Lakutis
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lakutis
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Aleksey Weintraub
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|07|15}}
| birth_place =
| origin = New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = {{hlist|Mishka|Greedhead}}
| associated_acts = Das Racist
| website = {{URL|https://lakutis1.bandcamp.com}}
}}
Aleksey Weintraub (born July 15, 1985),{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LAKUTIS/status/621169756490596352|title=Its my birthday. Get me hearthstone giftcards. Also bbq prolly on the 26th|work=Twitter|author=Lakutis|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://mishkanyc.bandcamp.com/album/im-in-the-forest-ep|title=I'm In the Forest EP|work=Bandcamp|author=Mishka NYC|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=June 4, 2018}} better known by his stage name Lakutis, is an American rapper from New York.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/lakutis-resistance-is-futile/|title=Lakutis: Resistance Is Futile|work=Vice|first=Drew|last=Millard|date=February 28, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035833/http://noisey.vice.com/blog/lakutis-resistance-is-futile|archive-date=March 4, 2016}} He has collaborated with Das Racist,{{cite web|url=http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/12/01/lakutis-im-in-the-forest-ep-and-other-reasons-you-should-really-be-paying-attention-to-greedhead-music|title=Lakutis' I'm In the Forest EP and Other Reasons You Should Really Be Paying Attention to Greedhead Music|work=The Stranger|first=Mike|last=Ramos|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104072514/http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/12/01/lakutis-im-in-the-forest-ep-and-other-reasons-you-should-really-be-paying-attention-to-greedhead-music|archive-date=January 4, 2012|url-status=dead}} Hot Sugar,{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/listen-hot-sugar-f-kool-ad-fat-tony-lakutis-nasty-nigel-leverage|title=Listen: Hot Sugar f/ Kool A.D., Fat Tony, Lakutis & Nasty Nigel "Leverage"|work=Complex|first=Andrew|last=Martin|date=October 27, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2014}} and Kitty.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/06/kitty-pryde-lakutis-ay-shawty-30-video-daisy-rage/|title=Kitty Pryde Lusts After Lakutis in Dreamy 'Ay Shawty 3.0' Video|work=Spin|first=Chris|last=Martins|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=September 17, 2014}} He has also toured with Le1f and Antwon.{{cite web|url=http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2014/02/21/lakutis-very-unofficial-three-seashells-release-party|title=Lakutis' Very Unofficial Three Seashells Release Party|work=The Stranger|first=Sean|last=Jewell|date=February 21, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2014}}
Early life
Career
In 2011, Lakutis released a 7-track EP, I'm in the Forest.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/12/lakutis_im_in_the_forest_mixtape_review.php|title=Lakutis Gets Lost In A Thicket Of References On I'm In The Forest|work=The Village Voice|first=Phillip|last=Mlynar|date=December 2, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2014}} In 2012, he released "Hey Ma, Wassup", a collaborative single with Big Baby Gandhi, Cutty Carmichael, and DVS.{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/media/big-baby-gandhi-cutty-carmichael-dvs-lakutis/hey-ma-wassup/61897/|title=Big Baby Gandhi, Cutty Carmichael, DVS, Lakutis: "Hey Ma, Wassup"|work=Prefix|first=Andrew|last=Martin|date=February 14, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2014}} Spin included him on the "5 Best New Artists for May 2013" list.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/05/5-best-new-artists-may-2013-speedy-ortiz-lakutis-twin-peaks-mgun-natasha-kmeto/130429-lakutis/|title=Lakutis - 5 Best New Artists for May '13|work=Spin|first1=David|last1=Bevan|first2=Philip|last2=Sherburne|first3=Brandon|last3=Soderberg|date=May 1, 2013|access-date=September 17, 2014}}
In 2014, Lakutis released a 12-track mixtape, Three Seashells.{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/02/lakutis-three-seashells-stream|title=Premiere: Stream Lakutis' New Mixtape "Three Seashells"|work=Complex|first=Edwin|last=Ortiz|date=February 21, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2014}} It included productions from Hot Sugar, Black Noise, and Steel Tipped Dove,{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/03/tweets_is_watching_lautis.php|title=Lakutis Laments The Demise Of "Fresh Hot New York Style Pizza"|work=The Village Voice|first=Phillip|last=Mlynar|date=March 5, 2014|access-date=October 2, 2014}} as well as a guest appearance from DVS.{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/03/album-review-lakutis-three-seashells/|title=Lakutis - Three Seashells|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Pat|last=Levy|date=March 4, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2014}} Stereogum named it the "Mixtape of the Week".{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1667002/mixtape-of-the-week-lakutis-three-seashells/franchises/mixtape-of-the-week/|title=Mixtape Of The Week: Lakutis Three Seashells|work=Stereogum|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2014}}
Style and influences
Zach Kelly of Pitchfork commented that "Lakutis' real strong suit is the way he raps, punctuating words with a visceral intensity, usually reserved for the frontman of a hardcore band, his flow almost functioning as a percussive element."{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18881-lakutis-three-seashells/|title=Lakutis: Three Seashells|work=Pitchfork|first=Zach|last=Kelly|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2014}}
Discography
=Mixtapes=
- Three Seashells (2014)
=EPs=
- I'm in the Forest (2011)
=Singles=
- "Hey Ma, Wassup" (2012) {{small|(with Big Baby Gandhi, Cutty Carmichael, and DVS)}}
- "Motorcycle" (2017)
=Guest appearances=
- Das Racist - "Amazing", "Rapping 2 U", and "Irresponsible" from Sit Down, Man (2010)
- Tecla - "No Music" and "Drugs" from Thanksgiving (2011)
- Heems - "Yo What's Good New York" from Nehru Jackets (2012)
- Toothpaste - "Daytona 900" from 1996 (2012)
- Meyhem Lauren - "Carvel" from Mandatory Brunch Meetings (2012)
- Mishka & Rad Reef - "Hyperbolic Chamber Music" (2012)
- Heems - "Death Is Not an Option" from Wild Water Kingdom (2012)
- Children of the Night - "Ellis (12:06 AM)" from Queens... Revisited (2012)
- Pepperboy - "Soap on tha Block" from Nitetime (2012)
- Hot Sugar - "Leverage" from Midi Murder (2012)
- Kool A.D. - "Finito Posse Jawn" and "Rap Genius" from 63 (2013)
- Kitty - "Ay Shawty 3.0" from D.A.I.S.Y. Rage (2013)
- Hot Sugar - "Mama, I'm a Man" and "56k" from Made Man (2013)
- Antwon - "KLF ELF" from Heavy Hearted in Doldrums (2014)
- Kool A.D. - "Tight" from Word O.K. (2014)
- DVS - "Sons of Xanarchy" from DVTV (2015)
- Wiki - "Nutcrackers" from No Mountains in Manhattan (2017)
- Sicksentz - "Death Adders" (2018)
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Lakutis|Lakutis}}
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Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Category:Rappers from Manhattan