February 21 by Kofi The Spiderman
November 12, 2021: Kofi the Spiderman (they/them) is a rapper from Lowell, Massachusetts. On their EP February 21, they worked with producer Sawtooth to create personal, experimental rap and hip-hop.
February 21 takes the listener through the trials and tribulations of surviving and battling loss, betrayal, illness, and isolation. Kofi lays bare their soul with earnestness and wit; They search for hope, or create it, when there is none to be found.
Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.
Tape proceeds go to UTEC:
utecinc.org/donate/
"UTECโs mission and promise is to ignite and nurture the ambition of our most disconnected young people to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success.
UTEC was founded in 1999 as the result of an organizing movement driven by young people to develop their own teen center in response to gang violence in Lowell, MA. Today we serve Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill, MA, and we are nationally recognized as a model agency serving justice-involved young adults."
All proceeds from the sale of lathes fund physical releases of other artists on Grimalkin Records. We break even if all of them sell.
grimalkinrecords.bandcamp.com
credits
released November 12, 2021
Written and Executive Produced by Kofi Edzie (they/them)
Produced by Sawtooth (she/her)
Mixed by Lillian Edith Martin (she/her)
Mastered by Kofi Edzie (they/them)
Artwork and graphic design by Xuan Nguyen (they/them)
ktsm.bandcamp.com
Huge thanks to Liam and Various Small Flames for these lovely and thoughtful words and for premiering Piรฑata for us: varioussmallflames.co.uk/2021/10/08/kofi-the-spiderman-pinata/
Huge thanks to Audrey and Slug Mag for this interview with Kofi and for premiering February 21: www.slugmag.com/music/interviews/music-interviews/interview-premiere-kofi-the-spiderman-february-21/
We appreciate the Wavy News for featuring Kofi as their featured artist on this episode which aired November 22, 2021:
youtu.be/1mSF1R6OdvM