Tkay Maidza finds herself in La La Land
The Adelaide rapper has relocated to Los Angeles ahead of the third volume of her Last Year Was Weird EP series to dream bigger, shake off genre labels and grow outside the confines of Australia.
9 February 2021
9 February 2021
Tkay Maidza is gazing into a screen, her stare piercing through the grain her webcam cloaks her respective Zoom tile in. She sits by a window with the Los Angeles afternoon sun beaming on her face, her skin glowing. Following an internet connection drop-out and an abrupt, accidental Zoom call disconnection, she s still on the couch ready to continue chatting, her focus palpable.
Tkay Maidza teases Yung Baby Tate collab | News diymag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from diymag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Added
Lyor Cohen, global head of YouTube Music, during the briefing: This is not a flash-in-the pan Instagram moment. This is about keeping the drum beat of change alive, and in the DNA of our organization.
The 132 creators hail from the United States, Kenya, Brazil, Australia, South Africa and Nigeria. They were selected in part based on their past participation in #YouTubeBlack, the campaign and event series promoting Black creators which YouTube launched in 2016.
The 21 musicians included in the inaugural class are Brent Faiyaz, BRS Kash, Fireboy DML, Jean Dawson, Jensen McRae, Jerome Farah, Joy Oladokun, KennyHoopla, Mariah the Scientist, MC Carol, Miiesha, Myke Towers, Péricles, Rael, Rexx Life Raj, Sauti Sol, serpentwithfeet, Sho Madjozi, Tkay Maidza, Urias and Yung Baby Tate.