Hua Li

Playing between hazy R&B, hip-hop, jazz and electronic, Hua Li's sophomore LP takes the imaginary garden as a proxy for cultivating home.

With complex vocal arrangements, lush production by Alex Thibault (aka Gloze), and big, vibrant mixing by TNGHT's Lunice, ripe fruit is a private confessional on a loud- ass record. Following 2019's 'Dynasty' and 2020's critically acclaimed 'Yellow Crane' EP, "ripe fruit" is characteristically libertine. Textured and sensual, the Montreal multihyphenate balances her rich, waveforming tone with danceable, electronic signatures. The rapper is fierce and frequently funny, erupting from gauzy runs to deliver a quick uppercut that stings. With hooky, addictive features by Ambrose Getz and Darkus Millon, ripe fruit is an intimate record of healing, with Montreal's nightlife at its heart. For Fans Of: Gayance, Tirzah, FKA Twigs, Heems, Tkay Maidza