Following the album’s first single “J0YR1D3”, BABii continues her most courageous era yet with “Scarface”, a de-constructed club gem peppered with classic grime instrumentals and an edgy pop appeal, produced with close collaborators Pholo, Warpstr and Iglooghost. Incredibly personal and autobiographical in nature, the track was written about BABii’s late father’s experience of betraying his own father by leaving his promising career as an Ice Hockey player. This narrative is explored by chaotic references to the hockey thugs in Batman & Robin, Connecticut’s Danbury Thrashers and Dante’s 9th Circle of Hell.

Speaking about the single, BABii explains:

“Scarface was the last song we made in the studio and it was just me, Pholo, Warpstr and Iglooghost left. We had so much fun making it, everyone was bouncing around and dancing during the process. Even though we had lots of fun making the song, it’s actually about my dad’s experience of betraying his own dad by leaving his promising potential career as an ice hockey player and going off the rails.”

On the forthcoming album, BABii flexes her Björk-level aptitude and penchant for deep world building as she enters something akin to Dante’s Inferno, exploring the origins of violence and criminality and how hell relates to the real world. Each song corresponds to a separate sin and comes with a villainous criminal attached. These include hooligans, gargoyles, goblins, and a Trash Spirit Clown named Tito Von Bricabrac. All existing in the fantastical Nevaworld, a futuristic hellscape that the album exists in. Through this creative exercise, BABii asks challenging questions about what pushes people to transgress while also exploring her personal relationships with those who society deems unwanted or unacceptable.

In the past few years BABii has radically changed the way she writes her captivating, boundary-pushing songs. DareDeviil2000 is a continuation of the vulnerable and conceptual writing style she began with 2022 collaborative mixtape Screamer, a journey that has cemented her as one of future-pop’s most exciting artists to keep an eye on in 2024.