Wherever SHOKI287 is, she’s loud and uninhibited. When she’s not holding a mic and rapping about her sexual fantasies, modern female empowerment and intoxicated dancing with the devil with an ignorant and blunt gesture, she’s steaming behind the CDJs. Within a few months, SHOKI287 has achieved legendary status in the flourishing Berlin club scene and the nationwide nightlife culture – her shows are considered an attraction, combining fast-paced beats with anarchic, sex-positive performativity. As in her rap videos, SHOKI287 wears provocative outfits and latex balaclavas when she appears as a DJ. Despite SHOKI’s magnetizing star aura, her stage performances radiate bizarre playfulness and a straightforward underground attitude. Everything is allowed, there is only one rule: the music has to be blasting all the time and should – regardless of the length of the set – emit and trigger energy. Rest periods? A waste of time!
