Junii is a Detroit-born hip hop artist and singer who awed us again in 2023 due to her single “Break You Off“. Quick-forward to at the moment, that awe has multiplied quite a few occasions due to her model new, unconventional drop known as “jinx!/weplayedthegame”. It’s a observe, however it’s truly two separate energies morphed right into a sonic vessel that can blow your thoughts.
The discharge is a 2-song combo (kind of), weaving collectively futuristic hard-hitting rap power with razor-sharp lyricism (“jinx!”) and soulful, up to date homage to forward-thinking alt r&b/hip hop (“weplayedthegame”). In addition to love for Junii’s insane talent, love goes out to 2 absolute legends – producers CJ (on “jinx!”) & Kaelin Ellis (on “weplayedthegame”), who managed to construct the proper world for Junii’s versatile expertise to flourish. Each are titans on their very own – CJ has labored with Samara Cyn, and Kaelin Ellis is well some of the inventive producers/drummers of at the moment and I have been a long-term fan of his work, particularly his 2022 THE FUNK WILL PREVAIL document.
I’ve to say – I had no concept about none of this, and when the swap occurred, my jaw dropped.
The entire thing is a hypnotic and modern trip that brings in the very best of so many worlds. Right now is a good day to fall in love with music.
Junii has a well-deserved spot on our Ladies in Hip Hop 2025 article.
