SSION, Cakes Da Killa

SSION (pronounced shun) is Cody Critcheloe. SSION is Critcheloe’s project alone and is ever evolving but through his music, art and performance he emphasizes that the world of SSION is an inclusionary one. Critcheloe, the frontman-child, considers SSION to be more of a brand for his idea(L)s than anything else. SSION isn't from anywhere and it doesn't belong to any scene and it's not really that gay considering that in 10 years everyone will be gay. It's just a really interesting* mold slowly growing all over the world, sort of like the grateful dead but more body conscience. SSION is always active but never consistant; they’ve been releasing records whenever they want for the last 10 years. 2012’s release “Bent” garnered huge amounts of attention from the likes of the New York Times, Dazed & Confused, V magazine, Huffington Post, The Fader and VICE and was accompanied by critically acclaimed music videos for “My Love Grows In The Dark”, “Earthquake”, “Luvvbazaar” and “High” – all produced and directed by Critcheloe. He’s also directed videos for other artists including The Gossip, Peaches and Santigold,

SSION’s live shows are legendary, they’ve previously toured with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Gossip and played their first headlining sold out tour in Europe last year.


Recording artist and raunchy rapper Cakes Da Killa is a 23-year-old with three critically-acclaimed mixtapes to his name. His latest release Hunger Pangs solidified him as "one of hip hop's most exciting voices," according to The Needle Drop and a ferocious rapper who "sounds like he will absolutely slap your face off" in the words of Stereogum. No small feat, as this intensity has also garnered him praise from the likes of Vice, MTV and The Fader. Cakes Da Killa's unique sound is a mix of various musical influences, cinema and underground experiences. Praised for both his lyrical content and flow, which has earned him comparisons to Lil Kim and Foxy Brown, Cakes now has over 7,000 Soundcloud followers and over 8000 Facebook fans, as well as an international following that's brought him to places around Europe, Canada and Australia, all the while shattering the preconceived notions of what it takes to be a respected lyricist. (Rightly) bragging that he can, "spit that shit to make a homophobe a hypocrite," he continues to prove the statement true with each new release he drops.