9.20.2024
BKTHERULA SHARES NEW SINGLE
“ADULT SWIM”
STREAM HERE
The 22-Year-Old Artist Samples Vano3000’s Viral Edit of BadBadNotGood in Her Hedonistic New Single, Her First Since Releasing LVL5 P2 in March
Critical Praise:
Praise for LVL5 P2
“P2 ups the ante by nudging Bk further toward popular sounds without diluting her live-wire spark. For every romantically wounded interstellar croon session like ‘Just Make Sure’ or ‘The Way,’ there are prickly digital slappers like opener ‘Code’ or ‘Tatti,’ where the boasts are outlandish (‘We don’t ride with the stick, we are the stick, we livin’ scarecrow’) and no one’s girl is immune from Bk’s FaceTime call.” – Pitchfork
“The genre-bending rapper and singer-songwriter is competing in her own lane — perhaps even in her own dimension.” – Alternative Press
“Out now, the sequel marks a significant evolution in her artistic and spiritual journey. Demonstrating remarkable growth, she crafts a distinctive sound blending distorted and chaotic elements with celestial melodies and bold flows through tracks like ‘TATTI’ and ‘The Way.’” – BET
“At its best, the synthesis of P2 yields superfun songs that could climb into your most played overnight” – The FADER
“Bktherula Shows Her Versatility on New Album ‘LVL5 P2‘” – HYPEBEAST
“Brooklyn Candida Rodriguez is among the younger voices you’ll hear in rap today, but her talent and perspective feel more akin to five lifetimes. As Bktherula, she mixes hard-hitting rap bangers with alternative psychedelic leanings, aggressive bravado with spiritual yearning, lifelong training as a singer with lifelong instinct as a lyricist and performer, and youthful vibrance with sobering meditation.” – HotNewHipHop
More praise for Bktherula:
“BKTHERULA Reaches New Dimensions on LVL5” – Office Mag
“Atlanta’s Bktherula is letting go and levelling up…Fusing R&B, punk and alternative stylings, the 20-year-old rapper forms an unpredictable, meditative sound of her own” – NME
“Bktherula is boundless, at times traversing – or at least trying to – the metaphysical. The destructive, menacing synths of ‘TAN’ see the rapper open her project with a brash brand of rap as she brags about walking in on some “money shit”, whereas moments later on “BELIEVE”, she’s crooning across undulating, moody soundscapes.” – DAZED
The Announcement:
September 20, 2024 – Bktherula shares her new single “Adult Swim,” paying tribute to every stoner and gamer’s favorite late night network. The song utilizes a sample from Vano3000’s viral “Adult Swim” edit of BadBadNotGood’s “Time Moves Slowly”–Bk sings her own version of the song’s mournful hook. Though the hook is wistful, Bk doesn’t have time to be sentimental in her verses. She hammers her rhymes between inter-dimensional percussion and squiggling synths, recounting hedonistic nights on tour and spitting game. Stream “Adult Swim’ HERE via Warner Records.
“Adult Swim” is Bk’s first new single since the release of LVL5 P2, her acclaimed 2024 album, which released in March. The album features the buzzing singles “CRAYON,” which has earned over three million streams, and “SHAKIN IT,” a collaboration with Cash Cobain. 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. The album earned praise in Pitchfork (“The Atlanta rapper’s latest imagines a higher dimension where outré flexes and endless love affairs are enveloped by waves of metallic crunch and mind-expanding guitar”), Alternative Press (“The genre-bending rapper and singer-songwriter is competing in her own lane — perhaps even in her own dimension”), HYPEBEAST (“Bktherula Shows Her Versatility on New Album ‘LVL5 P2‘”), The FADER (“Bktherula expands her consciousness on LVL 5 P2”), and many other publications.
This summer, the 22-year-old artist headlined the “I Just Wanna Be Me Tour,” which started at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash before traveling through North America for 15 dates. Earlier in the year, Bk joined PinkPantheress on the “Capable Of Love Tour“–she spoke to NYLON about her tour experience.
Named to Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list for 2024, Bk has built a devoted following by releasing tracks that showcase her raw emotions. Now, following LVL5 P2, Bk prepares to show a new side of herself with her upcoming project. Stay tuned for more info.
Watch Bk’s “On The Radar” performance of “Adult Swim” HERE
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
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
“Adult Swim”: https://bktherula.lnk.to/adultswim
“CODE”: https://youtu.be/oz7dJxQ6ZWs
LVL5 P2: https://bktherula.lnk.to/LVL5P2
“Shakin It” ft. Cash Cobain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3Zhm175UU
“The Way”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR9eMr37ik8
“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