Bedoes

“I’m an idol to many, but to myself, I’m trash,” is one of the few lines off of Rewolucja romantyczna that’s fit to be quoted in print, but it’s also an apt introduction to the thoroughly contradictory world of Borys Przybylski. The Bydgoszcz-based rapper combines street grime with lofty verses, laughing through tears and dousing his rage with lyricism. “All I can tell you is, keep fighting. You can have it all, and I’m an example.” And that’s true: at 24, Bedoes is one of the most popular rappers in Poland, as evidenced by his one diamond record, two platinum records, and one gold record.