Between 2018 and 2021, Tkay Maidza released a trilogy of EPs titled Last Year Was Weird. It was a chance for the Zimbabwean-born, Australian-raised and now Los Angeles-based rapper and musician to try on different musical hats, often all at once. From pop and R&B to trap and industrial, it was an expansion of her sonic world – a step into somewhere new and exciting.
Turns out this year is pretty weird, too. Maidza’s second album, Sweet Justice, lands with a bang. It’s an ambitious, sprawling record that again defies and hops across genres, flirting with different styles and sounds. It’s more eclectic and bolder than her first full-length album, 2016’s Tkay, but maintains that record’s pop sensibilities on tracks such as Out of Luck (featuring Lolo Zouaï and Amber Mark), Walking on Air and the synthy pulses of Ghost!
