"Although I didn't write this song, it spoke to me in a way that made me feel as if it was my own story,” Brandon said. “I found myself playing it over and over again in my bedroom, remembering situations that I've been through.”
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The video evokes a messy night out, complete with grimy bathroom stalls and wandering the streets, heels in hand. Directed by Leander Capuozzo, and styled by the ultimate bad girl, Megsuperstarprincess, the video calls upon Bad Girls Club and Girls Gone Wild, as a set of the fiery musician’s sexy girlfriends play-fight on a trashed mattress, pour drinks on each other, and tackle the “resident bad boy,” autographing his abs.
The rising pop star dedicates this music video to Meg, “and her sharpied Chanel bag, full of kohl eyeliner, sugar-free red bulls, and cigarettes.” When I asked Miss Madeline, “When is the best time to listen to ‘Bad Girls’?” she replied, “Right effing now!”
“People need to listen to this song because it’s hella affirming. Like yes, I am fresh to death,” Isioma said. “I am the coolest person in my own world. Self love is cool.”
Listen to “Really, Really” here and check out the music video below.
The internet sensation has created some of the most viral bangers in collaboration with top-tier artists that span from Rico Nasty, Dorian Electra, Full Tac, Zheani, Mood Killer, and more. Just recently, she released an epic list of eleven tracks that sounds like a can of Four Loko is screaming at you.
Her debut EP dropped back in March 2021 and she’s nowhere near being close to finished. The artist is currently working on more vomit-inducing, cringe-worthy singles to pierce fan’s ears.
office magazine caught up with the up-and-coming musical genius to discuss her journey into a male-dominated industry as an Asian Woman, the impact of the internet, music, and more.
Check out the interview below.
Your music is very reflective of today's generation, I mean, the song titles are so catchy and the lyricism is so playful 一 could you tell me about how you conceptualize your vision? How do you come up with your ideas?
I guess how I sort of come up with the ideas for my music, honestly, is just scrolling through the internet and just finding like, dumb as fuck memes or just life experiences. Like, what pisses me off today or finding things that I think are funny. I’ll just write them down in my notes and Jared and I will get in the studio together and, I'll tell him and reference music that I'm listening to currently. Then we'll kind of build a beat off of that and then we find a concept that fits the beat. I'll do the song writing and he'll kind of help me with the melodies and I guess that's kind of our writing process.
Your songs can be labelled as a crossover between ear splitting and hypnotic sounds and It’s a peculiar combination of metal, hyper pop, and techno. What do you think makes this such an irresistible combination for both you and your listeners?
Honestly, I'm still baffled that people listen to my music unironically! I feel like Jared and I are doing something that’s new 一 in terms of combining all of these specific elements together. I haven't really come across a whole lot of other artists that are doing techno and trap or pop and like metal, it’s rolled into one, big, cluster fuck of songs. I guess just like, we’re just trying to be as unhinged as possible when it comes to the lyrics and just having absolutely no filter.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the all encompassing themes of your music seems to explore the embracement of sex positivity, gender equality, and identity. Why are these elements important for you to explore?
I feel like when I go into making music, I'm really just drawing from personal experience as an Asian woman in the United States. We have all of the negative stereotypes that we face and of course, my music ends up kind of like going into that realm of sex positivity. Growing up, I never really had that experience when it came to that. I guess now, as an adult, I have the freedom to talk about whatever I want.
Going off of that, as a female asian-american producing music, what has your experience been like in the industry so far? Have you run into any obstacles or has it been a smooth experience?
So far I've been really fortunate to have a very smooth experience. I know obviously, I see the critique of people online and that's inevitable and that's totally fine, or even seeing people trying to put me in a box. For Asian women, it's like the stereotype is you're either like this submissive person or you're like this like dragon lady dominatrix, there's no in between. I think for the most part, a lot of the people who've been listening to my music, I think resonate with the general message and my experience that I put into music. So yeah, I think so far it's been pretty amazing.
You’ve had a handful of top-tier collaborations with Dorian Electra, Full Tac, Zheani, Rico Nasty and more. How have these collaborations shaped your sound and do you have any upcoming collaborations that you can tell us about?
I mean, they've all been like people that I've looked up to heavily in terms of making music. Before I even started making anything new for people that I had already drawn influence from. Being on a track with any one of them has been amazing and all of them have such amazing musical talent. As for upcoming collaborations, there's stuff in the works, but nothing is for sure, but I'll be moving to LA soon. So, I look forward to working with a lot more people because I'll actually be in the space to do so. I can't really say yet because nothing's really set in stone quite yet, but look forward to upcoming things!
You have a new album in the works, will you be exploring similar themes?
Yeah, definitely! I mean, in my upcoming projects that I'd like to work on, one thing I'd like to focus on is sort of solidifying my sound and just like refining things a bit. I think for the most part, whatever I have coming next, will probably be within the same universe.
Is it challenging for you to divert your listeners' understanding of what you choose to portray yourself as online? Do you ever feel sexualized?
For sure. I feel that a lot as an Asian person on the internet nowadays and people always sexualize you to an extent. It’s a little dehumanizing, but it is what it is and I guess at this point in my life, I've come to terms with it instead of being too discouraged by it. I like to draw power from it, like, hey, let me take these idiots' money for sexualizing me, hell yeah!
You’re part of a generation that exists in the age of social media, like TikTok, Instagram, and all of these other outlets that amplify peoples voices. Would you prefer to have lived in a different era or are you content with existing in this generation?
I mean, I feel like people who say ‘I was born in the wrong generation’ like, I don't know, that seems so stupid to me because especially as like a minority it's like where I am right now is like the best possible situation I could be in. I definitely am really grateful for where social media has taken us because it has empowered so many people to finally have an impact and a voice. Especially when it comes to music, because before you had so many doors that you'd have to go through in order to make it to quote on quote, popular music. I’m just really grateful for social media because I definitely wouldn't be in the position I am today without it.
Talk to me about your newest single: Boring.
Four Loko reached out to us and I thought that was fucking wild because Four Loko, I feel like, out of all like drink brands that could have reached out to me, Four Loko definitely has the most fucking chaotic evil energy. So, I was like, ah! How suitable for my brand? For the song, I drew a lot of inspiration from growing up around a lot of the really insufferable people. Especially in high school where anything outside of their norm would make them uncomfortable. But yeah, it’s just a really epic song about very boring people!
Aside from music, you also dabble in artwork and I have to say, your pieces are so beautiful. When did you get into art?
I feel like I've always been into art since I was little. I got more serious about it in high school and then ended up going to Pratt Institute. I feel like just studying art and growing up, all the art has taught me how to convey and translate what I'm feeling into something physical, like music or art and any other medium.
What can you tell us about any of your upcoming projects?
Well, up next, my plan is to just release a bunch of singles and start working on making music videos for the previous projects. The next thing I'm planning is a video for catboys! I'm very excited for that because I'm going to make a very fucking stupid music video. It's in the style of a drill song so I obviously need to do a drill type music video where I'm standing with people twerking and holding guns! There's no big projects coming up, but we'll be putting out singles in the next year or so.
