Love Yi Essentials

On the one hand, Love Yi is a textbook trap star: juddering synth bass and rat-a-tat rhythms underpin heavily autotuned vocals evoking hard street living. On the other hand, Love Yi is doing things differently and standing out from the crowd as a result. He’s also collaborated with numerous peers, including Recycled J on “De Ti Me Olvido”, which lays a softly melancholic ’80s sheen over the hyper-contemporary trap production, and artists such as Camin and Kabasaki. Throw in nods towards reggaeton and leftfield electronic music, and Love Yi emerges as a unique musician who clearly delights in breaking the mould.