“Before this album I did a three-part series called
"Last Year Was Weird" and that was me reintroducing
myself to everyone in the world. Post-EPs is the best
place I've been in my life, I finally can leave my parent's
house and be an adult. I just wanted the album to be a
victory lap of the EPs, just to further cement what I have
been doing. With this new album, it was interesting
because I started off with one producer and then I had
a whole set of life issues happen which forced me to
venture out, I had to find new managers and lean into
my support system.”
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 Maidza 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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