About a 17 year old who broke through the Polish trap mainstream

Right now, more than ever, music has become a hobby for a great deal of teenagers. Whether we discuss piano lessons, singing lessons, flute, or violin, music classes are the most popular after-school activity to date. Regardless of the popularity of such lessons, a very small part of teenagers decides to pursue a career in music. Still, there are now, more than ever, self-taught musicians who are active mostly on the internet. One such artist is a self-taught producer, wxrrior, who I will introduce to you today.

Wxrrior, whose name is actually Szymon Wilk, is a 17-year-old producer from Białystok, Poland. He’s always been interested in music, mostly from the age of 13, when he started to learn the production of rap beats on the app FL Studio, initially just for his own sake of learning something new and developing his understanding of music. At that time he achieved some success, mostly by cooperating with Polish underground scene personalities, like Ozzy Baby or White Widow. He then started to collaborate with bigger artists like GM2L, but his big success would prove to come from somewhere entirely different.

When in 2021 news came out that Fivio Foreign, a prominent New York rapper and Brooklyn drill producer would release his debut studio album, the global rap scene started excitedly anticipating the premiere of the mixtape. After all, Fivio was an artist with an extensive record: collaborations with Drake, Lil Tjay, or even Kanye West and Playboy Carti on Kanye’s "Donda". Along with the excitement that came with the release, it also turned out that the record would present an incredible opportunity for wxrrior.

Once the time for the release finally came, the Polish rap scene was shocked to find out how much influence Polish producers had on the final look of the album. Franklin (another young Polish producer featured on the album) collaborated with top American artists like Kanye West, Mike Dean, Beyonce, or The Chainsmokers on the tracks present on the record. This release was a groundbreaking moment for wxrrior, who from that moment gained much more popularity in the Polish mainstream.

Starting from the release, wxrrior began to be contacted by prominent figures in the mainstream rap scene. While he can’t mention all of the collaborations, he joined (currently most popular) Polish rapper Mata on his tour around Poland, as well as the SBM Festival (the largest rap festival in Poland) during the summer. Right now, wxrrior is at the dawn of his career, and only the future will show what it holds for this very promising producer.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFqaWtmvSeU