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Rapper Theophilus London (shown at the House of Blues in September) has also appeared in ads for Nike and Gucci. (MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF) |
Music Review
Theophilus London becoming a brand name
Theophilus London isn’t just an MC and singer at the revitalized crossroads of rap, pop and electronica, where there’s more exchange going on now than anytime since the 1980s. He’s also an emerging style icon-dapper, understated flash-who modeled covers for his mixtapes after classic album jackets and graces advertising billboards for brands like Nike, Gucci, or, recently, Bushmills whiskey. Siddhartha Mitter catches up with the rising rapper.
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