It was April 2026 when Willylancien’s fully AI-generated “magique,” which set a rap to a sugary Afrobeats melody, began to go viral on social media. By the middle of May, the track, which seemed to unapologetically embrace the use of AI in both lyrics and melody, had surprisingly topped the French charts. Even then, however, Willylancien’s identity was a mystery. For the millions watching the videos online, the human face of the project remained hidden by a mask. Fans speculated that French hip-hop legend Booba may be involved after he gave glowing praise to Willylancien’s writing, which, despite the AI and anonymity, taps into deeply personal emotions. demain c’est vide (“tomorrow is empty”) is about the mornings when you wake up and the future feels like a bare room—no furniture, no light, no promises. The five tracks on the EP deal in this pain, the everyday life that slowly eats away at us. Human feelings of emptiness and futility have been turned into simmering rap that’s sharp, but never cold.