There’s something about Sugar MMFK’s cadence that announces the arrival of a larger-than-life presence. True to his stage name—MMFK is German slang for “nobody messes with me”—the rapper born João Michel Diau adeptly switches between German, French, and English to recount the trials of street life with fierce, irresistible honesty. Underpinning his flow is an arresting fusion of boom-bap and trap beats, with the rhythmic inflection of his Angolan origins shaping many of his most notable cuts like “Benz AMG” and “Mon Cartier”.