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What can we say about this talented rapper who likes to juggle with ambivalence and opposites? Since his beginnings when he used to post his freestyles on Instagram, the 20-year-old rapper has been able to stand out from the rest with his intimate lyrics and projects thought out in the smallest details. This rapper, whose new project standed out as an anthem to duality, talks to A Rap & A Cup Of Tea about this double-faced persona that he puts forward. Everything seems to have a double meaning in his art: the meaning of the word Palindrome - the title of his last EP - the meaning of his blaze Joysad, and even the intro and outro of this project which allow a double reading. In spite of this desire to multiply things, the rapper originating from Périgueux makes a decision of honor to stay to himself and he lets us know it by reveiling his thoughts. A few years ago, we discovered you with your freestyles for 1Minutes2Rap on social networks. Today, what does this platform represent to you in your career? It represents the beginning, you see ? It's what allowed me to create my community, the one with which I started to develop something serious. Why did you choose Joysad as your nickname? I was 11 years old at the time and I had to find a blaze... I don't know, I thought Joysad was pretty cool. (laughs) When you first started on 1Minute2Rap, did you imagine that you would end up signing with a big record label such as Because Music? I didn't think about it but I never thought it was impossible. I never said to myself "Oh I don't have any connections, it's going to be too hard". As Orelsan said, "Saying "I don't have any gear or any connection" is a victim thing". In 2020 you release your first EP Fernandez where we discover a determined and selfconfident Joysad with many punchlines. A few months later, you release your second EP Palindrome where we discover another side of you. You open up completely: your background, your difficult moments, your family problems as we can see in your track "Ciel Et Terre". Why such a choice? I really felt that I was more comfortable in this style. Lately, I felt that the public was more receptive to this kind of lyrics: more "raw" it's true but also real.
