Lakutis | |
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Birth name | Aleksey Weintraub |
Born | July 15, 1985 |
Origin | New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | |
Website | lakutis1 |
Aleksey Weintraub (born July 15, 1985),[1][2] better known by his stage name Lakutis, is an American rapper from New York.[3] He has collaborated with Das Racist,[4] Hot Sugar,[5] and Kitty.[6] He has also toured with Le1f and Antwon.[7]
Lakutis was born Aleksey Weintraub to Russian parents.[3] He is Jewish.[3] At the age of 5, he moved from Queens, New York to Manhattan with his mother.[3] He worked at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone restaurant.[3]
In 2011, Lakutis released a 7-track EP, I'm in the Forest.[8] In 2012, he released "Hey Ma, Wassup", a collaborative single with Big Baby Gandhi, Cutty Carmichael, and DVS.[9] Spin included him on the "5 Best New Artists for May 2013" list.[10]
In 2014, Lakutis released a 12-track mixtape, Three Seashells.[11] It included productions from Hot Sugar, Black Noise, and Steel Tipped Dove,[12] as well as a guest appearance from DVS.[13] Stereogum named it the "Mixtape of the Week".[14]
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."[15]