User:KitFistoBros/Lil Darkie

Joshua Jagan Hamilton (born October 6, 1998 in Los Angeles ), known professionally as Lil Darkie, or Brahman ,is an American rapper, musician, artist, songwriter, and record producer from Long Beach, California. He is a member of Gunk Rock, The Faggets, and Spider Gang. The music genres he plays vary with each track he releases, from country to R&B. However, most music released by him is trap metal. Hamilton personifies himself with an animated character named Lil Darkie; the character was created and drawn by himself.

Early Life
Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, California, growing up in Elk Grove. He started rapping under the pseudonym Brahman in 2016. This name was a reference to the Hindu term of the same name meaning absolute, supreme, impersonal, possessing the feature of eternity.

Career
His first single released under the new pseudonym "Lil Darkie" was called "No Hands" and was released on April 4, 2018. Then, among others, the songs "Holocaust", "Jack Daniels", and "Genocide" were released, which mainly brought him fame at that time. However, his song "HAHA" from 2019 went viral on TikTok and made him more popular. On April 20, 2019, he released the album Swamp Drained. In 2020, the songs "drink my piss nasty slut yeah yeah" and "Rap music" appeared along with an accompanying music video. All singles were from This Does Not Exist album, album and songs gained millions of views on streaming servicesand YouTube  . On May 19, he released the album YIN, and on December 25, the album SWAMP  was released. On October 6, 2020, on the occasion of his 22nd birthday, he released a music video for his song "BATSHIT" on his YouTube channel  .

Artistry
To a much lesser extent, Hamilton is known for his artwork that he draws himself, drawings or animation appear in his music videos and album and singles covers. His works are cartoonish, contain controversial images, and allusions to drugs, poverty, violence, racism, and other taboos.

Controversy
In 2019, he released the single "Holocaust" which became his first major success and allowed him to break through, however the song caused a lot of controversy and was removed from streaming platforms due to the album artwork and references to genocide and holocaust. After that, his Instagram account was banned in the summer of 2019. After blocking the account, he created a new one on December 24, 2019 and published a post where he thanked the fans for supporting him on YouTube. On the same day he released the music video for the song "Genocide (Pt. 4)", the song and the video also aroused controversy. The video itself has been watched over 45 million times by November 8th, 2022. "Holocaust" later returned to streaming media. His songs touch upon themes: racism, violence, murder, sex, war and depression, and other controversial taboos.

Albums

 * Kill Yourself [2018]
 * Swamp Drained [2019]
 * This Does Not Exist [2020]
 * YIN [2020]
 * SWAMP [2020]

Mixtapes

 * Super Dark VR [2019]
 * Swamp Drained [2019]
 * Lost Songs [2022]

EP

 * Shoot People You Don't Like [2018]
 * Drain the Swamp [2018]
 * Scooby Doo Death Shit [2019]
 * Take This Mushroom [2019]
 * We Are Behind an Object [2020]
 * Psychedelic Techno Death [2021]
 * boros [2021]
 * The Small Dark One [2022]