So, when London sent us the beat, we wanted something hard, something people would feel themselves, too. ‘Fashion Killa’ by A$AP Rocky, we loved that song. My brother is an A$AP Rocky fan, I’m a Rihanna fan, so we grew up with a lot of fashion. In the beginning of the song, I used an Eartha Kitt interview, one of my favourite interviews of all time. But I’ve come to this industry to break boundaries. The smallest thing can ruin a woman’s reputation. She can’t go to this place she can’t do that because she doesn’t want to cast. She’s been around.’ So, I always get a lot of advice: ‘Ayra, don’t go and cast.’ Even with the smallest thing, a woman has to be a hundred times more careful than a guy. “In Nigeria, when we say somebody is ‘cast’, it’s like, ‘Everybody knows her. Here, she takes us through her coming-of-age story, track by track. Ranging from R&B to pop, soul and Afropop, the album features production by London, Kel-P Vibes and Don Jazzy while Ayra and her brother, Dami Aderibigbe (aka Milar), penned most of the songs. She showcases her vocal and emotional range as the project’s mood shifts from sunny to gloomy when her lyrics dictate. Throughout 19 & Dangerous, Starr remains bold and unapologetic, whether exhibiting her grandeur in banging earworms or acknowledging her vulnerabilities in heartfelt ballads. When you know that you’re not scared of mistakes, you become dangerous, because you have nothing to lose, really. “No matter how much I fall, I’m prepared for it. “One day, it just struck me that I’m not scared of failing, I’m not scared of mistakes-I’m ready to work hard to get to where I want to,” she tells Apple Music.
Exploring relationships, betrayal and self-assurance on 19 & Dangerous, the artist chronicles the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Solo single "Drowning" appeared later in the year.After an impressive, self-titled 2021 EP that placed her among the vanguard of rising Nigerian pop stars, Ayra Starr delivers her official debut album.
She appeared on Vince Staples' 2017 full-length Big Fish Theory and continued working with Flume, guesting on "Voices" (a collaboration with SOPHIE), released on the 2019 mixtape Hi This Is Flume. In 2016, Lowther issued another single from Unconditional, "Honey," and worked with Paces on the track "Nothing's Forever" and on Flume's album Skin. That year, she also collaborated with Cosmo’s Midnight on the single "Walk with Me" and appeared on songs by Seth Sentry, Andre Eremin, and Simo Soo. The Unconditional EP arrived in 2015, garnering KUČKA more praise as well as more awards: Along with WAM Awards for Best Electronic Producer and Best Experimental Act, she was also invited to the Red Bull Music Academy.
In 2014, she released the single "Unconditional," which earned Lowther five WAM Award nominations and wins in the Best Single, Best Experimental Act, and Best Electronic Act categories. The following year, she released the single "Phantasy" and collaborated with A$AP Rocky, who sampled her song "I" on the title track of his debut album $AP and invited her to sing backing vocals on that song and another track on the album, "Fashion Killer." She also won that year's Path to Laneway competition, which earned her a gig performing at the Laneway Festival. Another song from the EP, "Polly (serialkillersundays)" won a West Australian Music Song of the Year Award in the Experimental category. The experimental electro-pop sound of songs such as "Divinity" received praise, which led to the EP's re-release on New Weird Australia's label Wood and Wire. Her self-titled debut EP, recorded in her bedroom studio in Perth, appeared in 2012. Additionally, she's worked with artists such as A$AP Rocky, Flume, and SOPHIE. Her releases, such as 2015 EP Unconditional, have been met with acclaim, and she's won several awards in her home country. Australian producer Laura Jane Lowther, better known as KUČKA, writes surreal, experimental pop songs consisting of layers of glitchy textures, found sounds, delicate beats, and ethereal vocals.
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