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Name Dropping, Story Telling, and Kanye-isms With Theophilus London — elle.com

Theophilus London is a fast talker. In a single breath he can make a pronouncement as Kanyetastic as "I'm not worried about too many things other than my goal to be a cultural leader" and then cut your cynicism by sweetly apologizing for getting his lunch—in this case, oxtail stew from New York's Miss Lily's—all over the table. Still, it's hard to know how much of the 27-year-old's persona is a gimmick. It's worth nothing that if the Trinidadian-born rapper were female, he might be on the receiving end of the "famous for being famous" superlative. Despite his high-tier status and famous friends—his latest compilation was executive produced by Kanye himself; the album cover, which depicts the fashionphile wearing all black, was shot by Karl Lagerfeld—Vibes, out today, is only his second EP. That said, it's the kind of effort over which music snobs will obsess.

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