Miss Kaniyah is gearing up for the discharge of her upcoming EP. She is from D.C. and brings a singular sound, particularly coming from a Black woman. She began rapping in 2018, however due to life she put music on the again burner for some time. Now she’s again and prepared for the world to see her blow up. She stopped by rolling out to carry out some music from her upcoming EP.
Is your sound typical of different D.C. artists?
No[,] the D.C. sound could be very totally different. It’s very distinctive. However lots of people from D.C. are very proficient. Even after I was developing in D.C., I by no means had like the standard D.C. sound. I simply at all times had extra of like a industrial pop sound. You bought to really aspire to be that. I at all times needed to be like an enormous star. So I believe once you consider large stars, most of their music could be very industrial.
What do you hope listeners take away out of your upcoming EP?
I hope that the brand new listeners actually simply can get a peek into my world. Each of these songs that we simply did at the moment are on the EP. It’s solely three different songs. Very quick, very cutesy, very demure. However I additionally really feel prefer it’s simply 5 putting songs that present who I’m as an artist. They present my versatility, present my energy. And out of doors of that, it simply exhibits that you simply don’t should be put within the Black field relying on [what] you appear like, whether or not you’re, like, Black or, like, city or, like, no matter. Like, you are able to do no matter it’s that you simply wish to do.
You could have a music with Dess Dior developing on the EP proper?
Sure I do. The identify of the music is “I Wanna F–okay.” It’s a bit of express. It’s not as unhealthy as you’d assume. However I’m truly very excited to collab on that music along with her. She did very well. So I’m excited for folks to listen to it. And most ladies [and men] that I play [it for], they simply find it irresistible as a result of it’s an actual situation, actual scenario. I’ll simply say for the women, for those who’re in search of power when it’s surrounding that, then that is the music for you. Nearly having a bit of bit extra willpower, you understand?
What music are you most excited for the folks to listen to?
I like all my songs. And that’s why I put all of them particularly on a mission collectively. As a result of I created all these songs at totally different occasions. However I believe I’m actually most excited for folks to listen to “Hell Yeah.” I really feel like that sort of report coming from a Black woman. Like a Black woman from the hood. I believe it’s very, crucial. It’s very contemporary. It’s very clear. And I believe [what] we’re missing these days in music, it’s simply actual music. So I’m actually excited for folks to listen to that and listen to it coming from somebody that appears like me.