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Key Takeaways:

• Anycia faucets right into a smoother R&B sound on “So Fine” that includes Tink, exhibiting her vary past Atlanta rap.
• The observe is a part of her ‘Grady Baby’ mixtape, a full Gangsta Grillz undertaking hosted by DJ Drama.
• Her Gangsta Grillz debut locations her in a historic lineage, breaking floor for Atlanta ladies in Hip Hop.

Anycia’s new single, “So Fine” that includes Tink, shouldn’t be what people anticipated — and that’s precisely the purpose. While she’s been on the radar for her turnt up Atlanta sound, this observe strikes in another way; it’s slower, slicker and slides her proper into her R&B bag with out attempting too exhausting. “So Fine” dropped on Friday (July 18) as a part of her Grady Baby mixtape — a full Gangsta Grillz link-up with DJ Drama that stamps her as one to look at.

Grady Baby is greater than only a tape to me — it’s a second,” Anycia mentioned in a press launch. “Being the first woman from Atlanta to drop a Gangsta Grillz is something I don’t take lightly.” This isn’t nearly breaking by means of — it’s about exhibiting up with intention. That Gangsta Grillz tag holds weight in her hometown, and Anycia didn’t simply present up for the co-sign. She made a undertaking that leans into the place she’s from, with out boxing in the place she will go.

The undertaking comes with options from Monaleo, Quavo and, after all, KARRAHBOOO and GloRilla, who teamed up with Anycia on “Never Need.” Even with these large names, she’s not drowned out — Grady Baby remains to be her world. Every observe circles again to her voice, pacing and viewpoint. “I wanted to give people something real, something that represents where I’m from and where I’m headed,” she mentioned.

The mixtape’s title goes deeper than branding. It references Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital, the place Anycia was born — one thing she’s happy with, since that honor holds weight for a lot of locals. It means resilience, it means roots. DJ Drama added, “I’ve always put the Gangsta Grillz stamp on projects that I felt represented the culture, either current or future,” and referred to as Anycia one of many brightest artists arising.

“So Fine” exhibits the PRINCESS POP THAT creator can swap it up with out shedding herself. Stream Grady Baby this weekend and add a few of her new cuts to your playlist.