wifisfuneral Shares His XXL Freshman Freestyle

06.26.2018

Critical Praise:

XXL Freshman, Class of 2018

“[wifisfuneral] displays an impressive array of verbal acrobatics, showing off masterful breath control and a rapid fire flow.” – Pitchfork

“The young rapper has a wide range of skills, from agile raps and bass-heavy tracks to dark and moody slow-burners, and his unpredictability is part of his appeal” – Pigeons & Planes

“Wifisfuneral is becoming a hotter and hotter commodity in the rap world these days, and he’s making sure to prove his skillset as a lyricist in the game.” – XXL

The Freestyle:

Bursting out of the South Florida scene with his sharp lyrics and cerebral style, wifisfuneral is one of rap’s brightest new stars. Hot on the heels of his selection to the 2018 XXL Freshman 10, wifisfuneral shares his “XXL Freshman Freestyle.” With over 150,000 views in the hours since its release, the freestyle shows off wifi’s prodigious talent, as he drops references to his past hardships and current successes: “Ay, I see dead people when I’m walking outside/I was raised to be on my shit stay 10 toes outside/Like is you really down to ride, don’t think you live this life/I could walk to hell and back and know I’ll be alright.” wifi’s lyrics from his freestyle eventually found a permanent home on “Been 2 Hell & Back,” a highlight from his recent Ethernet mixtape, which has over 30 million streams on all platforms.

“I just wanna be known simply off my music,” wifisfuneral told XXL. “I’ve built such a cult-following fan base off of just my music. I’m just an underdog. Out of everybody on this whole XXL Freshman list, I’m gonna be the one that people are gonna be like, ‘Why the hell is he on here?’ I promise you. I’m calling it right now.”

Alongside wififuneral, this year’s 11th annual class includes Fort Lauderdale, Fla.’s Ski Mask The Slump God, Miami’s Lil Pump, Miami’s Smokepurpp, Atlanta’s J.I.D, London’s Stefflon Don, Memphis’ BlocBoy JB, Birmingham, Ala.’s YBN Nahmir, and Canton, Ohio’s Trippie Redd. The Freshman issue of XXL hits newsstands on July 3rd, followed by Freshman showcase concerts at New York City’s Terminal 5 on Wed., July 11 and in Los Angeles on Thurs., July 19 at The Novo.

Watch wifisfuneral’s XXL Freshman Freestyle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf6W-8ifh9I

Check out the Freestyle feature at XXL: http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/wifisfuneral-2018-xxl-freshman-freestyle

Listen to Ethernet: https://soundcloud.com/wifisfuneral/sets/ethernet

Buy tickets to wifi’s Five Five Tour with Pouya: http://www.pouya305.com/

For more surprises, check out the website: wifisfuneral.com

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The Background:

wifisfuneral background

In just one year, nineteen year old South Florida rapper wifisfuneral has taken his dark sonics, mature-beyond-his-years lyrics, and trunk rattling bass from the streets of Palm Beach to the world, amassing over 920,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and over 500,000 followers on various social media platforms. wifisfuneral’s growth has been organic and cult-like, with his fans spreading his music like wildfire with each and every release. With virtually zero promotion other than his social media presence, wifisfuneral’s independent projects Black Heart Revenge (May 27th, 2016) and When Hell Falls (January 27, 2017) reached #69 and #17 on the iTunes hip-hop charts respectively, resulting in a label deal with Alamo and Interscope Records. His major label debut mixtape, Boy Who Cried Wolf, received critical acclaim, with two of the tracks earning placement in the Spotify’s coveted Most Necessary playlist. His latest release, Ethernet, was released in June 2018 via Alamo Records.

Alamo Records background

Alamo Records is industry veteran Todd Moscowitz‘s new label, founded in partnership with Universal Music Group in early 2017. During the last two decades, Moscowitz established an exceptional track record that also includes signing and working with artists ranging from Action Bronson, Meek Mill, Mike Jones, Migos, Young Thug, Jill Scott, Macklemore and the record labels OVO Sound and Maybach Music Group (MMG). Before launching Alamo Records, in 2013 Moscowitz co-founded 300 Entertainment, a New York-based independent company that signed, developed and broke artists such Fetty Wap, Highly Suspect and Migos.