Myss Keta, also known as M¥SS KETA, is a pseudonymous Italian rapper. Described as an "icon of anti-establishment and queer culture in Italy" by Billboard magazine,[1] her musical style has been cited as mixing electronic music with punk rock, and her cited influences include the sub-genre fidget house.[2]
Myss Keta | |
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 Myss Keta at Cassero di Bologna in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Myss Keta |
| Origin | Italy |
| Genres | |
| Labels | Universal |
| Website | myssketa |
Biography
editThe Myss Keta pseudonym birthed in August 2013 from Motel Forlanini, an underground music collective project in Forlanini Park.[3][4] This project included producer Stefano Riva, director Simone Rovellini and graphic designer Dario Pigato. Their first single "Milano sushi & coca" was released October of that year, receiving widespread media coverage, along with criticism of the music video's provocative content.[5][6]
In 2014, Myss Keta released "Illusione distratta". In 2015, her music video "Burqa di Gucci" was released, where she wears a veil covering her face from the nose up alongside a pair of sunglasses.[5] This became part of her public appearance throughout the rest of her career.[7][8][9]
In 2016, she published the mixtape L'angelo dall'occhiale da sera, which sampled music from the 1960s and 70s.[10] On June 23, 2017, she published the EP Carpaccio ghiacciato and "Xananas".[11]
On April 20, 2018, her debut album Una vita in Capslock was released by Universal Music Group.[12] On March 29, 2019, she released her second album Paprika which featured various Italian musical artists including Dark Polo Gang, Elodie, Gabry Ponte, and Mahmood.[7]
Myss Keta co-hosted the program L'altro Festival, a talk show about 2020 Sanremo Music Festival, alongside Nicola Savino.[13][14]
In 2021, she won the second season of the Italian version of Celebrity Hunted with Elodie.[15]
References
edit- ^ "10 Italian Rappers You Must Know". Billboard. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "M¥ss Keta - PAPRIKA - la recensione". Rockol. 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Motel Forlanini". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "M¥SS KETA". Flaunt. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ a b Giacomo Stefanini e Federico Sardo (29 May 2018). "Tutta la verità su MYSS KETA". Vice News. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Milano sushi & coca: la canzone (triste) sulla movida milanese". Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Myss Keta, chi è la rapper che nasconde la faccia". 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Il femminismo provocatorio di Myss Keta". Le Rane. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Horowitz, Jason (2021-05-18). "For Italy's Masked Rap Diva, an Era of Face Coverings Poses a Dilemma". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "M¥SS KETA: L'ANGELO DALL'OCCHIALE DA SERA". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Ascolta in anteprima CARPACCIO GHIACCIATO, il nuovo EP di MYSS KETA". Dance Like Shaquille O'Neal. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Claudia Casiraghi (18 April 2018). "Myss Keta: "Sono trash, volgare e parlo di droga. E allora?"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Sanremo 2020, c'è anche Myss Keta". 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Festival di Sanremo 2020, ci sarà anche Myss Keta". 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Mario Manca, DI (2021-06-18). "Celebrity Hunted 2, Elodie e Myss Keta: "Il nostro istinto predatore"". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-17.