"I really appreciate the way that Hip-Hop has
evolved. Being from Australia, my exposure to
American music was Rap music. When I was 16,
I discovered Kendrick Lamar and I listened to
Kanye West properly. And Nicki Minaj was coming
out as well as Drake and Lil Wayne. I was a
MySpace kid and all of their quotes were everywhere.
You know when someone's finally able to speak the
way you think and put words that you never really
thought of into sentences and you're just like, 'Damn,
yeah, I do have haters.' I really appreciated that.
I also love the way that it's evolved with so many
sub-genres. It makes it feel like we are all part of
something; like we belong somewhere. I hope it
continues to be that way."
Artist Tkay Maidza has been having a well-deserved
break from releasing fully-formed projects. But with
a new era setting on her horizon, she is gearing up
to deliver her latest album, Sweet Justice, celebrating
the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop’s inception by making
her own mark on the coveted genre—recruiting the
likes of Kaytranada, Flume and Duckwrth in the
process. Covering our Autumn/Fall 23 issue, Maidza
sits down with album collaborator and fellow songstress,
Amber Mark, to detail the process behind the new cut,
and how infiltrating the L.A. music scene led her to a
"holy grail" list of collaborators on the new project.
Tkay wears Kenzo
Photography by Bethany Vargas
Fashion by Kaitlyn Vitug
Interview by Amber Mark
Words by Erica Rana
Editorial Director Charlotte Morton
Editor In Chief Toni-Blaze Ibekwe
Senior Editor Ella Bardsley
Editor Erica Rana
Deputy Editor Ella West
Art Director Livia Vourlakidou
Makeup by Jaime Diaz at Paradis NYC
Hair by Antoine Martinez at Paradis NYC
Set Design by Wesley Goodrich
Production Director Ben Crank
Producer Isabella Coleman
Production Assistant Lola Randall
Art Direction Assistant Beth Griffiths
Art Direction Intern Will Glen
Video Creative Director Mike Anderson
Director of Photography Patrick Lewey
Photographer Assistant Aaron Morganstein
Production Assistant Radiance Pictures
Special Thanks to MSA Studios
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