![]() Which is why El Alfa’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in October felt like a victory lap. Once hated by rappers in the Dominican Republic, it has now been adopted with pride, acknowledged in communities throughout the Caribbean and beyond-if not by the cultural and political elite. Yet the art school grad still shoots and edits all of his videos himself.ĭembow has been on the cusp of its mainstream moment for some time. As a promotional machine, the sheer scale of his reach is mind-boggling-almost every video has tens of millions of views, with many in the hundreds of millions. A Latin American Kenny Beats of sorts, his Freestyle and Music Sessions often break out and show up on the charts (or the Latin Grammys, or Pitchfork year-end lists). Originally conceived as an artist discovery portal, the project has evolved into a platform and star vehicle for the producer, who now draws in big names. So he made it happen, recording his friend and editing it into a video for his YouTube channel, and the BZRP Sessions were born. ![]() Though this style of rap thrives in had-to-be-there battles, Bizarrap felt it deserved the production value of a studio. BZRP Sessions bring the world to Argentinaīack in 2018, a young Argentinian producer named Gonzalo Conde (aka Bizarrap) wanted people to hear Kodigo, one of his favorite local freestyle rappers. ![]()
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