Angel Haze
Girl With the Gun - EP
Album · Hip-Hop/Rap · 2021
The Detroit-born rapper built her buzz at the tail end of the blog era, an upstart from the digital underground who felt primed for the pop-rap mainstream. Then she leaked her own major-label debut (2013’s Dirty Gold) and, not long after, disappeared from the industry entirely. More than five years after her last release, Girl With the Gun is Haze at her most Zen, though no less tough: “Everything that tried to kill me/Load my gun and come back stronger!” she spits on the title track. Vibey R&B melodies balance out alpha-girl raps, done best on “Bullet”, a flirty funk groove that gives Doja Cat a run for her money.