Potter Payper Essentials

Potter Payper’s candid rhymes deliver the harsh and unfiltered truth, detailing the build-up of time spent on the margins of society. Cutting an unassuming, spectacled figure—in keeping with his namesake—the east Londoner quickly garnered a cult-following from sharp displays of rap wizardry. Over a somber, Graduation-era Kanye loop, “Purple Rain” remains a foundational step to understanding the rapper of Irish-Algerian heritage. Continuing to serve doses of reality as default measure, singles “TBH” and “Mia” retain Potter’s lyrical weight—and if the pain-soaked bars of “Never Left” are anything to go by, he’s even more intent on making up for lost time.