ScHoolboy Q

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ScHoolboy Q

Blue Lips Live

Presented by Live Nation
17.02.2025 Cologne, Carlswerk Victoria
Admission: 19:00 hrs | Start: 20:00 hrs

Presenter: TDE

There are many ways to measure the standing of a rapper. Let's name this one for the occasion: Being a feature guest on the rap album that half the world is talking about right now. And that brings us to ScHoolboy Q, who can currently be heard on Tyler, The Creator's "CHROMAKOPIA", where he appears alongside Santigold and Tyler on the track "Thought I Was Dead". But L.A. native Quincy Matthew Hanley, aka SchHoolboy Q, has a strong album behind him: In March, he released the long-awaited "Blue Lips " - the sixth record in an impressive discography that began in 2011 with "Setbacks".

In his career, ScHoolboy Q, who grew up in South Central, has collected gold and platinum awards, been nominated for a Grammy five times, made tracks with Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz and Tyler, The Creator. But ScHoolboy Q was and is above all a rapper who is celebrated by fans and competitors alike for his skills. Tracks like "Collared Greens", "X" from the iconic "Black Panther" soundtrack or "Hands On The Wheel" are massively streamed and bought hits, even though they break with common rap conventions and work with a very unique, fascinating flow.

Nevertheless, it took almost five years for ScHoolboy Q to return with a new album. Shortly before the outbreak of the pandemic, he thought he was in a slump and later said in an interview: "I wasn't myself anymore. I'd achieved so much in the industry, I'd long since ticked off my own bucket list. I had won the game. And I still wasn't happy." The 18 songs on "Blue Lips" come to terms with this realization, wrestle with a deep-seated sadness and reflect on the reasons for his downfall. You almost feel like you're listening in real time as ScHoolboy Q fights his way out of the hole, finding a sense of stylistic adventure that stands out even in his work, which is bursting with ideas. Just listen to tracks like the furiously humming "Yeern 101", which puts a lot of strain on the speakers, or the feisty "Pop" with Rico Nasty, which begins with a hearty "Oh, fuckface! Punkrock! Bi(a)tch". "Germany86'",on the other hand, sounds like a rap matinee where ScHoolboy Q first serves champagne for the performance in a dimly lit club - and then throws the glass in your face. "oHio" feat. Freddie Gibbs, on the other hand, has a jazzy, floating vibe.

For a long time, ScHoolboy Q couldn't be seen live in Germany - but now he's finally making it across the pond and will be playing in Berlin and Cologne in February 2025.

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