Myss Keta

Myss Keta, also known as M¥SS KETA, is a pseudonymous Italian rapper. Described as an "icon of anti-establishment and queer culture in Italy" by Billboard magazine,^[1] her musical style has been cited as mixing electronic music with punk rock, and her cited influences include the sub-genre fidget house.^[2]

Myss Keta
Myss Keta at Cassero di Bologna in 2019
Background information
Also known as	Myss Keta
Origin	Italy
Genres	Electronic Trap
Labels	Universal
Website	myssketa.club

Biography

The Myss Keta pseudonym birthed in August 2013 from Motel Forlanini, an underground music collective project in Forlanini Park [it].^[3][4] This project included producer Stefano Riva, director Simone Rovellini and graphic designer Dario Pigato. Their first single "Milano sushi & coca" was released October of that year, receiving widespread media coverage, along with criticism of the music video's provocative content.^[5][6]

In 2014, Myss Keta released "Illusione distratta". In 2015, her music video "Burqa di Gucci" was released, where she wears a veil covering her face from the nose up alongside a pair of sunglasses.^[5] This became part of her public appearance throughout the rest of her career.^[7][8][9]

In 2016, she published the mixtape L'angelo dall'occhiale da sera, which sampled music from the 1960s and 70s.^[10] On June 23, 2017, she published the EP Carpaccio ghiacciato and "Xananas".^[11]

On April 20, 2018, her debut album Una vita in Capslock was released by Universal Music Group.^[12] On March 29, 2019, she released her second album Paprika which featured various Italian musical artists including Dark Polo Gang, Elodie, Gabry Ponte, and Mahmood.^[7]

Myss Keta co-hosted the program L'altro Festival, a talk show about 2020 Sanremo Music Festival, alongside Nicola Savino.^[13][14]

In 2021, she won the second season of the Italian version of Celebrity Hunted with Elodie.^[15]

References

1. "10 Italian Rappers You Must Know". Billboard. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
2. "M¥ss Keta - PAPRIKA - la recensione". Rockol. 2 April 2019.
3. "Motel Forlanini". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. "M¥SS KETA". Flaunt. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
5. Giacomo Stefanini e Federico Sardo (29 May 2018). "Tutta la verità su MYSS KETA". Vice News. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
6. "Milano sushi & coca: la canzone (triste) sulla movida milanese". Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
7. "Myss Keta, chi è la rapper che nasconde la faccia". 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
8. "Il femminismo provocatorio di Myss Keta". Le Rane. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
9. Horowitz, Jason (2021-05-18). "For Italy's Masked Rap Diva, an Era of Face Coverings Poses a Dilemma". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
10. "M¥SS KETA: L'ANGELO DALL'OCCHIALE DA SERA". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
11. "Ascolta in anteprima CARPACCIO GHIACCIATO, il nuovo EP di MYSS KETA". Dance Like Shaquille O'Neal. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
12. Claudia Casiraghi (18 April 2018). "Myss Keta: "Sono trash, volgare e parlo di droga. E allora?"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
13. "Sanremo 2020, c'è anche Myss Keta". 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
14. "Festival di Sanremo 2020, ci sarà anche Myss Keta". 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
15. Mario Manca, DI (2021-06-18). "Celebrity Hunted 2, Elodie e Myss Keta: "Il nostro istinto predatore"". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-17.