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There’s not much concrete information out there on Llainwire, the young and underground-minded (and possibly anime-referencing) dancehall rapper who came across my timeline last night.
They’ve only got two songs to their name on streaming platforms: “Casca,” a brawny space-trap song with glistening waterfall synth, rattling bass, and “Trust Fund,” which dropped earlier this week.
It’s in the latter track where Llainwire’s idiosyncracies really shine: if “Casca” was the honey, sweet and serviceable, “Trust Fund” is the medicine, bitter at first but a healing jolt to your decaying “Bangers Only” playlist.
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