“Obsessed with anime and Studio Ghibli, bounced between her native DRC, Rwanda and her adoptive Belgium, Lous and the Yakuza – born Marie-Pierra Kakoma – was never going to be a textbook R&B singer turned model. Her hard-hitting 2020 debut, Gore, drew on trap and pop, Congolese beats and hip-hop swagger; Lous herself combined a fashion-forward presentation with lyrics reflecting her struggles. Dile”
