Timothy Gonzales,
previously known as Jimothy Lacoste and subsequently by his stage name, Jimothy, is a British rapper and musician from
Camden
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People
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* Camden Joy (born 1964), American writer
* Camden Toy (born 1957), American actor
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* Camden, New South Wales
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,
North London,
associated with the
bedroom pop and
DIY genres.
Career
Lacoste started posting music online in 2016,
but his breakthrough track was "Getting Busy", released on
YouTube on 28 July 2017.
Since then, he has had a series of viral hits,
and received considerable media attention in London and from music websites.
Lacoste started performing live in 2018, including festivals such as
Field Day
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, where he received positive reviews from ''
The Guardian'', which described him as "North London's viral wonderkid".
In early 2019 Jimothy completed his second UK tour, where he performed alongside fellow London rapper ''V7Backin2007''. In 2019, he played at festivals including
Cambridge's Strawberries and Creem and
Glastonbury, where ''The Telegraph'' referred to him as a "viral Internet enigma". He has recently worked with brands such as
Adidas
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and
Vogue.
Music
Lacoste's music consists of deadpan vocals laid over lo-fi midi beats.
His lyrics reflect an optimistic worldview and usually relate to inane everyday scenarios.
A review in ''The Guardian'' characterised his music as "absurd iPad pop".
''The New York Times'' highlighted the origins of his music and aesthetic in his "lifelong fluency in digital culture".
The success of his tracks online has been credited to the low-budget humorous videos that accompany them,
which invariably feature Lacoste dancing alone or in idiosyncratic situations, and frequent visual references to public transport.
His catchphrase, first mentioned in "Getting Busy", is "Life is getting quite exciting".
Personal life
Lacoste has stated in interviews that he has
dyscalculia and said that he attended a school for children with
special educational needs
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, which he has credited with giving him confidence and allowing him to follow his interest in music.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Rappers from London
People from the London Borough of Camden
Music YouTubers
Viral videos