3.15.2024
BKTHERULA REACHES A NEW RANK WITH LVL5 P2 ALBUM
LISTEN HERE
CONNECTS WITH CASH COBAIN FOR “SHAKIN IT” MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH HERE
Featuring a New Guest Appearance from JID and Acclaimed Singles “TATTI,” “CRAYON,” and “THE WAY,” the Follow-Up to Last Year’s LVL5 P1 Takes Bk’s Ferocious Rhyming and Ethereal Melodies to a New Level
Critical Praise:
Exes duck and cover, lame-ass dudes grab your shields—Bktherula is firing shots up and down LVL 5 Part 1. With a knack for vocal improvisation on par with Detroit’s finest and a delightfully random assortment of beats, the Atlanta rapper has made her best mixtape yet.” – Pitchfork
“Bktherula can’t be contained. At 20, she’s far too restless to be boxed into a single subgenre. The 20-year-old Atlanta emcee lulls you with melodic runs one minute only to pummel you with pulverizing bars the next.”– The FADER
“BKTHERULA Reaches New Dimensions on LVL5” – Office Mag
The Announcement:
March 15, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) – Trail-blazing Atlanta native Bktherula shares new album LVL5 P2. The body of work arrives with the cinematic visual for “SHAKIN IT” featuring Cash Cobain. Listen to LVL5 P2 HERE and watch “SHAKIN IT” HERE via Warner Records.
The 21-year-old artist always follows her inner muse and makes music without emotional inhibitions or artificial creative boundaries. On her new album, LVL5 P2, Bk takes her hybrid sound into new territory. The album features the recently released buzzing single “CRAYON,” which has earned over three million streams in just four weeks.
Deepening a style she explored with her acclaimed 2023 album LVL5 P1, the new album deposits the listener directly into Bk’s sonic realm, crafted by Bk with assistance from producers like azure, Simmyauto, among others. Songs like recent single “THE WAY” and new highlight “RACKS UP” add dollops of clean electric guitar to her room-enveloping sound, while songs like “WISHUWASDACREW” and “INSANE” borrow elements from chiptune and her beloved video game soundtracks. Bktherula always sounds perfectly at home, whether she’s yearning for her love on a ballad like “JUST MAKE SURE,” or tearing through chaotic rage beats on songs like “CODE” or the ferocious single “TATTI.”
LVL5 P2 arrives along with a video for “SHAKIN IT” ft. Cash Cobain. Produced by Cash himself, the song finds a middle ground between Cash’s sample-heavy “sexy drill” sound and Bk’s ethereal dreamscapes, conjuring an atmosphere that invites head-nodding and hip-shaking. Alternating rapid-fire rhymes and tuneful cadences, Bk skillfully maneuvers between insistent 808s and crisp finger snaps with wavy flexes before Cash delivers his free-flowing X-rated bars to end the song. In the video, Bk takes a trip to Brooklyn, where she walks along the waterfront, dances in front of a bodega, and shuts down the function with Cash.
Bk began her preparation for LVL5 P2 last year, sharing a string of successful singles, including “It Wasn’t Me (Freestyle)” via On The Radar and “CRAZY GIRL 2” featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again — a remix of “CRAZY GIRL” from last year’s Pitchfork-acclaimed LVL5 P1. Prior to LVL5 P1, she released her EP Love Nirvana (Acoustic), featuring original and newly stripped-down versions of beloved tracks, including “UH HUH,” “Tweakin’ Together” and “Summer.”
The new single, as well as the rest of her new tunes, will receive a warm welcome when Bk joins PinkPantheress on her “Capable of Love Tour,” which takes the U.S. this April. Click HERE to buy tickets and see tour dates.
Recently named to Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list, Bk has built a devoted following by releasing tracks that showcase her raw emotions. Now, with LVL5 P2, she’s done it again — delivering a singular statement that could never have come from anybody else.
LVL5 P2 Tracklist:
- CODE
- NUN
- TATTI
- BOI
- SHAKIN IT (feat. Cash Cobain)
- JUST MAKE SURE
- WISHUWASDACREW
- INSANE
- CRAYON
- WOMAN (feat. J.I.D.)
- FEATHERS
- THE WAY
- RACKS UP
PINKPANTHERESS – CAPABLE OF LOVE TOUR 2024 NORTH AMERICA DATES:
Sat Apr 06 – Detroit, MI– Saint Andrew’s Hall ^
Sun Apr 07 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall ^
Wed Apr 10 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield ^
Fri Apr 12 – Boston, MA – Royale ^
Sun Apr 14 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Paramount ^
Wed Apr 17 – Chicago, IL – Metro * ^
Sat Apr 20 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville +
Mon Apr 22 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas +
Wed Apr 24 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall +
Thu Apr 25 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin +
Sun Apr 28 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park +
Tue Apr 30 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium +
^ With Bktherula
+ With Kanii
Photo credit: Jimmy Fontaine
CONTACT:
For more information on Bktherula, please contact
Michelle McDevitt, Audible Treats
Kerry Harrison, Audible Treats
Destiny Riley, Audible Treats
Aishah White, Warner Records
The Background:
Blending dystopian soundscapes with jumpy flows and ethereal melodies, Bktherula makes a new kind of rap psychedelia. Since breaking out with “Left Right” in 2019, she’s oscillated between raucous cloud rap and gentle R&B, fusing impressionistic songwriting with complex musicality to create affecting anthems that feel futuristic and universal. The 21-year-old has been rewarded with a growing legion of fans and a slot, in many critics’ estimations, as Atlanta’s next up. She’s planted more seeds with “Forever, Part 2 (Jezebel),” a celestial offering from LVL5 P1, her new EP on Warner Records. Bk is looking to continue her level up with major international music festival performances and NYFW and London Fashion Week runway shows. American headline tour. She is also committed to embracing herself like never before. Battling doubts and the occasional spurt of negativity is a type of spiritual warfare that’s led Bk to increased self-acceptance, a journey that empowers herself and her fans.
Links:
twitter | youtube | instagram | spotify | tiktok
LVL5 P2: https://bktherula.lnk.to/LVL5P2
“Shakin It” ft. Cash Cobain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3Zhm175UU
“THE WAY”: https://bktherula.lnk.to/theway / https://bktherula.lnk.to/thewayvideo
“Crayon”: https://bktherula.lnk.to/CRAYON / https://bktherula.lnk.to/CRAYONvideo
“It Wasn’t Me” (Freestyle): https://bktherula.lnk.to/ItWasntMe
“It Wasn’t Me (Freestyle) on On The Radar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKXhDMhRolo
“TATTI”: https://bktherula.lnk.to/TATTI
LVL5 P1: https://bktherula.lnk.to/lvl5p1