On her 2017 album Transphobic, Quay Dash proclaimed herself to be the "Queen of NY", and that’s a title we’re not going to argue. Hers is one of the most visionary new voices in the New York rap scene, and watching her evolution from her debut to last year’s single U.A.F.W.M. can only be described as breathtaking. Quay Dash may have taken notes from the classic bravado of New York artists like Lil Kim, but the musical world she inhabits is all her own: the adrenaline-spiking beats and chilling effortlessness of her delivery are unmistakably hers, trophies of the hardships she’s overtaken to get here. On January 18, Quay Dash will join JADALAREIGN, Dame Luz, Mother Mary Rose, and Na$h at BBYGRL at Baby’s All Right: All Girl Trap/Rap Party to celebrate women in hip hop – so you’d better clear your schedule. – Sunny Betz
