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A proud Colombian-American who grew up on the city's eastside, Boston-based rapper
Primo Profit (aka Periko Preme) delivers menacing bars with a grit similar to
Jadakiss. His rhymes center around street life and drug culture, as he styles himself after fellow Colombian Pablo Escobar. Part of the Money Mobb clique, he issued Colombian Necktie -- featuring the tracks "Reza por Mi" and "Mass Pike Whippin" -- in 2012, later following with additional mixtapes like Herb & Turf. In 2017, after the arrival of the 3 for 100 EP, he released the full-length Locksmith, which featured production by Teyo and
V-Don, as well as appearances by
Dave East, Winna, Radar, Conway the Machine, and
Jadakiss. The next year, he issued the soulful Columbian Export, featuring fellow Colombian MC Crimeapple, as well as rappers Phinelia and Dimelo. Production came courtesy of the Columbians (Maluma,
Jadakiss,
Wiz Khalifa), as well as Teyo, Vinyl Villain, MichaelAngelo, and MedeBean Raw. ~ Neil Z. Yeung