5/15/2023 0 Comments Deja vu meme song![]() ![]() And now, after years of wrestling to put her own music out, 2023 represents Raye’s next chapter as an independent artist. Since then, she’s spoken openly about her experiences of misogyny, sexual assault and exploitation in the music industry. In July last year, she parted ways with Polydor, the record label she’d been signed to since she was 17. Photograph: Jess Hand / Time Outīut success hasn’t come without a bit – or, in Raye’s case, a lot – of blood, sweat and tears. A hard-hitting party track about getting over an ex via a messy night out, if you’ve not heard the sped-up chipmunk version while scrolling through TikTok, you will recognise the original being blasted on the radio or sung on the dancefloor in the club. She released her debut album, ‘ My 21st Century Blues’, in February this year, following her Number One single, ‘ Escapism’, with US rapper 070 Shake. It’s been a teeth-grittingly intense few months for the 25-year-old singer-songwriter, otherwise known as Rachel Keen. It has everything you could ever want from an offy: paprika Pringles, beer, tampons, Super Noodles, and a sign which says ‘any 2 lost mary or 2 elf bars only £17’. Her hair still piled into vintage-style red curls, Raye is fresh from her Time Out London cover shoot in ‘The Convenience Store’ just off Tottenham Court Road. I’d call the guy at the till “boss man” and buy a Freddo for 10p.’ ‘I’m no stranger to a corner shop,’ says Raye, chewing on a soggy mozzarella panini from Caffè Nero. ![]()
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