Inga Copeland

Inga Copeland

Inga Copeland is a musician from Samara, United Kingdom, associated with electronic, experimental, indie, IDM and trap. She is part of Hype Williams and releases music on World Music. She later records under the name Lolina.

Work with Hype Williams

Copeland and Dean Blunt form Hype Williams, an act built around shifting identities and deliberately blurred personal details. The pair use aliases rather than their real names, and their work is presented through a series of conflicting stories about themselves. One account says they release music by placing USB sticks in apples and selling them in Brixton market. Another links them socially with New York rapper Cam’ron. A further claim says Copeland tries out for Arsenal’s women’s team.

Style and presentation

Her singing is described as moving between different characters and vocal styles, including J-pop, sensual rock and dub-influenced delivery. The music is described as shifting between dub, rap and pop, with samples emerging in fragmented form and echo affecting the overall sound.

Public image and releases

Promotional imagery for the project includes a press shot placing the pair in the background of the 1997 meeting between Tony Blair and Noel Gallagher. Copeland is also associated with a limited 7-inch record issued separately from her debut solo album, Because I’m Worth It, which marks her first solo album under the Inga Copeland name before she begins recording as Lolina.