Since the release of her highly acclaimed debut EP: “Poster Girl,” back in 2021, rising creative multi hyphenate Talia Goddess has been the living embodiment of what it truly means to be “on fire.”
Originating from a Guyanese household in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY, Talia Goddess is a blossoming musical artist with myriad talents: she sings, she raps, she produces, she writes, she mixes, she DJ’s, she plays the guitar and much more. In other words, there aren’t any limits when it comes to her artistry and that’s what makes her such a salient entity within today’s landscape of music.
While “Poster Girl” showed off her tasteful acumen of R&B and Soul, she’s illuminated this year that she has a masterful handle on an eclectic array of genres: reggae, hip-hop, alt-pop and whatever else you can think of.
Existing somewhere finely nestled between Foxy Brown, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R. and Syd, Goddess is a palpable force with a highly immersive sound.
Embracing a flavorful, yet hyper raw aesthetic mixed with a strong penchant for legitimate musicianship, Talia Goddess is allergic to the affectation of industry-driven gimmicks but instead latches skin tight to what is at the core of her allure: infectious songwriting and sheer versatility as an artist.
While it can be duly stated that she sustained a major buzz at the inception of her career, Talia Goddess is very much in the active process of meteoric ascension. With her first Afropunk performance, a COLORS STUDIO taping, and an already-classic debut EP under her wing, she is destined for greatness in perpetuity.
In conjunction with her swift momentum, she’s dropped two well-received singles this year: “Ragga,” and “Everybody Loves A Winner,” which have respectively amassed over 8K and 16K views on YouTube.
Unmistakably channeling the high vibrational, “island” soundscape of her Caribbean roots, “Ragga” is a modern-day tribute to the old school, golden-era of Reggae and DanceHall that heavily permeated the streets of Brooklyn back in the 90s and early 00s.
Mixing her signature “rapid-fire” style of rap with a lulling vocal performance reminiscent of Rihanna in her “Rude Boy” phase, “Ragga” is a pointed combination of all the idiosyncrasies that make Talia so fun and riveting.
Making yet another 180-degree turn from her previous works, Goddess dropped “Everybody Loves A Winner” towards the latter end of September. Gliding over a high-octane, futuristic instrumental, which was written, mixed and produced by herself, Goddess flexes her lyrical talent with dazzling vivacity.
With the hook echoing a sentiment that many can relate to:
“I can’t stand no wishy washy a** n***a
Go figure
Everybody loves a f**king winner”
She cultivates an aggressively catchy chorus that won’t simply subside after a few listens like most of today’s music.
With both tracks virtually upending all the expectations one may have had from the initial vibes she brought to the forefront with “Poster Girl,” Goddess reveals that she is equipped with limitless musical range, able to switch gears whenever she sees fit.
Given the sublime caliber of content she’s released this year so far, the 19-year-old prodigy has elevated the bar higher than ever before with a brilliant body of work to prove it. As long as she remains authentic and true-to-self, the sky seems to be the very beginning for Talia Goddess.
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