Uffie

Singer, songwriter, rapper, and DJ Uffie is a rarity: A 2000s music blog darling whose influence lasted for decades. Anna-Catherine Hartley's girlishly anti-flow delivery, raunchy lyrics, and the sparse beats surrounding them on songs such as 2006's viral hit "Pop the Glock" evoked vintage electro and nu-skool rap and presaged the mix of pop and hip-hop that hit the mainstream in the years to come. She helped define the sound of the bloghouse movement with her singles and 2010's album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans, but her career's frantic pace led to a hiatus for most of the 2010s. During that time, artists like Kesha, Charli XCX, SOPHIE, and Doja Cat expanded on her style. When Uffie returned with releases including 2019's melancholy, bedroom pop-influenced Tokyo Love Hotel EP and 2022's full-length Sunshine Factory, which borrowed from punk, ska, and indie, she sounded as relevant as ever.