Austria, and specifically Vienna, seems to be something like the chosen land for musicians of all persuasions. There’s no other explanation for the fact that such a large percentage of the most interesting pop artists working between the underground and the mainstream today come from the old heart of Europe. Maybe it’s the moldy neighborhood bars, coffee houses, and time-warped quality of this beautiful city that give young artists like Hunney Pimp just the kind of freedom needed by a young person who wants to start doing her own thing. In the case of Hunney Pimp, that means connecting stoner rap with singsang and 1A hooks. At this point there’s not a lot known about Hunney Pimp, but the artistic circles in which she moves already reveal quite a bit: she’s loosely associated with the Salzburg crew Hanuschplatzflow (HPF), which according to experts is the most influential underground rap collective of recent years. Among the members of this band of free hip hop spirits are Young Krillin, Crack Ignaz, and a certain Yung Hurn. Hunney Pimp is supported by HPF, but she does her own thing—she is, after all, a free spirit—and her June show at Torstraßen Festival is her first appearance in Berlin.
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