RAPTUM - Suffercate (Official Video)

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RAPTUM shares his latest single, ‘Suffercate’, a plea to hear his story of ruthless hustle. This single continues RAPTUM’s streak as one of London’s most exciting new voices to watch.

The production by Epik The Dawn features a sophisticated beat, with layers of mellow guitars, woodwind cries, and a grooving bass that fuses the subtle contour of drill slides with a smoky jazz sound. Above this instrumental, RAPTUM’s graceful grime flow soars, rapping with total conviction behind every word on the track. The message is clear on ‘Suffercate’: ‘I can’t speak what I hold in’, he intones with unshakeable confidence.

The accompanying video rarely dares to leave its subject, too. Directed by Directed By Sau Ali the camera constantly centres RAPTUM across locations such as Watney Market and Poplar’s Carradale House. It captures the dynamic picture of a budding artist who knows exactly what he wants – and how hard he’ll work to get it.

On the making of ‘Suffercate’, RAPTUM states: “Suffercate is knowing you’re in a league of your own, yet having to be tactical and strategic in how you navigate with this knowledge”