Neon Violet Vinyl
Kari Faux can’t be stopped. The Arkansas native makes a full-circle return on her third album, Real Bitches Don't Die!, a 12-track ode to her Southern roots. The LP weaves Kari’s crisp production with her laid-backand bossy flow, gliding through her Dirty South roots with ease, and nodding to Outkast and UGK as influences while the femcee asserts her power. At the heart of her latest effort, the rapper and singer-songwriter keeps the regional vibe authentic with her unabashedly dominant energy. Kari’s eccentricities were highlighted on her 2020 album Lowkey Superstar, intriguing listeners with an alluring, Arkansas-bred accent overbouncy arrangements. On Real Bitches Don't Die!, Kari’s unique take on the world and her vision has only expanded, which the artist attributes to honing in her craft. “Lowkey Superstar felt very Southern–it was me getting super-immersed back into southern rap and gospel music,” she said. “Since I’ve been in this space for over two years now, it’s like, ‘Let me keep refining this and making it better. In the contemporary landscape of hip-hop, female rappers are unapologetically taking the forefront. Methodical in her approach to music–and self-confident in her approach to living authentically–Kari feels right at home in the growing resurgence of women in rap. On Real Bitches Don't Die!, Kari Faux reminds listeners of an undeniable truth: the South got something to say.