SOPHIYA PUTS EVERYONE ON NOTICE WITH NEW SINGLE, ‘ROSIE’
"A tough, intimidating return from SOPHIYA" - Declan Byrne, triple j
"There’s a new force in the world of Aussie rap, and her name is SOPHIYA" - Purple Sneakers
In 2018, an underground Melbourne artist uploaded a song to triple J Unearthed and unknowingly burst onto the scene. SOPHIYA, with her debut single ‘White Ivory’, caught the attention of tastemakers and new fans with the first song she’d ever made, kickstarting an exciting new journey in music ahead.
Since ‘White Ivory’, SOPHIYA has developed her sound, both as an artist and a producer, and makes her return today with a fierce new single ‘Rosie’.
‘Rosie’ hits hard with a growling bass line and SOPHIYA’s menacing, nonchalant verses. Inspired by a time where things were going round and round with no end in sight, ‘Rosie’ doubles as a warning shot - SOPHIYA means business this year. Effortlessly flipping between telling those that say they love her not to get too cozy and putting everyone on blast for trying to waste her precious time, ‘Rosie’ is another example of SOPHIYA delivering bar after bar over an intimidating beat.
On writing the track, SOPHIYA said, “Rosie was originally a one take freestyle I recorded right after a heated argument. I realised that you can’t convince everyone to believe in you.”
This is the first taste of months of gruelling studio sessions since she bunkered down to hone her craft. Over a year old, ‘Rosie’ was the first song SOPHIYA wrote after ‘White Ivory’s success and marks the start of SOPHIYA leveling up as an artist.
‘Rosie’ is the second time SOPHIYA jumps into the producer chair, teaming up with Melbourne’s HAMLEY for co-production and Sydney’s DOPAM!NE for engineering duties.
In 2019, she shared stages with the likes of GENESIS OWUSU and appears on Triple J’s Bars of Steel and Red Bull Music’s 64 Bars series. Sitting on over 290K streams on Spotify and reaching #8 on the Australian Viral 50 chart, ‘White Ivory’ was just the beginning for her and with ‘Rosie’, she’s back to finish what she started. With plenty more still to come, 2020 is looking bright for SOPHIYA.
“Rosie” will be available on all streaming services from today.