Some artists drop albums. Others drop blueprints. Tino Kamal just dropped a transmission from another dimension with Switch—his new six-track genre warp built on chaos, culture, and cold truth.
Out of Shepherd’s Bush, West London, Tino Kamal has always been a shape-shifter. The man doesn’t walk between genres—he slides through them like he built the roads. Switch is his latest form: half punk prophet, half digital shaman, and fully tapped into a sound that doesn’t care for industry formulas.
You won’t find safe hooks and playlist-ready rap here. This is club music for the weird kids, grime for the art school rebels, and trap sermons for the beautifully unhinged.
Take “Rodeo Ranger”—an adrenaline bomb that feels like getting chased by your past through flashing lights and 808s. Tino Kamal rides the beat like it’s trying to throw him off, but he never flinches. “24365” slides in next with that melodic street gospel. It’s gritty, but there’s vulnerability in there too—pain wrapped in cadence.
Then there’s “Curry Goat Riddim.” Don’t let the humor fool you—this one’s spiritual. A celebration of culture, ancestry, and spice. “If a goat had seasoning, his name would be Tino,” he says—and somehow, it makes sense.
But where Switch really flexes its backbone is “Gangsters Drag,” a record that feels more like a diary entry performed in a dreamscape rave. It’s a drag ball for the roads, a confessional about duality—masculinity and femininity, bravado and softness, danger and beauty. You won’t hear anything like it this year. Period.
Tino Kamal’s secret weapon? His refusal to explain himself. He’s not looking for validation or chart placements—he’s chasing liberation. “I wouldn’t categorize my sound, respectfully,” he said. “The greats never copied. They innovated.”
That’s what Switch is. Not a rebrand, not a rollout—an evolution. The kind you can’t fake. There’s something unteachable about Tino Kamal’s energy. It’s not just that he blends grime with garage, or punk with hip-hop. It’s how he does it—with style, madness, and honesty.
If this is your first time hearing of him, welcome to the rebellion.
If you’ve been tapped in—this is your reward.
