Jimothy

Jimothy
Jimothy
Birth name	Timothy Gonzales
Also known as	Jimothy Lacoste
Born	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Hip hop; bedroom pop;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2016–present

Timothy Gonzales,[1][2] previously known as Jimothy Lacoste and subsequently by his stage name, Jimothy, is a British rapper and musician from Camden, North London,[3] associated with the bedroom pop and DIY genres.[3][2]

Career

Lacoste started posting music online in 2016,[1] but his breakthrough track was "Getting Busy", released on YouTube on 28 July 2017.[1][2] Since then, he has had a series of viral hits,[2] and received considerable media attention in London and from music websites.[1] Lacoste started performing live in 2018, including festivals such as Field Day, where he received positive reviews from The Guardian, which described him as "North London's viral wonderkid".[4]

In early 2019 Jimothy completed his second UK tour, where he performed alongside fellow London rapper VBackin20017. In 2019, he played at festivals including Cambridge's Strawberries and Creem and Glastonbury, where The Telegraph referred to him as a "viral Internet enigma".[5] He has recently worked with brands such as Adidas and Vogue.

Music

Lacoste's music consists of deadpan vocals laid over lo-fi midi beats.[1] His lyrics reflect an optimistic worldview and usually relate to inane everyday scenarios.[1] A review in The Guardian characterised his music as "absurd iPad pop".[4] The success of his tracks online has been credited to the low-budget humorous videos that accompany them,[1] which invariably feature Lacoste dancing alone or in idiosyncratic situations, and frequent visual references to public transport.[1] His catchphrase, first mentioned in "Getting Busy", is "Life is getting quite exciting".[1]

Personal life

Lacoste has stated in interviews that he has dyscalculia and said that he attended a school for children with special educational needs, which he has credited with giving him confidence and allowing him to follow his interest in music.[3]

gollark: ... being... sane?

gollark: Yes.

gollark: If your language *needs* a dedicated editor it's probably too complex and verbose.

gollark: If your language can't at least be edited fairly okayishly with just a regular text editor, it is evidently too bees.

gollark: Rule by lack of aardvarks.

References

Reed, Davy. "Meet Jimothy Lacoste, the north London rapper making life Quite Exciting". Red Bull Music. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Bulut, Selim (23 March 2018). "North London viral musician Jimothy Lacoste is a true original". Dazed Digital. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Beale, Steve (20 April 2017). "Crocodile Rock". Boy's Own. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Ravens, Chal (3 June 2018). "Field Day review – shifting sounds tighten up London's festival scene". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Halls, Eleanor (2019-06-29). "Jimothy Lacoste: how a viral internet enigma became a Glastonbury star". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-03.

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[reed-1] Reed, Davy. "Meet Jimothy Lacoste, the north London rapper making life Quite Exciting". Red Bull Music. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[bulut-2] Bulut, Selim (23 March 2018). "North London viral musician Jimothy Lacoste is a true original". Dazed Digital. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[beale-3] Beale, Steve (20 April 2017). "Crocodile Rock". Boy's Own. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[ravens-4] Ravens, Chal (3 June 2018). "Field Day review – shifting sounds tighten up London's festival scene". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[5] Halls, Eleanor (2019-06-29). "Jimothy Lacoste: how a viral internet enigma became a Glastonbury star". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-03.