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Tkay Maidza, the first female rapper signed to 4AD, releases her highly anticipated new album, Sweet Justice. The follow-up to her 2016 self-titled debut, includes the recent Flume-produced earth-shuddering single Silent Assassin. Im never choosing compliance, a defiant Maidza utters on Ring-A-Ling; a warning from the Zimbabwean-born, Australian-raised, Los Angeles-based rapper, singer and producer and a mantra for Sweet Justice. Produced by Two Fresh, Tkay says of Ring-A-Ling, I wanted to make an empowering song that tells others that my biggest focus are my goals. The result of a dark night of the soul – and ensuing epiphany – that led to a series of professional and personal reckonings, Sweet Justice isnt a revenge album, but it does stem from a profound sense of karma. In a traditional sense, its a breakup record: about Tkay splitting off from her self-doubt and warped sense of self; the toxic figures that populated the last chapter of her life; and the idea that she should stick to any one lane. After severing ties with old friends, she found some new ones on the same creative wavelength: Canadian producers Stint and Kaytranada, and fellow Australian Flume, all of whom contribute production. Sweet Justice is an album that embodies the beautiful contradictions of Tkays art: its a coming-of-age record by someone whos mastered the game; an album about karmic justice and accountability thats bright, breezy and incredibly fun. In Tkays mind, its a rebirth album, a record about harnessing the feminine power that was innate in her the whole time. Includes bonus 7″ – a cover of the Pixies Where Is My Mind backed by Where Is My Mind (Instrumental).
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