$ebbuku - Juvenile (EP)

$ebbuku’s New EP Juvenile Is A Wild, Honest Ride Through Youth and Sound.

Norwich’s own $ebbuku has just dropped Juvenile, a six-track EP that’s equal parts chaotic, soulful, and emotionally raw. Blending jazz, funk, punk, and intricate sampling, the rapper/producer pushes genre boundaries while keeping things deeply personal.

Built with his live band, Juvenile leans into live instrumentation and crate-dug textures. Tracks like the soulful opener “A Case Study” and the punchy, piano-laced “Jackanory” showcase a rich sonic palette, where post-punk drums meet lo-fi jazz and sax-laced loops. The title track stands out as a bold centrepiece: a distorted, layered mix of breakbeats and brass with $ebbuku’s sharp reflections cutting through the noise.

At its core, Juvenile is about growing up while trying not to lose that wild spark we had as kids. As $ebbuku puts it, “We’re all still just big kids with even bigger ideas.” Grief, resilience, and self-expression thread through the project without ever feeling heavy-handed—it’s heartfelt, but never preachy.

The whole EP feels alive, thanks to jam sessions, vinyl digging, and that lightning-in-a-bottle energy only real collaboration brings. It’s vulnerable. It’s witty. And it hits hard.

As $ebbuku says, “I’m still the goofy, nerdy dude I’ve always been—I just shell angsty lyrics over breakbeats now.”

With Juvenile, $ebbuku isn’t just making music. He’s building a world where raw emotion, political edge, and sonic experimentation all collide—and somehow, it works beautifully.