Confronting her anxiety head-first through her craft, Emma Beko mixes nostalgic songwriting with apocalyptic sounds to create her grungy but sensitive take on hip-hop, adorned by raw aesthetics.
Half Peruvian and half Canadian, Emma Beko was born in Budapest, grew up in Montreal and spent her last years of high school in New York. Her love for hip-hop blossomed while she was immersed in New York’s vibrant rap culture. She would skip class to go drink 40’s by the water while listening to a Big L or GZA album. As she grew older Emma’s taste and influences evolved, ranging from Sevdaliza’s masterful productions to FKA Twigs' eerie vocals, but the essence of her early hip-hop experiences never left her.
In the 2010s, Emma and her best-friend from school formed the duo Heartstreets. The two teenagers became a staple of Montreal’s music scene and were one of the few female-led hip-hop groups in Canada at the time. Almost a decade later, and more in tune with her artistry now than ever, Emma has re-introduced herself to the world as a solo artist with her debut full-length project BLUE.
