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The work of Washington, D.C. rapper SIR E.U doesn’t fit into any specific style or movement. He appears willing to rap over anything, whether shouting lines over a Justice track or freestyling over Drexciya-influenced techno. On “STAND NAME : NationWidu (全国),” a cryptically titled loosie recently posted on YouTube, he raps over a heart-quickening jazz fusion sample. Instead of trying to match its speed with a frenetic flow, he merely talks over the beat, delivering a series of absurd lines and rambling asides with quiet alacrity. A humorous line like “I hold my leg up when I dance in the club” passes so quickly that you don’t even think of it until minutes later, after he’s called himself Dionne Warwick, removed all his tagged photos on Instagram, and shouted out JoJo Siwa. When the six-minute lyrical barrage ends, you’re left wondering how he pulled it off.
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