{"id":2606,"date":"2025-04-06T21:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T01:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=2606"},"modified":"2025-07-18T21:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T01:13:35","slug":"nothing-in-the-stomach-has-sports-bag-the-ascension-of-del-garra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/de-rien-dans-lestomac-a-sac-de-sport-lascension-del-garra\/","title":{"rendered":"From Nothing in the Stomach to Sports Bag: The Rise of EL GARRA"},"content":{"rendered":"

With various collaborations, EL GARRA<\/a><\/strong> is making his mark on the Quebec hip-hop scene. A versatile artist, rapper, producer, and director, since 2019 with Nothing in the Stomach<\/em>, <\/strong>he builds a raw universe, anchored in urban realities and daily struggles. His latest clip Sac de Sport<\/em> (2025), entirely self-produced and co-directed with Vlady Foreign <\/strong>and Cloud<\/strong>, embodies this uncompromising artistic vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A raw style, sharp themes<\/strong>
EL GARRA<\/strong> draws its inspiration from an experience marked by the street, as evidenced by titles like Bon App\u00e9tit<\/em> (2022), where he describes frankly the sacrifices and the bellies to be fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His texts, often autobiographical, oscillate between introspection and social protest, addressing racial profiling (" Since I was little, it's been racial profiling.<\/em>, <\/strong>Bon App\u00e9tit<\/em> \u201d) or precariousness (\u201c I'm afraid of running out of time<\/em> ").<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His EP Froid<\/em> (2023) and singles Juste une vie<\/em> (2024) or Sun<\/em> (2024) confirm this thematic consistency, while exploring trap sounds and collaborations with beatmakers like Farfadet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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