Tkay Maidza’s highly anticipated second album, Sweet Justice, offers some (sweet) karmic justice, but it’s also a rebirth—the product of the last two years of change for the genre-defying rapper/singer/songwriter. After severing toxic ties, Maidza moved to L.A., building a new community with collaborators like Duckwrth and producers Stint and Kaytranada, injecting Justice’s flawless amalgam of rap, R&B, soul, and pop with catharsis, reckoning, and wild fun. Produced by Flume, single “Silent Assassin” is a standout, showcasing Maidza’s lyricism and channeling some Missy and Busta; as she leans all the way into her power, she proclaims: “I’m a jigsaw, not a quick fix.”
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