Lick That: A Sweat-Slick Hip-Pop Rush of Power, Filth and Temptation –

MackLordi staked her claim as the most salacious siren in modern hip-hop with her latest track, Lick That, an urban pop genre blur that hits all the right dominantly empowered and divine spots while riding an old-school RnB hip-pop mash-up beat.

Veering leagues away from the gloss of over-polished production, the up-and-coming independent artist kept her sound aptly filthy, leaving scuzz on the bass hits, giving the track a grimy underground club energy that is infectious enough to replace Viagra.

There is a deliciously brazen command in the way MackLordi handles the beat, letting her presence smoulder through the low-end throb with the kind of authority that turns provocation into an art form. The hook lands with instant impact, the rhythm keeps the temperature climbing, and the whole release carries the sweat-slick confidence of a track built for after-hours speakers and shameless repeat plays.

There are flashes of early Lil’ Kim in the sexual self-possession, Khia in the raw club-floor bite, and a little of Doja Cat’s pop-minded playfulness in the genre fluidity, and pulling it all together is MackLordi’s irreplicable, carnal charisma and her refusal to work with anything but a wide-open sense of identity and appetite.

Lick That is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast