Baker Boy rising: from Arnhem Land to sharing a stage with Dizzee Rascal

Trilingual hip-hop artist and one-time member of Indigenous dance troupe Djuki Mala has his sights on being the next DrakeOn stage, Baker Boy is the kind of rapper who can get a crowd airborne within seconds. He’s all ego, gold chains and boundless energy, flitting between his native Yolngu Matha and English, imploring the audience to “step back, feel the power of my blackness”. He commands the mic and didgeridoo as if they’re extensions of his tall, agile frame, and inve