TKAY MAIDZA
brings the ruckus on new single
‘Awake’
feat. JPEGMAFIA
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“Her soulful and serene delivery turns stress to tranquillity as she enchants the bleeping, yet subtle electronica to blend beautifully like it’s her own heartbeat.” – The Line Of Best Fit
“With melodic lyricism floating above layers of electro-pop, rich interludes and outros, hazier beats… As her sound becomes more diverse, it also becomes more distinctive.”– Pilerats
“Maidza is becoming one of the most recognized hip-hop artists in Australia, and anticipation is high for her latest musical endeavor.” – Billboard
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The unrivalled Queen of Australian hip hop is back and flexing hard.
TKAY MAIDZA returns today with a hard hitting new single in ‘AWAKE,’ once again boasting a guest appearance from international star in the form of Baltimore rapper JPEGMAFIA. The single finds Tkay back to her blistering best, as her and JPEGMAFIA trade verses over a slamming trap beat and synth drones that sound like a nuclear attack alarm system signalling the end of the world.
LISTEN TO TKAY MAIDZA’S NEW SINGLE ‘AWAKE’ FEAT. JPEGMAFIA HERE
The single’s frenetic, paranoia-drenched atmosphere has been matched by an equally claustrophobic video featuring Tkay and JPEGMAFIA flirting with spotlights through pitch black city alley ways, like a couple of vampires in the night trying to avoid detection as much as they’re trying to launch a sneak attack as soon they score the opportunity. It was directed by Keenan MacWilliam and Tkay herself
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“The song is about insomnia,” explains Tkay. “I came up with the hook one night when I couldn’t sleep and it was in the middle of the night of a writing trip where I was up late ’til at least 3am every night for a whole month. We flipped the track and made it about what I do whilst I’m not sleeping. Then JPEG came and took it to another dimension.”
‘Awake’ is the first single Tkay’s released since her Last Year Was Weird Vol. 1 EP dropped in 2018, which once again re-established her as a premiere force in both Australian hip hop and r’n’b off the back of undeniably excellent joints like ‘Flexin’’ Feat. DUCKWRTH and ‘White Rose.’
Since emerging from Adelaide in 2014, Tkay has gone on to be one of the most recognised names, faces and sounds in modern, Australian hip hop. Her early releases instantly won her a record deal and a loyal following, and over that time she’s been on a total hot streak. She’s released massive singles like ‘M.O.B.’ (which went Gold in 2017) and ‘Simulation,’ dropped the critically acclaimed debut album TKAY; been nominated for an ARIA; and has pulled together a rolodex of collaborators that features some of the biggest names out there, including Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike and French producer extraordinaire Martin Solveig.
She’s performed at every Australian festival of note, from Splendour In The Grass and Falls festival to Listen Out, as well as exclusive events like triple j’s 2018 One Night Stand. She’s also firmly established as one of the few Australian hip hop artists who has proven to be popular overseas, having won the MTV European Music Award, been nominated for a BET Award, performed at Governor’s Ball in NYC, appeared on French TV, and been part of an international advertising campaign for Mumm Champagne– alongside the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt.
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