Mc Leu
Devouring passions and a real desire to mix them to sublimate their diversity. It’s the nice bet that Mc Leu - this dazzling beat boxer - has launched with Kick Eat - new episode on 11/10 - this new show combining musicality and cuisine. A project conceived on the international scale: as well as the DNA of beat boxing, Mc Leu hasn't neglected his efforts to give life to this project that he had already begun to implement more than two years ago. Between ambition, sincerity, and passion, the artist - who had to wear different hats with his team to bring this series to life - takes a look behind the scenes of Kick Eat and its evolution. Happy tasting! Can you tell me about your journey? I come from the Parisian Rap scene. I discovered the beat box, and its entire community, about 3 years ago. It immediately captivated me to see so many artists from different backgrounds all joining together. Meeting a lot of artists, around the world of the beat box, whether it’s rappers, singers, dancers or whatever, is what made me want to create the Kick Eat project. This is a project that I’d had in mind for a while, and all these connections really allowed me to do it. How would you summarize the Kick Eat project? To put it simply, Kick Eat brings together my three passions, which are: Rap, the beat box and cooking. Everything about the “cuisine” I’ve been in love with since I was a kid. Rap happened 10 years ago, and like I said, I’ve been interested in the beat box for 3 years. All these things are what gives my life meaning. Since I’ve always found myself rapping about the theme of cooking, it was the people around me who made me realize that I use a lot of culinary rhymes, and I thought, “Maybe there’s something to do with this.” That was when I started bringing this project to life, and that I realized it was talking to a lot of people. As Cheeko says in Episode 4: “Rap and food mix my two passions, how can I resist?” There’s a bunch of rappers who gave me nice feedback, so I’m glad to see that. How’s the Kick Eat sequel coming along? Already, the series is the basic concept. Then, with my team, we thought of all kinds of different projects, like the live one. We want to share live what we experience during filming. Giving the cooking part an essential place during a live performance is something we would like to try. Mixing Hip-Hop and street food is also one of our projects. We have a lot of projects in mind, but unfortunately there are some that we have had to put on hold for the moment, because of COVID-19. But their realization is not far away... So, there's a nice evolution in your vision... Yes, absolutely there is. For now, we're broadcasting the season one independently, and for season 2, we'd like to try to sell it, or see it broadcast on a traditional TV channel, or an internet medium. The goal is really to see the project grow and continue to exist. I hope to set up on-stage guests; all more talented than each other, and taste completely crazy culinary mixtures with each episode.
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