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Shouts to @bandcamp & @phillipmlynar for including I Like Killing Flies on their best hip-hop of the month list for September

Available to bump on PEN-PALS.BANDCAMP.COM now and on all streaming Oct 16

Peace to @curlycastro n @spectacular.diagnostics for their excellent albums on there too by @rapswell

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Rapswell & SQ - I Like Killing Flies is out now 🪰🔫

Another album, another tribute to a legendary figure. I Like Killing Flies inhabits the world of Kenny Shopsin, the owner of the diner Shopsin’s General Store and true New York City character. Named after the documentary of the same name that follows Kenny around while he makes his signature mac n cheese pancakes and waxes philosophical about the meaning of life - highly recommended viewing! Clips from the doc are strewn throughout the project, and you can quickly hear the type of robust personality the man was known for.

It’s a story of a lost world, an old school mentality that prefers passion over practicality and profit. This is a world that Rapswell can relate to, as he continues to craft meticulous main courses over SQ’s succulent soundtracks. From the jump, Swell lets you know where he’s coming from with the opener The MF’er, exploring the lower parts of the self that you can’t run away from in order to grow as a person, in the same way a Venus flytrap needs flies to thrive.

The food theme continues with Kimchi, Chimichangas, & Soufflé, with the latter bringing the album’s first guest @wavy_bagels , who tantalizes the track with a verse that will most definitely bring in all the best Yelp reviews. Other features include fellow PENPALS comrade @bobbynobleraps, the beloved junclassic (Rest in Power), and Queens own @jerre.nyc & @pinnland_empire on the song BDP. The closer Hiro Protagonist shows Rapswell’s distaste for the tech feudal lords currently wrecking havoc to our society, and the worst of them get dismantled thoroughly in his scathing and timely verses.

A welcome accompaniment to this year’s MAX POETICS, I Like Killing Flies showcases how SQ and Swell get down in the kitchen. Bon appétit! by @rapswell

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Tapes for the new Rapswell & SQ album I Like Killing Flies are up on the Bandcamp now 🪴

Every copy comes with a custom sticker so each one is unique. They prefer medium light, water once every couple weeks

Album drops next Friday! There’s two songs available to bump now - Love y’all! by @rapswell

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a month ago

Champs 🏆

Thanks to my lovely wife @isadoravarejao for the bday gift

This team is forever baby by @rapswell

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3 months ago

El verano está empezando @juzu.me by @rapswell

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3 months ago

Still can’t believe it

My Knicks are champs, and in spectacular fashion

This is special for a lot of ppl, I have loved the team since my Gpa Peter started taking me to games in the late 90s. Allan Houston was my fav player back then, and I modeled my whole game on his shot (even beating my middle school bball team rival in 1v1 in front of the whole team after practice on a bounced in 3 like his) I had a lot of fun at the Garden throughout the years, and it was always a big deal to come to the city as a kid from the East End of Long Island and see the bright lights of MSG. My Pop and I would grab a hot dog and watch the game together and he would tell me what was going on with the different players since he was so knowledgeable about the sport. These were some great early memories, and I’m happy we got to share those times together. He would have loved to see this team win. New York Forever 🏀 by @rapswell

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4 months ago

Muchas gracias to all the heads who came out to see us in Philly! What a fun night, shouts to @ialive for having us

Cabbages featured MAX POETICS as one of the 2026 records to check out halfway thru the year so shoutout to them too @cabbageshiphop

More shows n new music coming soon by @rapswell

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4 months ago

Philly! Gonna be rockin your face off w my brother from another @sq_makes_beats tonight @nikkilopezphilly

Come thru n say whaddup, snatch a MAX POETICS record, n catch sets from @smallpro @yikesthezero & @ialive

See ya there! by @rapswell

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4 months ago

Cheers to all the new followers, my name is Rapswell and my album is out

MAX POETICS is fully produced by SQ and features a bunch of my favorite rappers

Come see us perform in Philly on June 9 and grab a copy of the record! by @rapswell

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4 months ago

WE OUTCHEA 🌐

Records are looking amazing!!

Cop one now on the Bandcamp or come thru to the show in Philly on June 9th @nikkilopezphilly by @rapswell

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4 months ago

People of earth! We are doing it again at @nikkilopezphilly

@rapswell & @sq_makes_beats , @smallpro , and the mysterious mythic figure @yikesthezero join me in howling at the cosmos for an evening.

Bring Cash. by @rapswell

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5 months ago

MAX POETICS is out now 🚀

Streaming everywhere w special preference for Bandcamp, where you can pick up a limited edition vinyl piece, only 100 copies pressed up so grab one while you can!

Shoutout to all the artists involved in making this album, there was definitely an effort to include all of the illest people in our universe and everyone brought their A game. Mega large Donkey Kong Country size props to the following for lending their talents to the project:

@cobratoof
@lordkwaj
@searchableandrew
@snafujunksci
@larsviola
@dj_steve_bills
@oldmoseypants
@danmatic
@doodcomputer
@_nahreally_
@pinnland_empire

Thank you to Darko and @udontdeservethisbeautifulart for helping to release the record

Now press PLAY on that thing! by @rapswell

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