Quay Dash – HighClouds

Quay Dash announces new projet Bedtime, shares “New Bitch”

Arnaud Marty — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:42:12 +0000

**“New Bitch” is the first track off Quay Dash‘s upcoming project Bedtime.**

Following up on Sega Bodega-produced track “U.A.F.W.M,” Bronx rapper Quay Dash is back with “New Bitch”. Produced by New Jersey rapper and producer Lord Quan, this new burning ego trip is also the first single taken from a brand new project. Tune in below.

Quay Dash shares BEATSBYTRISTAN-produced track “No Drama”

Arnaud Marty — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:26:49 +0000

As promised, Quay Dash is back with new music.

Bronx-based, black transgender woman, songwriter and rapper Quay Dash, who caught our attention with the “Transphobic” EP in 2017, is back with a new track, “No Drama”, which was produced by BEATSBYTRISTAN. It notably follows up on the SOPHIE-produced single “Queen Of This Shit” and the 7-track mixtape “Satan’s Angel”. Listen to it below.

HighClouds: 100 Tracks of 2017

Arnaud Marty — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 08:16:45 +0000

We can undoubtedly write that 2017 was a great year for music. We know it because our staff almost had to fight to agree on the final choice below and we’re proud of presenting a list which features a lot of up and coming artists and songs in 7 languages. Scroll down through our countdown and find the whole charts as well via Spotify and Deezer below.

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100. CITY FATHER – “Coquette”

99. BILLIE EILISH – “Bellyache”

98. SABRINA CLAUDIO – “Belong To You”

97. PETRA GLYNT – “Fell In A Hole”

96. HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR + SHARON VAN ETTEN – “Omnion”

95. GIRLI – “Hot Mess”

94. THE SOFT MOON – “Burn”

93. J.I.D – “Never”

92. ACE TEE + KWAM.E – “Bist Du Down?”

91. CRALIAS – “Hope You Are”

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90. CHROMATICS – “Shadow”

89. RUN THE JEWELS – “Legend Has It”

88. CARDI B – “Bodak Yellow”

87. YELLOW DAYS – “Hurt In Love”

86. JFDR – “Airbone”

85. SUSANNE SUNDFØR – “Undercover”

84. TOM TRIPP – “Aurelia”

83. SUPERORGANISM – “Something For Your M.I.N.D.”

82. KAN WAKAN – “Still Feather”

81. NILÜFER YANYA – “Baby Luv”

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80. WAKE CHILD – “In The End”

79. JAJA BU – “Sweetness”

78. ALVVAYS – “Dreams Tonite”

77. KIDÄ – “Bone Mother”

76. HÅN – “The Children”

75. ULYSSE – “Mañana”

74. SHY GIRLS – “You Like The Pain Too”

73. GOURMET – “Delicious”

72. SORCHA RICHARDSON – “4AM”

71. MILLIE TURNER – “Underwater”

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70. NABIHAH IQBAL – “Something More”

69. KEDR LIVANSKIY – “Your Name (имя твоё)”

68. MORGXN – “xx”

67. GRIZZLY BEAR – “Mourning Sound”

66. DANIEL CAESAR + KALI UCHIS – “Get You”

65. DILLON – “2.KIND”

64. COUCOU CHLOE + SEGA BODEGA – “Flip U”

63. THE TRP – “Soda”

62. JAY SOM – “The Bus Song”

61. GFOTY – “Tongue”

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60. SELENA GOMEZ -“Bad Liar”

59. ELA MINUS – “Juan Sant”

58. EMPRESS OF – “Go To Hell”

57. SHE Major – “Please Don’t”

56. VAGABON – “Cold Appartment”

55. NADINE – “Ultra Pink”

54. SONDER – “Feel”

53. RINA SAWAYAMA – “Alterlife”

52. SEGA BODEGA + SHYGIRL – “CC”

51. GOLDLINK + BRENT FAIYAZ – “Crew”

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50. CRATER – “Unearth”

49. QUAY DASH – “Decline Him”

48. YELLE – “Romeo”

47. GABRIEL GARZÓN-MONTANO – “Fruitflies”

46. WESLEE – “Bathwater”

45. FOREST SWORDS – “The Highest Flood”

44. KENDRICK LAMAR + ZACARI – “LOVE.”

43. ALEX CAMERON + ANGEL OLSEN – “Stranger’s Kiss”

42. SMERZ – “Oh My My”

41. SASSY 009 – “Are You Leaving”

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40. CHARLI XCX – “Roll With Me”

39. TESSA DIXSON – “Prayer”

38. TOMMY GENESIS – “Tommy”

37. SSION – “Comeback”

36. PIXX – “Romance”

35. DANNY L HARLE – “1UL”

34. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – “american dream”

33. LANA DEL REY – “Love”

32. KING KRULE – “Dum Surfer”

31. SAMPHA – “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”

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30. MAKTHAVERSKAN – “Vienna”

29. CCFX – “The One To Wait”

28. KLLO – “Downfall”

27. KELLY LEE OWENS + JENNY HVAL – “Anxi.”

26. BLUE HAWAII – “No One Like You”

25. FEVER RAY – “Wanna Sip”

24. JULIEN BAKER – “Turn Out The Lights”

23. LIL PEEP + LIL TRACY – “witchblades”

22. FAKA – “Uyang’khumbula”

21. TR/ST – “Bicep”

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20. SARO – “Eyelids”

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19. BROCKHAMPTON – “Summer”

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18. TYLER, THE CREATOR + KALI UCHIS – “See You Again”

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17. O-SHiN – “A Revelation”

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16. ionnalee – “SAMARITAN”

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15. Vince Staples – “Crabs In A Bucket”

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14. WWWATER – “My Hands”

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13. Björk – “Blissing Me”

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12. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Cut To The Feeling”

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11. Big Thief – “Mythological Beauty”

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10. SZA – “Drew Barrymore”

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9. Frank Ocean – “Chanel”

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8. Wy – “Bathrooms”

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7. SOPHIE – “It’s Okay To Cry”

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6. Moses Sumney – “Doomed”

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5. Kelela – “Onanon”

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4. Arca – “Desafío”

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3. Lorde – “The Louvre”

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2. Perfume Genius – “Slip Away”

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1. Yaeji – “Raingurl”

Listen to the 100 tracks of 2017 according to the HighClouds‘ staff via Spotify, Youtube and Deezer.

Quay Dash – Transphobic EP

Jonathan Vilardi — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:01:46 +0000

Attitude and confidence have always been cornerstones of hip-hop, with the best displays of both always seeming to come from the heart, rather than the wallet. On her latest EP out via Perth Records, “Transphobic”, Bronx native Quay Dash puts every last ounce of self-certainty on the beat, in what makes for a project that represents struggle without ever falling victim to it.

When it comes to struggle, Quay Dash has known her fair share. She grew up bouncing around foster and group homes in an environment that was ill suited for finding her identity as a trans woman; and yet, her music oozes the courage of a head held high.

“Bossed Up” and “Queen of NY” make for a great one-two punch to kick off the project, and get a simple point across: if you didn’t know Quay Dash before, you sure as hell do now. The bass heavy SOPHIE-produced beat of the former and the freely flowing old-school ease of the latter both provide a rock-solid foundation for Quay’s unapologetic flows and her with-me-or-against-me brand of lyricism.

Having stated that she avoids Pidgeon-holing herself as an LGBT artist when approaching music, it quickly becomes clear that Quay Dash is adept at representing her roots and community simply by expressing herself as honestly and bluntly as possible, while paying no concern to any detractors. She doesn’t harp on her unique role in hip-hop, nor does she ignore it – she simply allows it to speak for itself.

With such an engaging and energetic start to the EP, however, Quay does struggle a bit with maintaining that hard-hitting appeal. “Squared Toe Leather Boot” and “I Need a Bag” both seem to lack the edge we had just begun to appreciate, as sleepier production and wearier delivery start coming into play. However, Quay does manage to close the project out on a decently high note, with the arrestingly cold-hearted “Decline Him”, complete with a pistol-wielding new video.

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All in all, Quay Dash is nothing if not her own force to be reckoned with. There’s a clear vision to the music, and a clear alternative for anyone objecting to it – to fuck off.