Brazen Barbie Unleashes Her Boldest Era Yet with New Mixtape ‘BRAZEN’
Grit, glam, and unfiltered attitude collide as Kenyan-Australian artist Brazen Barbie drops her hotly anticipated mixtape BRAZEN, alongside the standout new single Deep End — out now.
A kaleidoscopic portrait of resilience, sass, and self-awareness, BRAZEN is a genre-bending, 12-track mixtape that walks the line between vulnerability and bravado. It’s not just music — it’s diary entries you can dance to.
Leading the charge is Ain’t No Dummy, the very first track locked in for the project — and the one that set the tone for everything that followed. “I wrote it during a time when I felt like people kept underestimating me,” Brazen Barbie shares. “In relationships, friendships, life. I wanted something bold, bratty, but still smart. There’s a real tension in choosing chaos — but doing it on your terms.”
With BRAZEN, Brazen Barbie brings her boldest self to the surface — showing off not only the bars, but the brains and bruises behind them. It’s her most personal, potent, and playful body of work to date.
Whether it’s the glittering menace of Doomsday, the swagger of Can’t Hang, or the soul-stirring resilience of Anyway, each track is layered with meaning and intention — even when delivered with a wink.
Having already turned heads at BIGSOUND, SXSW, Sydney Fringe Festival, and Promiseland, Brazen Barbie is no stranger to commanding a stage — or a space. Her Acclaim Magazine All Stars Class of ’24 nod and features in VICE, triple j Unearthed, and Life Without Andy to name just a few, only reinforce what’s already clear: she’s not here to follow. She’s here to lead.
“BRAZEN is a self-portrait,” she concludes. “Each track is a snapshot of a different mood or moment in my life, and a different version of the voice in my head. I wanted it to feel like turning up, in your head, and in a diary all at once.”
BRAZEN is out now on all platforms. Play it loud, feel it fully, and don’t say you weren’t warned.