His family thought he was off to college. Dublin rapper KhakiKid had other plans.

Maybe you have been in a band yourself and you know what it can be like when everyone has great chemistry and is having a great time. If you haven’t, today you’ll get to experience that feeling, as you’re dropped right into a group of friends playing music, with all their inside jokes and bubbling energy.

KhakiKid is a young, rising Dublin-based rapper backed by a full band, and for Sense of Place: Dublin, they perform live.

KhakiKid had a viral hit in 2025 with his song “Date Night”, which you’ll hear them play coming up, along with new songs from his EP, Girl Bites Dog. When we recorded this, it was the day after they’d dropped Girl Bites Dog, and you can hear the excitement in this very fun and funny session.

This episode of World Cafe was made possible by the Wyncote Foundation. It was produced and edited by Kimberly Junod. Our digital producer is Miguel Perez. World Cafe‘s engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.