Lou Phelps Releases New KAYTRANADA Produced Single What Now

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Rising Haitian-Canadian rapper Lou Phelps releases his first single of the year and delivers ‘WHAT NOW’, produced by his brother and long time collaborator KAYTRANADA. The record is taken from Lou’s upcoming sophomore album, CHÈLBÈ, which is set to be released April 4th.

‘WHAT NOW’ is an energy infused record that guarantees to get anyone on the dancefloor, the track also follows on from a very impressive few years for Lou Phelps who has performed at All Points East Festival last summer, an appeared on KAYTRANADA’s critically acclaimed album TIMELESS with the jumpy ‘Check Check Freestyle’, performed on the infamous COLORSXSTUDIOS platform and released his bouncy 6 track EP TOP Z.

"Rap is predictable and wack as fuck in my opinion - I’m creating a new sound with rap-house. It’s something that can exist in the club, in the crib, or while working out in the gym." - Lou Phelps

The release of new music and an upcoming album is the perfect reintroduction to Lou’s sound, if Lou Phelps isn’t on your radar yet, be sure to check him out, his raw and edgy talent is unmatched!

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