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SXMPRA
SXMPRA performing in 2023.
Background information
Birth name	Kalem Leo Tarrant
Also known as	SXMPRA
Born	(2000-02-08) February 8, 2000 (age 24) Hamilton, New Zealand
Origin	Wellington, New Zealand
Genres	Hip hop, phonk, Memphis rap, experimental hip hop
Occupations	rapper record producer songwriter
Years active	2018–present
Labels	10K Projects

Kalem Leo Tarrant (born February 8, 2000), known professionally as SXMPRA, is a songwriter, rapper and musician from Wellington, New Zealand.

Early life

Kalem Tarrant was born on February 8, 2000 in Hamilton, New Zealand.. Tarrant's childhood was spent constantly moving between small-town New Zealand cities and Australia. Growing up, Tarrant was raised on rock and metal passed down from his parents, as well as his own discovery of Eminem in his early years, before finding then-underground rappers including Odd Future and Denzel Curry in his teens, before working his way backwards to pivotal 90's acts such as Three 6 Mafia.

Career

Beginning his journey on SoundCloud, SXMPRA began making music in 2018 using an X-Box headset to record songs onto free audio recording software Audacity via a Macbook he financed on a payment plan. Starting out sourcing production via YouTube “type beats”, he describes his early music at the time as “an extension of the artists that I was listening to who weren't releasing enough music”.

After releasing a consistent series of singles since 2018, in 2021 SXMPRA released his biggest track to date, ‘COWBELL WARRIOR!’, which saw US rapper, Ski Mask The Slump God contribute to the official remix in 2023. Since signing with US label 10K Projects, Tarrant has also released collaborations with the likes of Juicy J, 1nonly, Terror Reid, Pouya and Jasiah.

In 2023, SXMPRA embarked on tours of the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand including headline tours, a co-headline tour with fellow New Zealand artist, lilbubblegum, a tour supporting US artist, HAARPER as well as festival appearances in the United States and New Zealand.

Tarrant's stage name, SXMPRA, references the Harry Potter spell "sectumsempra", "sectum" being a Latin verb translating as "severed”, while "sempra" is derived from the Latin word "semper," which means "continuously”.

Musical style

Tarrant counts artists including XXXtentacion, $UICIDEBOY$, Ghostemane and Pouya as integral acts who have shaped the sound he's been refining since 2018; intertwining the energetic expression of both his respective backgrounds in rap and rock to create a crossover of sinister trap metal, gritty horrorcore, and distorted phonk music.

Discography

Extended Plays

Singles

As Featured Artist

References

1. ^ Downs, Sarah (13 November 2023). "NZ Streaming Phenom SXMPRA Drops High-Octane Anthem 'BANDS!'". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
2. ^ "Sxmpra: Coming From the Underground". www.sniffers.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
3. Chris Schulz (May 29, 2023). "The Grammy-partying, Spotify-crushing NZ rappers you've probably never heard of". Stuff. www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
4. Vigil, Dom (8 December 2022). "SXMPRA Shares New Track, "LOCKJAW!"". preludepress.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
5. SXMPRA (2023-05-25). SXMPRA - COWBELL WARRIORS! feat. Ski Mask the Slump God (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-05-17 – via YouTube.
6. SXMPRA (2023-12-08). SXMPRA - BUSINESS MAN (feat. Juicy J). Retrieved 2024-05-17 – via YouTube.
7. 1nonly (2022-11-14). 1nonly & SXMPRA - Step Back! (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-05-17 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. TERROR REID (2023-07-20). Terror Reid & Pouya - Midnight Sun ft. SXMPRA. Retrieved 2024-05-17 – via YouTube.
9. JASIAH (2024-02-09). Jasiah, SXMPRA - FULL EFFECT (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-05-17 – via YouTube.
10. "SXMPRA & Lil Bubblegum's Debut Aussie Tour Kicks Off This Week". pilerats.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
11. "SXMPRA". trinitymusic.de. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

• Phonk musicians
• 2000 births
• 10K Projects artists
• Living people
• 21st-century New Zealand male musicians
• New Zealand male rappers
• Musicians from Wellington
• People from Hamilton, New Zealand