Black Sumo

Black Sumo is the instrumental-hip hop alias of KRTS aka Kurtis Hairston; an artist raised in Pittsburgh, USA, traversing to Brooklyn, NY, and currently residing in Berlin, Germany.

In the early period of the pandemic, during a walk & talk with a "Covid-meter" of distance between each other, KRTS strolled the empty streets of Berlin with a friend. The details of the discussion are a blur, but the statement "yo, that is as rare as a black sumo wrestler" is recalled. They laughed & continued their walk. KRTS began reflecting on those words. "Black Sumo… That could be an artist name… But, what kind of music?…". His friend agreed & quickly confidently replied "definitely hip hop beats".