Islurwhenitalk
Islurwhenitalk | |
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| Also known as | DJ Slur, Slurr S1nt6n6, 10kSlurr |
| Born | Santana Lopez February 3, 2003 South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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Santana Lopez (born February 3, 2003), known professionally as Islurwhenitalk, is an American rapper, record producer and musician. He is the co-founder of the collective Jewelxxet. He is known for pioneering several Internet microgenres, such as sigilkore, vampjerk and jugg.
Career
[edit]Lopez and Luci4 founded the online rap collective Jewelxxet.[1] Both later pioneered a mixing style they dubbed "sigilkore",[2][1][3] which later became its own distinct Internet music microgenre.[4][1] Writing for Pitchfork, music critic Kieran Press-Reynolds noted Lopez as a "sigilkore deity".[1][5][6]
Impact
[edit]Lopez has been noted as an influential figure in the SoundCloud rap and underground scene,[7] he is credited with pioneering the Internet microgenres sigilkore, vampjerk, and jugg.[1][5][8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Press-Reynolds, Kieran (February 26, 2026). "Luci4 Unleashed a Generation of Glitchy Underground Rap". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ Barlas, Jon (April 22, 2024). "9lives Interview: 'I want to be the Metro Boomin of the underground'". Our Generation Music. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ K, Pallavi (February 24, 2026). "Who was Luci4? Real name and all about "BodyPartz" rapper as he dies at 23". www.soapcentral.com. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ Orvis, Jameson (January 15, 2021). "A Guide to Soundcloud's Demonic Underworld". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- 1 2 Press-Reynolds, Kieran (December 17, 2025). "The Top Five Musical Rabbit Holes of 2025". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (December 13, 2023). "The life (And Death?) of Sigilkore". No Bells. Archived from the original on March 14, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ↑ Bromwich, Kathryn (July 6, 2024). "On my radar: Mark Leckey's cultural highlights". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ "THE FACE's guide to the American rap underground". The Face. April 30, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
External links
[edit]- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sigilkore musicians
- Hyperpop musicians
- American male singers
- Electronic musicians
- Rappers from South Carolina
- Musicians from South Carolina
- People from South Carolina
- 21st-century American male singers
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- Singer-songwriters from South Carolina
- Singers from South Carolina
- Record producers from South Carolina
- Underground rappers
- Jerk musicians