RXKNephew

RXKNephew was raised in Rochester, New York. He was born when his mother was seventeen years old and raised primarily by his grandmother.^[3]

RXKNephew is noted for his prolific output, having released over 400 songs in 2021 alone.^[4][5] One of his most notable releases is the nine-minute song "American TTerroristt" (2020),^[6][2] which received acclaim from critics^[5][4] and which Pitchfork put at number 2 on their 2023 list of "The Hundred Best Songs of the 2020s So Far".^[7] His 2021 studio album Slitherman Activated also received coverage from media outlets such as Pitchfork.^[8] In June 2025, he released a diss track addressed to John Fetterman, a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, after being commissioned to write and record the song by Will Menaker, one of the co-hosts of the left-wing podcast Chapo Trap House.^[9]

RXKNephew is noted for his use of "atypical beats",^[8] incorporating influences from techno, house, hip house,^[8] and horrorcore.^[4] His lyrical content has been said to capture a sense of "omnipresent paranoia [...] undercut by a sadistically absurd sense of humour",^[10] juxtaposing imagery of death and violence (often inspired by real events of his life^[3]) with absurd punchlines. In addition, his writing is often provocative, at times "flagrantly offensive".^[5] For instance, his work contains references to controversial conspiracy theories on subjects such as the COVID-19 vaccine^[5] and the election of Joe Biden, as well as references to other rappers, such as Lil Reese, E-40, and King Von.^[4]

He has frequently been compared by critics to California rapper Lil B,^{[5][8][10][4][6][2]} with comparisons drawn between their quantity of output and stream of consciousness or "off-the-cuff" rapping style.^[10]

RXKNephew has made multiple collaborations with fellow Rx collective member Rx Papi. The duo have previously produced music under the name Neph & Pap and released a collaborative EP in 2020 entitled Oh Shit That's Nep & Pap There They Go.^[11]