Cityscape has a yarn with New Zealand R ’n’ B queen Ladi6 on her music plans for 2019, getting her judge on in Project Runway and her funky fresh style ahead of her January gig with Fat Freddy's Drop in Hagley Park.
Who will be joining you for this gig? My band, the usual suspects and maybe a couple of special guests... one will have to see won’t we... lol.
What are your musical plans for 2019? Oh man, new life, new life, new life... we are in dream mode now for what will be a creative killer of a year... 2019 is already blowing my mind!
What’s the state of hip hop in NZ these days? Man, as far as I can tell... damn good!
Of the new crop of artists, who are you a fan of? Oh man, I’m a fan of pretty much everybody coming out right now, every artist right now has a fire mentality that keeps me feelin’ crazy inspired.
There’s some serious girl power in the industry now – your reaction? I would like it all to go deeper, and I would like to see true change. I'm yet to see that, so I'm curiously sceptical.
You’ve worked with a lot of people over the years – who would be your dream collaboration? I'd like to keep tapping into collaborating on different projects and genres, I really LOVE my voice right now, so now’s a good time to get at me.
How cool was it to be a judge on Project Runway? It was pretty fun, Georgia was a sweetheart and really was a leader during the shoot, I was really impressed by her.
What’s your favourite fashion label? I do not play favourites, I play them all! I love to play with styles and colour and dream of mixes and matches of everything – I love it ALL! Ladi Loves It ALL!