The day before his much-anticipated debut album Famous Last Words entered the UK chart at an impressive number 7 last month, London-based rapper Casisdead played a sold-out gig at KOKO in Camden. Being a fan of his work, I decided to snag a last-minute ticket and headed down to the show. Taking up residency at the very back of the 1500-capacity room’s floor, something soon struck me as the show went on: the mosh pits were absolutely mad.
Pints were thrown, circles opened up, crowd surfers and stage divers continually popped up on stage alongside Cas and his DJ. If you’d have taken a silent video of the show, you’d probably have imagined I was at a Biohazard or Napalm Death concert, but no: this all played out to the sound of 80s synths, hip hop beats and Cas’ consistently superb flow.
