Making waves with her easygoing and melodic flow, Compton’s Azjah is well on her way to becoming the first lady of L.A. rap. Cooking up a selection of late night jams, Azjah announces 1:03 AM, her upcoming project.
Carried by her innate sense of melody and raw emotion, Azjah’s songs read like diary entries, telling self-contained narratives and radiating toughness and vulnerability in equal measure. On 1:03 AM, the “Princess of Compton” explores all aspects of her love life, serving up R&B-inflected slow jams.
Along with the announcement of the project, Azjah shares “Soul Ties,” a brand new single. “Soul Ties” mixes tender, new age keys and woodwinds with crisp percussion, creating a swirling pocket for Azjah to work her rhythmelodic magic. “Soul Ties” finds the artist blurring the lines between confession and seduction, exploring the conflict between her street side and her inner romantic: “You know can’t nobody do it better/I keep you laced up in Gucci or whatever/I should put my pride aside and let you in/I just have to spin the block up in the Benz.”
Check out “Soul Tries” below and be sure to catch 1:03 AM when it drops on June 25th.