Zebra Katz will headline London’s XOYO on June 6.

Best known for his snarling, Njena Reddd Foxxx-featuring breakthrough single ‘Ima Read’, tickets for Katz’ gig will go on sale at 9am this Friday. They’ll be available from Live Nation or Ticket Master. Here’s what FACT’s Alex Macpherson said about ‘Ima Read’ back in February 2012:

“Reading” is, in drag queen circles (http://t.co/DSEEBk0E), the “real artform of insult” – and Brooklyn rappers Zebra Katz and Njena Reddd Foxxx provide a pure, undiluted take on it on ‘Ima Read’, their contempt for their opponent slicing through the bass-heavy beat like sharpened nails. “Imma take that bitch to college, Imma give that bitch some knowledge,” sneers Katz; “It’s gon be cohesive, it’s gon be my thesis,” confirms Reddd Foxxx with terrifyingly calm relish.

Rappers so fierce they can cut to the bone with just a tongue-lashing and some side-eye: this is where vogue culture meets hip-hop in a mutual emphasis on dissing and oneupmanship. This is the future.

You can watch Katz’ new video, ‘Y I DO’, below.