BABii (UK / Live) | Xenon

In the past few years BABii has radically changed the way she writes her captivating, boundary-pushing songs. Daredevil 2000 is a continuation of the writing style she began with 2022 collaborative mixtape Screamer, which saw the producer and vocalist writing from the perspective of her younger sister and their struggle with BPD. On Daredevil 2000 she pushes that conceptual approach even further, taking an abstract look at the idea of evil and projecting it into her own imagined idea of hell. Through this creative exercise, BABii asks challenging questions about what pushes people to transgress while also exploring her personal relationships with those who society deems unwanted or unacceptable. 

Across the album, BABii enters something akin to Dante’s Inferno, exploring the origins of violence and criminality and how hell relates to the real world. Each song corresponds to a separate sin and comes with a villainous criminal attached. These include hooligans, gargoyles, goblins, and a Trash Spirit Clown named Tito Von Bricabrac. All exist in the fantastical Nevaworld, a futuristic hellscape that the album exists in. 

She gathered producers Warpstr, Samuel Organ, Mun Sing, Iglooghost, and Pholo at Prah Studios in Margate, Kent to finish the album. Reference points in the recording process for Daredevil 2000’s punchy and abrasive sound included Kanye West’s dark masterpiece Yeezus, as well as Jam City and Mumdance. The album touches on classic grime instrumentals, fluorescent bassline, UKG, R&B, and Detroit cybercrime scam rap for influence while sounding utterly unique.

Since her 2019 debut BABii has been consistently championed by everyone from Crack, Mixmag, Dazed, The Observer, The Line of Best Fit, i-D, NPR and on the airwaves by the likes of Tom Ravenscroft, Lauren Laverne and Jamz Supernova on BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, 1Xtra. She’s toured all over the world hitting festivals from Arts Electronica, Boomtown, End of The Road, LEV festival, PC Music’s 10th Anniversary Party and more alongside headline tours in China, USA, UK and EU.