A songwriter, singer and rapper bundled in one, PRICIE has landed herself on the nation’s radar with her LUCIANBLOMKAMP-produced debut single “too dang good”, which has already been receiving a lot of love from triple j. The Nigerian born, Melbourne-based artist has already worked with the likes of production powerhouses 18YOMAN (Kid Cudi, Matt Corby, Kaiit) and Cam Parkin (Sampa The Great, Lastlings, Flume) on some forthcoming music.
Having recently signed to Sydney label Sweat It Out, PRICIE’s playful delivery and brazen vocals have made her a dynamic force on stage; she’s already played Aussie festivals like Listen Out, and Beyond The Valley with Winston Surfshirt, as well as supported OKENYO and POLOSHIRT on tour. Speaking about “too dang good”, PRICIE says,”The message is for women to know their worth and understand that although some things may transpire within their relationship, they’re just way too dang good for it.”
Get to know PRICIE with a look into her favourite records of all time below:
Ms. Lauryn Hill — ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ (1998)
The first album that made me, as a black child, feel powerful and inspired; the beauty of L. Hill at the time wasn’t the desired look, but yet she stood out beyond anyone else. The best part was that darker-toned women like myself felt represented and truly seen in the coolest way. The lyrical content, the beauty — it all changed my musical taste forever.
‘CeCe Winans — ‘Throne Room (Gold Edition)’ (2003)
This album healed my heart. I was introduced to it by my mother, whose musical repertoire at the time only included gospel. The instrumentation was like nothing I had ever experienced, so it opened up a whole new world of pure, sensual and loving music. Gospel music as a whole in my opinion (and I am very picky) carries the most beautiful messaging and structure, and till today still impacts me majorly. Music that is capable of transforming and renewing love in anyway is always it for me.
J. Cole — ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’ (2014)
This was the era I was battling real good street freestylers in Western Sydney, and they were smacking me with straight verses even I couldn’t believe they had written. Then I heard some of the lyrics off this album which one of the rappers had used against me in a battle and it was over! I got the album they were quoting off of and took my time, came back and retired all of them — hah!
Beyoncé — ‘HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM’ (2019)
I mean, what is there to say? That was the moment I knew If I was ever to make anything of myself I was always going to be as good as the team around me. They pulled it off! Production, set design, vocals, wardrobe — IT. WENT. OFF.
Luther Vandross — ‘Never Too Much’ (1981)
I found this album the second year I moved out on my own and started exploring my sensuality and, boy, did this album help! It had me feeling like a real woman, deserving of that old school, poetry-inspired type of love where men behaved like men and basically lived only to feel my touch.
Watch the visuals for “too dang good”, directed by Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore, below: