Apparently, Trinidadian rapper Nafets came to Earth on an asteroid…
Nafets is divided between worlds and cultures, an alien trying to make sense of a place he doesn't belong.
Anyone who has Clint Mansell’s Requiem For A Dream sheet music tattooed on their arm is someone who demands the utmost respect, especially if said super-human cites Iron Maiden as an influence. Fortunately for listeners around the world Nafets is such a man, both wonderfully weird and intent on not limiting himself.
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On new offering “Redefine” featuring CPSLOCK, Nafets channels the likes Donald Glover, Mac Miller, and Earl Sweatshirt into a breathless hip-hop anthem, energetic and mournful in equal measure. This track is pretty much the perfect reason why you should get on this bizarre extraterrestrial before he departs this galaxy.
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