Musickmila CDD: ‘Boom Bap never ceased to exist. Just look for he’s there ‘

“Just heavy beat, boom bap tie me / taking my daughter to school in the car / reflecting, I wonder how good it is to be alive / keeping my legacy, leaving the mind active“, rhyme Kmila CDD in “Passing Game“, third track of the second studio album of the celebrated career, entitled Puzzle.

Along the three tracks, guided by the intensity that the hip hop subgenre boom can provide, which have collaborations from Tasha & Tracie, Cynthia Luz, Iza Sabino and DK47 (besides the producer Daniel Shadow), the artist and sister of MV BILL Sings about self -esteem, legacy, peripheral life and reflections on personal and artistic life. A plate full for any and all rap fan.

Launched this Friday, August 1, Puzzle arrives in the world eight years after Cabulosa Preta (2017), Kmila CDD. It is a significant interval, but it does not mean that the rapper has stopped during this time. “I did some shows, I was a mother (one of the most important things in my life), there was a pandemic also that made everything stop,” he recalled during an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil. “But it was in the midst of this pandemic that I saw the strength of my voice, my work.”

See ‘Tramp style 3‘Jump from 2 to 13 million views, this in the middle of the pandemic was very rewarding. There I realized that my voice keeps echoing in people’s minds and lives.

And the Bap boom, huh?

In the United States, the US rapper Dochii was worldwide success with Mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024), which has a strong influence of the BAP boom, which began to be debated and heard on a large scale. It is worth highlighting the nine volumes of “Return of the Boom Bap“, from the YouTube channel Vibin ‘which were released between 2017 and 2024 and total about 14 million views. Of course, the subgenre created in the late 1980s on the east coast of the US is not unheard of.

In Brazil, besides the Kmila CDDnames like Febem, FBC and 2zdinizz explored this sound style throughout their careers. “Since I have been a lover of the boom Bap forever, it has never been new to me. Suddenly it can be a new thing, an astonishment, for those who had lost in another slope,” explained the singer. “The rap has several strands, and this one from boom Bap always hit my vein.”

85% of my recordings are on top of the Bap boom beat. Boom Bap never ceased to exist. Just look for he’s there.

The Legacy of Kmila CDD

Most recent cover of the magazine Whimthe twins Tasha & Tracie They are one of the main names of contemporary national rap and have won a legion of fans in a short and successful career. The duo participates in “Passing Game“, in which the three artists bring a powerful and intense lyric with an impressive flow.

At one point in the track, Kmila He talks about being keeping his legacy, which impacted the most diverse singers and singers of rap. “This is part of my legacy: leaving striking verses and songs that will play people’s lives,” he said. “Part of this return I see that it is being done, for the results I have been harvested through the streets.”

Below, read Kmila CDD’s interview with Rolling Stone Brasil in full:

How was the creative process of this second studio album, Puzzle?
It was a slightly slow process, in which I was not in a hurry. And I didn’t have time to be recording all the time, because I was always on tour of Brazil, following Bill. So it was a process that I thought slowly, very carefully. As I wanted to make a connection with some younger artists who identify with my work, put together some people I also have identification (it’s a two-way indication, right?), For the work I had to literally choose the paths of the album, as if they were pieces of a real puzzle.

He arrives precisely about eight years after his first album, Cabulosa Preta. How was his artwork in this meantime, which had a pandemic crossing the whole world, and how this time culminated in Puzzle?
I did some shows of my black Cabulosa EP, I was a mother (one of the most important things in my life), there was a pandemic that also made everything stop. But it was in the midst of this pandemic that I saw the strength of my voice, my work. In the song “Tramp Style”, the voice that makes duet is mine. See “3” jumping “vagabond style from 2 to 13 million views, in the middle of the pandemic, was very rewarding. There I realized that my voice keeps echoing in people’s minds and lives. These were great events in these eight years of hiatus. Not to mention that we did not stop doing live, songs, new songs, video clips … Tamo there.

I think my favorite track on your album is “Passing Game” with Tasha & Tracie. How was it to collaborate with the twins? Do you remember how you met their work?
I met the girls’ work through my nine -year -old daughter. She likes to listen to music and was listening to a sound from Tasha & Tracie, showed me and I enjoyed a lot. I started listening to other songs from them. I really liked the girls, they are too good. Then, when I found them, both came to talk to me with great respect, saying that I am inspiration and reference to them. And in the world of so much vanity, having two girls who are the face of the periphery, without fear of reverence their references, is something that draws a lot of attention. I am happy for that. And they entered my radar for their behavior. I know their sound, as I said, but their conduct with me was very crucial for them to be in my record, which is a very important thing to me.

Also, just at the opening of “Passing Game” you highlight: “Only heavy beat, boom bap tie me”. I feel that in recent years, whether here or out there, the BAP boom has been widely explored. What do you think of this?
Look, as I am a lover of the boom Bap forever, it has never been new to me. Suddenly it can be a new thing, a astonishment, for those who had been lost in another strand. Because rap has several strands, and this one from the boom Bap always hit my vein. 85% of my recordings are on top of the Bap boom beat. So for me it’s not new. Boom Bap never ceased to exist. Just look for he’s there.

You also talk about being “keeping your legacy and leaving the mind active.” For you, one of the most fundamental rappers in Brazil, what is exactly your legacy? How do you evaluate your trajectory?
I find it very important to leave music for posterity. There are songs that make no impact on time, that impact of the hit, which has an impact on people at first. And there are songs that take a little longer to arrive, they get to people slowly and they will assimilate a little slower. But the good thing is that it has a slightly deeper assimilation and this makes the sound not get out of mind, it does not get out of the heart anytime soon. This is part of my legacy: leaving striking verses and songs that will impact and play people’s lives. Part of this return I see that it is being done, for the results I have been harvested through the streets.

You also worked with DK47 and Iza Sabino, who also signs music production alongside Daniel Shadow. How did this artistic exchange with them roll?
Isa Sabino called me to participate in a recording of her album. Isa is also an admirer of my work, super good people, friendly to hell. I saw that she had a great talent not only to rhyme, but also to compose beats. I didn’t waste time, I asked her to send me a beat kit. And when I heard one of the tracks, I thought “man, this track combines very well with the idea that I have in mind, will close beautiful with another participation”. It was precisely the song “It won’t be fooled”, which also brings the verse of DK.

DK I already worked together in another track, in “Favela Live 4”. We have also done some shows with his band. DK is a longtime friend and partner who greatly brightened this track.

Daniel Shadow produced some records in the past and whose sound pleased me a lot, I was very fond of the productions he made and so he is on the album.

Over the course of Puzzleyou also sing a lot about self -esteem, peripheral life and bring many reflections you make. What types of theme did you want to address on the album?
As I already knew I would have some feats, I already did thinking about not closing the subjects so that the participation had freedom to discuss the subjects. So I brought self -esteem in my affairs, the importance of being ahead of what we want, to be fighter, to go after what we want. These are things that often seem cliché, but we need to reaffirm all the time, otherwise we lose sight of. I think my contribution to music, rap, would be in this sense. I was very happy with the result, because all the guests came in the same vibe as me. So it was a beautiful thing.

With an extensive career in rap, you stood out a lot with Drool And in the songs “Trave Style”, the latest “Poetis in Top 2” and “The tram does not stop”. How do you see the evolution of hip hop culture throughout your career?
Personally, hip hop helped me a lot as a person to have a better view of the world, to see situations with a more critical look. Rap music helped me know Brazil, today I know all Brazil through rap, so I am very grateful to what I am, what I became. Now, as a culture, each one is understanding the hip hop culture in a different way. So, the same effect I had for me, I no longer know if I would have for a child today, because it has changed a lot. Today you need to pan well to find the real hip hop.

How do you intend to explore this Puzzle?
My album is coming along with videos and I hope the crowd comes in a lot on digital platforms and youtube to see and listen. Maybe I prepare a presentation to show these songs personally to the audience, and suddenly with some or all the guests at the same party, I don’t know, I’m still thinking. And that. I’m thinking of making this presentation, but for now I’m here “breaking my head”.

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