{"id":640442,"date":"2024-10-03T18:49:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rap-blog-kura-is-forging-his-own-path\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:49:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:49:34","slug":"rap-blog-kura-is-forging-his-own-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rap-blog-kura-is-forging-his-own-path\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rap Blog: Kura is forging his own path"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a232680b76bf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rap-blog-kura-is-forging-his-own-path\/#Listen_to_the_independent_rappers_self-produced_%E2%80%9Cjjjjound%E2%80%9D_on_SoundCloud\" >Listen to the independent rapper\u2019s self-produced \u201cjjjjound\u201d on SoundCloud.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to_the_independent_rappers_self-produced_%E2%80%9Cjjjjound%E2%80%9D_on_SoundCloud\"><\/span>Listen to the independent rapper\u2019s self-produced \u201cjjjjound\u201d on SoundCloud.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-264564\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Kura_futwmb\/kura.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Rap Blog: Kura is forging his own path\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Kura<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      Screenshot via <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-264566\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <i>Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-264561\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            A few weeks ago I swung through NoHo, Manhattan, late on a Saturday night to say hello to Kura, whose songs hit a sweet spot between the abrasive textures of the modern underground and the blissed out harmonies of SoundCloud\u2019s yesteryear. 2024 has been a pretty fruitful year for the 21-year-old Detroit r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er, from his solo tape <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/imkura\/sets\/disorder-533534312\">DISORDER<\/a><\/i> to his tdf collab project <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/iloveyou888\/sets\/we-make-noise\">we make noise<\/a><\/i>. When we met up, he had just wrapped a session, sticking around the studio to show me a bundle of unreleased tracks. Right before I left, he played me this song.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-264571\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-264562\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Self-produced \u201cjjjjound\u201d bounces a satellite-pinging arpeggio off a rolling bed of sub-bass. Kura\u2019s raps are similarly kinetic, charging forwards as if his bars could somehow outrace his own synths. He slides around the pocket, skates across it; seamlessly slips between staccato stunts and effusive melodic runs. The stylistic flourishes elevate his more boilerplate flexes \u2014 Bentleys and AMGs, beautiful women bursting out of Fenty Savage lingerie \u2014 but \u201cjjjjound\u201d really shines when it zooms in on the nuances of Kura\u2019s modern life, besieged on all sides by swagless peons and read receipts. \u201cMy shit turned off how she know that I read it? \/ Hoe blow my phone off one damn message,\u201d he keens.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-264563\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Kura first popped up on my radar last year with the Pi\u2019erre Bourne-produced <i>Born Seditionary<\/i>, the culmination of an extended stint in Los Angeles signed to Bourne\u2019s Sosshouse imprint. That tape stretched his former boss\u2019s sound into more earnest and eager shapes, and \u201cjjjound\u201d similarly benefits from Kura\u2019s wide-eye for detail and atmosphere. \u201cI get too fresh, but all my friends just think I\u2019m strange,\u201d he grins, unperturbed by the razzing. A couple moments later: \u201cI\u2019ll prolly turn up your show, they wasn\u2019t fuckin\u2019 with you in the crowd\u201d (Ouch). As Kura drives off into the sunset, he picks up the flow again: \u201cStill smoking on strong, still smoking on strong \/ Fuck that bit too long \/ took her right out her thong\u201d \u2014 and then the song abruptly ends, as sudden and bright as a firework.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-264565\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1921114346&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/imkura\" title=\"kura\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">kura<\/a> \u00b7 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/imkura\/jjjjound-kura\" title=\"jjjjound (kura)\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">jjjjound (kura)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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