A Day in CR0 with Rome + Floetic: The Rap Torchbearers of Croydon’s Underground 📁
Dubstep. Boxpark. Channel 4’s Peep Show. Croydon is home to as many cultural landmarks as it houses stars who’ve left their mark on Britain and beyond. Now, it’s
@floeticcc and
@rome.pdf ’s turn.
Earlier this summer, Culture Crypt founder
@niallcsmith and acclaimed photographer and documentarian
@ptrckjsr were taken on a brief whistle-stop tour of Croydon’s jagged skyline, where Rome and Floetic discussed their new four-track collaborative EP, blaccboibrit.
East Croydon is wild elegance to many. Step outside the pearly-white station, and your eye meets a discordant, greying dystopia, with bursts of colour flowering from independent stores, community pop-ups, and food spots—each elbowed aside by hollow high-rises and milquetoast high-street chains.
The duo embody Croydon’s contradictions: pressure-cooker chaos and social contradictions. Rome, raised in a Jamaican household where his father ran a sound system, carries a history steeped in lover’s rock and hip-hop. Floetic, of Ghanaian and Jamaican descent, has been writing lyrics since childhood. He sharpened his craft during lockdown solitude and was influenced by his mum’s artistry.
As Rome says: “Croydon connects like a Wi-Fi code. People say it’s far [away], but it is London. Your back’s against the wall, so you wanna show what Croydon really looks like [...] We’ve got superstars like RAYE and Stormzy to underground stars like Feng. The borough is bursting with talent.”
The chemistry between Rome and Floetic is clear in every bar, from 1AM brainstorms to stage-ready execution. As Floetic describes it: “Rome comes up with the big ideas, and I’m skilled at figuring out how we can bring them to life.”
Join us as we hop into Rome’s car to visit local landmarks like the Croydon IKEA (better than XOYO if you ask our duo), their local barbershop and the abandoned concrete slab that used to be the Home Office building and more.
Head over to our website for the full interview 🗞️
📸
@ptrckjsr
✍🏾
@niallcsmith 
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![A Day in CR0 with Rome + Floetic: The Rap Torchbearers of Croydon’s Underground Dubstep. Boxpark. Channel 4’s Peep Show. Croydon is home to as many cultural landmarks as it houses stars who’ve left their mark on Britain and beyond. Now, it’s @floeticcc and @rome.pdf’s turn.Earlier this summer, Culture Crypt founder @niallcsmith and acclaimed photographer and documentarian @ptrckjsr were taken on a brief whistle-stop tour of Croydon’s jagged skyline, where Rome and Floetic discussed their new four-track collaborative EP, blaccboibrit.East Croydon is wild elegance to many. Step outside the pearly-white station, and your eye meets a discordant, greying dystopia, with bursts of colour flowering from independent stores, community pop-ups, and food spots—each elbowed aside by hollow high-rises and milquetoast high-street chains.The duo embody Croydon’s contradictions: pressure-cooker chaos and social contradictions. Rome, raised in a Jamaican household where his father ran a sound system, carries a history steeped in lover’s rock and hip-hop. Floetic, of Ghanaian and Jamaican descent, has been writing lyrics since childhood. He sharpened his craft during lockdown solitude and was influenced by his mum’s artistry.As Rome says: “Croydon connects like a Wi-Fi code. People say it’s far [away], but it is London. Your back’s against the wall, so you wanna show what Croydon really looks like [...] We’ve got superstars like RAYE and Stormzy to underground stars like Feng. The borough is bursting with talent.”The chemistry between Rome and Floetic is clear in every bar, from 1AM brainstorms to stage-ready execution. As Floetic describes it: “Rome comes up with the big ideas, and I’m skilled at figuring out how we can bring them to life.”Join us as we hop into Rome’s car to visit local landmarks like the Croydon IKEA (better than XOYO if you ask our duo), their local barbershop and the abandoned concrete slab that used to be the Home Office building and more.Head over to our website for the full interview ️ @ptrckjsr @niallcsmith](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6721316414292749301161_0_ca74e68628a4c23806d5f6b941f9749b.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1waGwyLTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS81NDQxMDY3MjZfMTgyMTYyMjIyODAzMDc1NDhfMjcyODI1NTE4NzQxNDA3MTk3NV9uLmpwZz9zdHA9YzI0My4wLjk1NC45NTRhX2RzdC1qcGdfZTE1X3M2NDB4NjQwX3R0NiZfbmNfaHQ9c2NvbnRlbnQtcGhsMi0xLmNkbmluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20mX25jX2NhdD0xMDQmX25jX29jPVE2Y1oyZ0V0S1ZHejFFOUNnSHlCVnlMOEp0dGNXTGlvMXRNUWUxOTBCZ0M1em9KQUpoYWI1TkV4VEp2YlBWa1VXQmdzUjZZUkdtM0JxZVlTM0FmVUNVUmhFRWJoJl9uY19vaGM9eENYTkw2TkpabjhRN2tOdndISGlKck0mX25jX2dpZD1Ka1lYSnVVeUs0OEtBaTdaTjcwVHN3JmVkbT1BUFU4OUZBQkFBQUEmY2NiPTctNSZvaD0wMF9BZjdBLURWc0trMDR3OVNfRjdHeGdhWWoyTjJGWXJWR1dkdHJ0SFlhZUd4ekd3Jm9lPTZBMEVBNkZDJl9uY19zaWQ9YmMwYzJj&h=928d7364a001805f98f57df19bf27a88)
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