Empress
Rita Ekwere, a.k.a. Ray BLK, is a voice of confidence. On her debut album, *Empress*, she laments the mean streets of her London hometown on \"Run Run”, and dreams of rejoining past friends in “Paradise”. She asserts herself on \"Got My Own\" and \"Girl Like Me”, and talks blues on \"Mama\". The high point is the title track, an assertive anthem about self-love that speaks volumes with her voice and a simple guitar line.
The former BBC Sound Of… winner’s latest release is an important public service announcement carried by warm R&B sounds
Ray BLK is just a ball of raw talent and emotion. In 2017 she won the BBC Music Sound Poll. The first unsigned act to do this. Her debut EP
It's a little bit tricky to define exactly what makes Ray BLK's debut album (or