on the road to Frank. The prolific Richmond, Virginia rapper has shared over 25 projects since 2015.
It’s a pace that few other rappers could attempt to keep up with. A sizable chunk of those projects were recorded with close friends Big Kahuna OG, Tuamie, Ohbliv, and Henny L.O., who, along with Anakin, make up the Virginia-based collective Mutant Academy.
Holly Water, his 2019 mixtape with Big Kahuna OG, was a flashy display of technical rapping with the competitive spark of a sibling rivalry.
In 2020, Anakin joined up with Birmingham rap mystic Pink Siifu for FlySiifu’s, a laid-back and free-spirited album about a fictional record shop that combined their shared adoration of community and fellowship.
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