“I dare you to say ‘this sounds like ____,’ because you’re wrong,” said Bob Perfect of Push Push, and when you first listen to this Cape Town rapper you’ll hear that he’s right. With a powerful singing voice that takes listeners by pleasant surprise in between her staccato raps and Brooke Candy-esque flow, Push Push has a down-for-whatever attitude and the talents to deliver on her enthusiasm for experimental, barrier-breaking projects.
Formerly a member of rap trio Oh! Dark Arrow, Push Push has collaborated with producers from Cape Town’s Thor Rixon to Toronto’s Pusher. Her high-energy performances have taken her to stages in London and New York, as well as prominent local events like CTEMF, Smoking Dragon and Rocking the Daisies. If you haven’t spotted her name on lineups alongside the likes of Peanut Butter Wolf, you’re sure to have heard her tracks ‘Jut Life’ and ‘Atom Bomb’ featured on Comedy Central’s Broad City.
Features on Vice’s Noisey and Superbalist.com’s The Way of Us have seen the artist’s style and polarising personal brand showcased and explored, demonstrating her versatility and hunger to create music that’s as unique as it is catchy.