Our Issue 9 cover star, Zimbabwe-born Australian Rapper Tkay Maidza is back, following up her 2020 release Last Year Was Weird Vol. 2 with her latest single “Syrup”. A distorted bass line grounds the track as Maidza sprinkles her clever, almost aspirational, lyrics with ultimate cool girl confidence. With lines like, “I just want to be rich…thick…sweet…sick,” Tkay is giving us new bad bitch mantras to live by. Unapologetic for going after what she wants, being simultaneously a boss and a goddess, and not giving lesser opinions a second thought, Maidza is making her presence known and unforgettable.
Known for her colorful outfits and imagery, we see Maidza in full glam on the latest artwork. Tkay mentioned to Rolling Stones Australia that people have misconceptions about her not being as deep or serious of an artist as she actually is — thinking of her as an influencer making music. With dialing up the aesthetics for this, you can tell that Tkay clearly doesn’t care about those misconceptions and truly embodies the confidence she shares in the track.