Ti 21.5.2024 Teksti 4.1 Sanastotehtävä

4.1 The Masked Rapper from Croydon (16 p.)

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a) a leading figure in a cause or movement
b) has decided to achieve
c) to come from or have been born in a particular place
d) advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty
e) slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way
f) course, path
g) strange in a frightening and mysterious way
h) difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
i) have difficulties
j) emerged, to come to one's attention
k) incapable of being doubted or disputed
l) give (money or goods) for a good cause
m) extremely happy and excited
n) establishing a career through hard work
o) suddenly became famous
p) to be surrounded by a large number of people (such as fans)

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Young British drill artist SL cuts an 1. ENIGMATIC figure in his trademark ski mask, but his talent is 2. UNDENIABLE . He 3. HAILS FROM Croydon, an outer London borough where 30% of children live in poverty, a higher rate than the typical London borough. No wonder then that the recently 4. SURFACED rapper himself is also a social activist and critic.

Rapper SL: 'When I was coming up, there was nobody else on my level'

The Croydon drill artist became a star while he was doing his GCSEs. Now, he has his 5. SIGHTS SET ON making it Stateside.

You would 6. BE HARD-PRESSED to find someone who raps more clearly than the 19-year-old SL. "If you rap slower, people take you in more, they understand what you're saying. Especially if we're talking about breaking into American audiences."

While still studying for his GCSEs, SL 7. SHOT TO internet FAME in 2017 when the DIY-style video for his 8. EERIE street anthem "Gentleman" went viral (it now has 44m-plus views on YouTube). Following it up with the delicately catchy single "Tropical", SL has marked himself out as one to watch, 9. CARVING OUT his own crisp, melodic lane in an ever-densifying UK rap scene.

SL grew up in Croydon, south London, its northern suburb the inspiration for his last EP's title, Selhurst SE25. Unlike other drill rappers, who often start off as part of a collective, he explains that his 10. TRAJECTORY was always as a soloist: "When I was coming up, it was always just me in my local area. There was nobody else on my level. I was by myself."

SL has always worn a mask, which he plans to take off one day. "It keeps my personal life and my music life separate," he says. "Some people love being 11. SWARMED but that's just not me." Ironically, he says it has become easier for people to recognise him in public, "because of my eyes", and, more broadly, because of how well-known his ski-mask image has become.

Different Dude features guest appearances from Manchester's Ayo Britain, the London drill 12. FLAGBEARER Unknown T, and Luton's Nafe Smallz. The 13. EUPHORIC first single, "Felt Tips", sees SL commentate on adolescent life through his blend of 14. CHEEKY and hard raps.

But his activism extends beyond his music: he recently visited a secondary school in Croydon to give out book bags, and last year he visited the Nigerian village where his grandparents are from to 15. DONATE money to charity. Inspired by his own experiences as a teenager needing 16. GUIDANCE , he has started a foundation to invest in better youth services in London.

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