“I feel like I don’t owe apologies,” Brazen Barbie declares on “DEEP END”, the second track on her debut mixtape, BRAZEN. At just 19, the Perth-born artist radiates confidence sharp enough to cut through any hater’s perception. Sure, she can craft club-ready singles like “Ain’t No Dummy”, or lean into her playful side on “Sneaky”, but there are subtle, reflective moments present as well. On “What Do I Care”, she’s processing betrayal, turning pain into fuel for her ambition. In all, BRAZEN plots what sounds like a very probable ascent for the MC, pairing a pronounced rhyme style with vulnerability and bravado. Or as she puts it on “Doomsday”, Brazen Barbie is “the calm and the storm.”