Released around ten days ago, Lary Kidd’s third album is an exercise in style, designed without the ambition of conveying any particular messages. “Where I am in my life, I no longer know if I have the desire to say something rather than simply using the beats that I am given in order to create a coherent product that is fun to listen to,” says the rapper. Two songs I cut were quite engaging, but this album is too scathing and not serious enough. They are not dead yet. »

“That’s the rap I like. Hammering out the same stuff, but better and better. These are codes I’ve been using for a long time, in which I take refuge,” says Lary Kidd. His references are those of several rappers who have fun with the lexical field of cocaine, the fast and glorious life of gangsters, like several Martin Scorsese films. “I like to say that I’m a happy idiot. I’m a relatively cool guy, but in my music, really less so. I guess I go through a certain malaise there.”

Laurent Fortier is Lary Kidd, who also has his excessive alter ego, Young Man. “It’s based on an old me mixed with everything I consume: art, TV, news and what people tell me,” he explains. I never really allowed myself to take a step back from the character. I use it as a communicator. This is a reflection that I could perhaps have at the end of my career. »

Napoleon’s white horse will be officially presented to the public during two concerts, on June 13 and 14, at the Foufounes Électriques. “We wanted to give a small-scale show, twice 400 people, for proximity to the fans. The room is square, so you see everyone. It’s like a communion,” says Lary Kidd. Friends Loud and Ajust will be present, while Fléau Dicaprio will be the opening act with, among others, Shreez, Obia the Chef and Le Youngin.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Blue Volvo album, Loud Lary Ajust (LLA) is traveling across the province to celebrate with his fans from the early days. After Quebec and the Santa Teresa festival, the trio will be at the La Noce festival in Saguenay on July 4, then in Montreal, Baie-Saint-Paul, Drummondville and Granby. “We are together in life all the time. When there’s a hockey game, a barbecue, anything, we’re together. We are the same three friends on tour. And people are shouting our words! The word is pleasure! »

If Blue Volvo has 10 candles, Gullywood now has 12. The 10th anniversary of the group’s first opus was also highlighted in a beautiful way at the Francos, in 2022. The Quebec rap scene remains small and, for a long time, LLA struck out alone his path. “It’s not that we were closed off, but we didn’t see the point in reaching out to others. That doesn’t mean we hated everyone, Lary explains with a laugh. With age, we broaden our horizons. […] That’s what I talk about in The Ghosts of SOCAN: the pride of having an atypical career path, of evolving on the fringes, of creating your own parallel economy, without the help of commercial radio. »

In February, Loud invited his old friends, as well as Lost, Imposs, Raccoon, Rymz, Souldia and Ya Cetidon to give a show at L’Olympia in Paris. “It was jovial, full camaraderie. We’re all grateful for Simon [Loud’s real name],” says Lary. He took advantage of his presence in the City of Lights to meet the renowned Benjamin Epps in the studio. Productive, they recorded three songs, including What you’re talking about, which completes Napoléon’s White Horse. The rapper from Ahuntsic intends to return there.

Lary Kidd has been collecting collections from his Officiel brand for eight years. “Making clothes goes back as far as the dream of making music. One day, I received a big check and I went for it, recalls the artistic director. We are preparing a pop-up which will take place throughout the Festival. […] The more I evolve in this, the more I like having control over production. I don’t want to be the guy pointing out skits. My girlfriend works with me and we learn together. »