Cakes da Killa

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Cakes da Killa
Birth name	Rashard Bradshaw
Genres	Alternative hip hop, Rap, Hip-hop
Occupations	Rapper
Website	soundcloud.com/cakesdakilla

Rashard Bradshaw, better known as Cakes da Killa is an American rapper based in New Jersey. He is an emerging artist in the LGBT hip hop genre ^[1] along with fellow artists such as Le1f, Mykki Blanco and House of Ladosha. He has recently gained popularity through media interest in LGBT figures and themes in hip hop, having been recently written about in a Pitchfork article about said movement.^[2]

The Eulogy and mainstream success

Cakes da Killa's second mixtape The Eulogy was released on January 29, 2013. Released for free on Mishka NYC's website, the album quickly gained popularity when it was reviewed positively by Pitchfork ^[3] and The Needle Drop.^[4] Anthony Fantano from The Needle Drop praised Cakes da Killa on both his lyrical content and flow, while Miles Raymer writing for Pitchfork compared his raunchy style to Lil Kim and praised the production of the mixtape. Cakes da Killa now has over 2,500 followers on Soundcloud^[5] and his recently released his new single "I Run This Club."

Discography

Easy Bake Oven Vol.1 (2011)
The Eulogy (2013)

References

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