When we met Sydney rapper Kimchi Princi last year she told us she’d “always known what I wanted.” But despite her inbuilt self conviction, the previous 12 months have seen a lot of personal growth: “I’ve come to understand who I am better. My ideas are different. When I started, I was still trying to grasp who I was — writing was a way to do that.”
Her new mix for i-D reflects that conviction. These are the tracks that make her “feel powerful and open in some way,” that weave together work from her favourite MCs and producers around the globe to “shade the haters, transcend banality, slip into your element, step into your light.”
Music to shift your mood from staying in to staying up all night…Henny N Hoes, Young M.A
Music for fiery arguments and emotional goodbyes…BIO WEAPON, Jikuroux
Music to kiss and make up to…Reverend Mother, HABITS
Music to heal a broken heart…D.F.W.T, Nadia Rose
Music to get high to…Space Trip, FAKE
Music to change your night from mediocre to magnificent…Teething EP, Slim Set
Music to take a long drive to…Kamaiyah
Music to walk down the aisle to…White Iverson, Post Malone
Music you’d like played at your funeral…Digits, Young Thug
Music to have sex to…Body, Syd
Music to celebrate your birthday to…Born This Way, Lady Gaga
Music guaranteed to give you serious swagger…Queen of NY, Quay Dash
Music to make even the wallflowers dance…Internet Friend, Kimchi Princi
Music to play at the afterparty when it’s 6am and the sun is beginning to rise…Vanity, Arca
Music that could put even an insomniac to sleep…Never Ending, Rihanna
Tracklist:
Twisted Nerve – Bernard Herrmann
Kylie Jenner Sufffers Panic Attack When Kendall Abandons Her on the Red Carpet – Entertainment Tonight
Kountdown – LaylaKhepri
Bad Ass – Sasha Go Hard (Zora Jones edit)
Foreva – Cardi B
Erelitha – Erelitha
Numb ft. Rick Ross – Cassie
Vatican Vibes – Fatima Al Qadiri (DJ Rashad Remix)
Execute – Tommy Genesis
Vexations – Corin
Pussy Not Polite – V Kim & Kimchi Princi
Remember My Name – Empire (SCAM RFX)
Impatient – Jeremih (Leonce Bounce Mix)
Nokia – Princess Nokia
Murder – Nadia Rose
Tantra Negro – Zutzut
Naughty Girls – Retina Set
2GOD – Organ Tapes (DJ Corpmane’s Instrumental Version)
Luxury Riddim – Endgame
Henny n Hoes – Young M.A
Blink Twice – Soda Plains
Everybody – Backstreet Boys
Chunk – Sami Baha
Bobby Brown – PERICOPRINCESS
Encore – Nicki Minaj
Fade – Kanye West
Nite Dew – Mechatok
No Enemies ft. Phi – Shake (prod. The Kompetition)
Feel – Safe
Philae Touchdown – Mapalma & Mobilegirl
Body – Syd
Air Goes Around – Sky H1 x Justin
Get Right Witcha – DJ ATRO remix
Drunk in Love Fusion – Kimchi Princi blend
Slow Pressure – Jikuroux
We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
Kimchi Princi joins KLLO and HABITS at the Chippendale Hotel on February 24 for Red Bull Sound Select. RSVP HERE for $3 tickets.
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Photography Ellen Virgona