Tkay Maidza

More fire from the Adelaide emcee..

“I think Iggy’s great!”

A new single, from a new EP, ahead of a US/UK/AUS tour - boom.. Tkay Maidza's our fave, we've said it heaps, so I'll just point you to previous track postings HERE and HERE, where we extoll ridiculous amounts of (very deserved) love upon the hip hopstress. It seems the rest of the world is very quickly taking notice, and today Maidza has dropped a new single Switch Lanes, from her forthcoming Switch Tape EP (due October 24 via Dew Process/UMA), and ahead of a global tour that takes in the US, UK and then back home for the summer (check the dates down the bottom). Switch Lanes was produced by an equally swaggalicous artist in Paces (himself just dropping a new tune and new EP announce LAST WEEK), and it's a pretty perfect pairing, dripping in Paces' signature steal drum vibes with Tkay providing a more-restrained flow that shows a softer, more soulful side. It's just a fucking winner all round. Follow Tkay Maidza: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

World domination has quickly become not the next step, just a reality.. Imagine a world where Azaelia Banks kept making awesome music, but didn't turn out to be super annoying and bitchy and just a general pain in the ass. Well you can stop imagining because Australia's new hip hop queen Tkay Maidza ticks all the right boxes, and dare we say it - with better tunes. The latter point is especially unsurprising and will continue to be so if she keeps enlisting the help of producers like Night Slugs alumni Bok Bok, who lends his dark, future-R&B stylings to her latest release, Finish Them. It'd all count for nothing though if Tkay didn't stand tall with her own lightning-quick flow and soulful vocals, which she packs in spades. We said it when U-Huh came out (HERE) and it almost feels like she's already skipped ahead - Tkay Maidza isn't just one to watch out for, she's already riding high at the top of Australian hip hop. And in a world where established Aussie acts like Bliss & Eso are pr

The rise and rise of our bright hip hop star.. Fresh from tearing the roof off the… tent… at Splendour In The Grass's Mixup Stage this year - at midday no less, vibes were strong early - Tkay Maidza has dropped the snappy video clip for her latest single, U-Huh. It follows the release of that single a couple of weeks AGO, along with the announcment that she'll be joining Illy for his upcoming national tour, as well making party at the upcoming Listen Out Festivals. Tkay's star burns brighter and brighter each day, so you'd be wise to jump on board if you haven't already. Follow Tkay Maidza on FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

World domination is surely imminent.. Following radio-slaying bangers Brontosaurus and Handle My Ego, Tkay Maidza is continuing her killer roll in 2014 with new single U-Huh. Something akin to the stylings of MIA and Azealia Banks (minus the diva bullshit), Tkay has carved a strong-as-fuck name for herself very quickly following some self-assured live shows on the last LV Presents tour, and will no doubt win a buttload of new fans when she takes on Splendour In The Grass this coming weekend. Something about her harder - at times electro -edged take on hip hop tickles me in the right places, and I can't wait to see her dominate the rest of this year and beyond. Follow her on FACEBOOK to watch what will no doubt be a rapid rise to the cream of the Aussie hip hop crop, and enjoy U-Huh below, available digitally via Dew Process from July 21.