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St47ic

Emoni Payne, known professionally as St47ic, is an American rapper and record producer who pioneered the Internet microgenres 2k13 Hood EDM and jerk.

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St47ic
Born
Emoni Payne

(2005-03-04) March 4, 2005
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • record producer
Years active2019–present
Member of
Formerly ofJewelxxet

Emoni Payne (born March 4, 2005), known professionally as St47ic (stylised in lowercase), is an American rapper and record producer who pioneered the Internet microgenres 2k13 Hood EDM and jerk.

He formed the collective WitchGang and is a member of rapper Xaviersobased's group 1c34. Payne has been described by Pitchfork as an "enigmatic artist".

Early life

Emoni Payne was born on March 4, 2005 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.1

Career

Payne coined the microgenre 2k13 Hood EDM.213 He was previously a part of the now defunct Jewelxxet collective formed by rapper Luci4.345 In 2021, he released the single "Witches and Angels" produced by New York rapper Xaviersobased.2 Writing for Pitchfork, music journalist Alphonse Pierre stated it was "The must-hear rap song of the day", describing Payne as an "enigmatic artist" and adding that the song sounded as if it "was made to soundtrack a fan made AMV (probably one with demons and lots of blood)".2 Pierre compared the song to the work of Goth Money Records.2

In October 2024, British artist Mark Leckey and music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds played Payne's song "*Wgokys* Genre Killer" on NTS Radio.6 Press-Reynolds ranked the song at number 1 on his list of "The top 15 songs of 2024", stating "St47ic should be one of the most celebrated of this generation, but I selfishly hope he stays underground so he'll keep dropping hellspawn bass and writing titles so long they're like evil haikus."7

Payne formed the collective WitchGang, described by British magazine I-D as an "anarchic collective" which featured rappers such as P6nk.81 In 2023, rapper Zuro brought Nettspend to a WitchGang Discord server early in his career.8

References

References

  1. Press-Reynolds, Kieran (2022-01-25). "Deep-internet bubbles: How microgenres are taking over SoundCloud". No Bells. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  2. Pierre, Alphonse (2021-03-30). "The Ones: st47ic's "Witches and Angels"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  3. Press-Reynolds, Kieran (2026-02-26). "Luci4 Unleashed a Generation of Glitchy Underground Rap". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  4. Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "#4 - xaviersobased - "far" / "choir" prod. cru (tie)". www.kprblog.fyi. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  5. Bells, No (2023-01-02). "eoy_2022: The List of Lists". No Bells. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  6. Radio, N. T. S. "MARK LECKEY w/ Kieran Press-Reynolds 29th October 2024". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  7. Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "The top 15 songs of 2024 (+15 honorable mentions)". www.kprblog.fyi. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  8. Press-Reynolds, Kieran (2026-02-26). "Luci4 Unleashed a Generation of Glitchy Underground Rap". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
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