Tkay Maidza Drops New Single With Run The Jewels' Killer Mike

Her debut album is set for release this October and we've just been given the first taste as BIGSOUND Opening Party headliner Tkay Maidza has dropped the first single from the forthcoming LP, entitled Carry On.

If the new single release wasn't exciting enough, it also features Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike of US hip hop group Run The Jewels.

"The song is about people trying to stop my stride," 20-year-old Maidza said.

"But I guess what I'm trying to say is I have bigger issues that only matter to me as a youngin at this point in my career and Killer Mike is reinforcing that."

"I’ve loved Run the Jewels for ages as they were the first act I saw at my favourite touring festival, Laneway Festival," she said of Killer Mike's recruitment.

"It was super inspiring to see them. We had the idea of having him on a song and reached out to his team, they were totally down. It turned out to be Carry On."

To tide fans over until the release of her debut record TKAY, fans can next catch Maidza in Brisbane for BIGSOUND. 

The Adelaide-based artist will also perform at the Secret Sounds Opening Night Party at The Triffid on 6 September, alongside names such as Harts and Ecca Vandal.

For details on how to buy tickets, click here and for a look at all of Maidza's upcoming gigs around the country, head to theGuide.

Listen to Carry On below.