![]() The video concludes with a picture of an anthropomorphic sun with the same facial tats as Audley – three black dots above each brow – and holding a broken heart. ‘Cause the bounce back shines so bright – see I faced death, and I found light.” ![]() In a clip posted to Audley’s Instagram she sits draped in a baggy, yet well-considered fit, rapping, “When I’m down down, keep it real low. What’s more, Audely helms a growing community anchored by a pair of positive phrases: “I’d like a nice world,” and “It’s okay to be real.” For Audley, these aphorisms provide clarity in times of immense darkness. Recently, Audley performed at Linda Perry’s EqualizeHER showcase, a far cry from where she began, but still a long way from the mainstream success she craves. Rene Bowers and Audley at the Jason Lee Show launch party at EDEN Sunset in Los Angeles. Today, Audley is under the management of Rene Bowers – also known as Naypay – who plucked the artist from her nomadic lifestyle, moving her to LA where she now lives. Later she admits, laughingly, that now I may know more about her than anyone on the planet, including her mother. Still, over the course of an hour-plus, I learn a lot about the San Diego native’s tempestuous journey to the peaceful place she says she exists in currently – both mentally and physically. Amongst the other things Audley chooses not to tell is which restaurant she works at as an executive director, along with the “nitty gritty details” of her history. I bargain for it as we sit across from each other at SunCafe in Studio City, but she holds strong. She openly harbors both wisdom and wetness behind the ears, an aura made all the more palpable, for example, when she drops in that three years ago she was hitchhiking with a guitar, serenading orgies.Īudley keeps her age to herself, only offering that she feels simultaneously too young and too old. Instead, Audley’s singular distinctiveness emanates from how she carries herself. In fact, her 2022 single “ Hoodie Goodie” - despite its focus on feminine fortitude - makes predictable mention of good pussy. Yet none of this makes the androgynous artist inherently “odd” – and her pop-facing hip-hop music doesn’t do the deed either. Also Read Grammys 2023: The Roots, Missy Elliott, Run-DMC Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Hip-HopĪudley doesn’t mind the occasional “he” when it comes to pronouns.
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