“Ray BLK knows the power of her voice, and isn’t shy about showing it off. Throughout ‘Empress’, an eight-track record billed somewhat mysteriously as a “project”, she states her worth over warm, ‘90s-influenced R&B sounds.
Previously released tracks, such as ‘5050’ and the Stormzy-featuring ‘My Hood’, showed the south Londoner – real name Rita Ekwere – to be a powerful woman as she led by example”