LA-based Florida transplant Darrell Simms — raised by a Jamaican mother and Danish stepfather — moved with his family to the southern part of Sweden when he was 10. It was during this time that he discovered music through his mother’s CD collection; Michael Jackson’s History/Past/Present album gave him his first taste of music and led him to discover an eclectic range of genres that sparked his creative mind.
Poetry was his first creative outlet, which quickly led to writing hip-hop lyrics. His debut mixtape, The First Blink showcased the full range of musical styles Darrell is fluent in and was inspired by, including acoustic, and indie pop, cleverly mashed into hip-hop.
Fast-forward, Darrell’s latest EP, Wilcox Ave, is his second official project — and a worthy follow-up to 2015’s BoiTroy EP, which he recorded under the moniker BoiTroy. The first single, “Element” was given high-energy video treatment, directed by directed by @ralph_lucchese and @sirbjjensen. Check the visual and EP out, below.
