The Pop Corporation

You may or may not have heard of Infinite Coles, but you’ll have heard of their dad. Coles is the child of the Wu Tang’s Ghostface Killah, and they’ve dropped new music which address the relationship between the two.

Coles is gay and it seems there’s tension between the two, and mercifully for us music fans, it has resulted in a very infectious track.

Infinite Coles released ‘Dad & I’, and the superb ‘SweetFaceKillah’, but don’t call it a diss track. Coles has said online, emphatically: “NOT A DISS !!! But thank you so much.”

Let’s not make this too much about the fractured relationship, but instead, look at the music, which is great.

Coles said of ‘SweetfaceKillah’, that it is a reclamation of a slur aimed at him. “At some point people were in my DMs calling me all types of names and ‘SweetFace Killah’ was one of them. I was depressed at first, but then I was like, wait — they kinda ate that. So now that’s my album name.”

“It’s like the haters created an alter ego I never knew I needed. ‘SweetFace Killah’ is so strong and powerful and it’s just me poppin’ my shit.”

Press play on this the first chance you get.

Over the track’s thumping, throwback refrain, a childlike voice taunts: “B***y boy Sweetface killah’ / Nasty on the beat bang bang go gorilla.”

SweetFaceKillah is also the name of the musician’s upcoming debut album, due out in December. Speaking to Vibe recently, he explained that he is reclaiming the term, which was used against him as a homophobic slur.

“At some point people were in my DMs calling me all types of names and ‘SweetFaceKillah’ was one of them… I was depressed at first, but then I was like, wait — they kinda ate that. So now that’s my album name,” he explained.

During his conversation with Vibe, the rapper said that he wanted to use the two songs to tell his “side of the story” and share how he feels “about the whole situation”.

“It’s very positive and about nothing but love. I have no hate towards my father at all,” he said.

“I love my father, I just wish we could connect and understand one another and respect each other. I haven’t seen my father in over 10 years. I always wonder if he’s okay. I wonder if we will be able to mend or have a conversation before one of our time is up. I just always wonder. So this song is just me pouring out the last bit fight I have in me for him to reach out.”