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The first in a three-part EP series that will lead up to their second album, "Elephant in the room", scheduled for release in 2024, "cigarro" is inspired by the seedworms found in cigarettes. The EP is a collection of hyperpop, house, and other genre-crossing tracks that represent the primal roots of qwert's career. The members are bilingual rappers, and their use of different languages in the name of "expression" is a breath of fresh air in the Japanese hip-hop scene. The philosophical concept of each song is sublimated into qwert's style, and each song shows a different face.
qwert qwert is a Tokyo-based bilingual rapper duo consisting of ksr:3 who have trained in Europe and Ryo from Detroit, U.S. qwert was founded in 2020 as a Tokyo-based artist duo by then-DJ ksr:3 (Kisari) and rapper Ryo. The duo is self-produced and independent, with ksr:3 directing, producing, making tracks, and engineering, and Ryo doing the lyrics and vocals. Their spoor released in 2021 won the CHILL OUT Award in the CCA 2022 music category sponsored by CHILL OUT and Tune Core Japan, and they have been gaining attention both in Japan and abroad since their early days. Many songs from their first and second EPs have been featured on Spotify's official playlists, such as +81 connect and Monday spin. qwert has been actively working with overseas artists and crossing borders, and will continue to bring a new view of the world through their music.
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