Boudicca - BOUDI THE BADDI (EP) + 10 Questions
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Backed by BBC Introducing, nominated for and performing at the Youth Music Awards, and set for The Great Escape 2026, UK artist. Boudicca is fast becoming one of the most uncompromising new voices to watch. Known for genre blurring versatility and fearless lyricism, she creates music that refuses to be boxed in.
Her latest project, BOUDI THE BADDI, feels like a personal reckoning, a bold transformation of trauma into power. Created during a turbulent period in which she publicly challenged misogyny within the music industry and faced the familiar backlash that often follows when women speak out, the project channels that experience into strength rather than silence.
Lead single T.FFXNY captures that energy perfectly. Using “murder” as a metaphor for going completely no-contact, it explores the emotional aftermath of betrayal and the moment someone becomes dead to you. Built on dark R&B vocals and trapsoul production, it’s sharp, cinematic, and unapologetically direct.
With momentum building and a standout year ahead, BOUDI THE BADDI is proving that resilience can sound powerful.
BOUDI THE BADDI sat down with Wordplay Magazine to answer our infamous 10 Questions:
1. So tell me, how did it all begin? What sparked your love for music?
I did ballet as soon as I could walk but I switched to Streetdance when I developed my own personality. I even danced competitively. I’m not sure I was any good but I was brave. I would get up in front of large crowds and freestyle as a small child. Dance battles naturally progressed into rap battles.
I recorded my first rap verse when I was 12 and then I taught myself guitar. When I was starting out, I’d perform an acoustic set then jump on a rap cypher. I love to combine elements of singing and rapping. It’s all just self expression.
2. Who are some artists that influence you and that you want to work with in the future?
Watching Little Simz go from underground rapper to performing on the pyramid stage has been a constant source of hope. She was the first British female rapper to headline the O2. I cried throughout her set, I didn’t realise I could be that proud of a stranger. What a woman.
3. What projects do you have coming up and can you give us any info on them?
My latest project, BOUDI THE BADDI, unfolds like a self-written character study, placing myself at the centre of a world shaped by emotional extremes, self-destruction, desire, and reinvention. Across the project, I cast myself not as the victim or the hero, but as the architect of my own chaos, someone fully aware of my flaws, impulses, and contradictions.
4. How would you describe your sound?
An algorithm hates to see me coming because I experiment with genres. I couldn’t tell you how I choose an instrumental, it’s just a gut feeling I get when I hear it. I’m not as clued into music theory as I’d like to be so when I’m writing my own chords, I go with what feels right in my soul. I can’t explain it. I swear, sometimes lyrics even write themselves.
5. What's your proudest moment to date so far as an artist?
I’m a natural storyteller, establishing my songwriting as a throughline present throughout my powerful and expansive discography. I was recognised for these exploits at the Youth Music Awards 2025, where I was nominated for “Best Lyricist" alongside UK starlets JayaHadADream and Rivkala.
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6. Do you have any advice for our readers who may be trying to play the mad game of music?
Find your people, but still carve your own lane. Don’t try to sound like, look like, or be like anyone else. It sounds cliché, but the very thing that makes you different is what makes you stand out. And if something seems too good to be true, it’s probably because it is. The most important thing you can do is trust your gut.
7. Are there any artists on your radar right now that we should check out?
Jayahadadream is next up. Go listen to her mixtape “Happiness from Agnony.” I don’t play about Jaya, I want to see her takeover.
8. What albums are on heavy rotation on your Spotify playlist currently?
RAYE - This Album May Contain Hope. I love her so much I pre-ordered the vinyl to get pre-sale to her show where I bought the T-Shirt and the 7” vinyl of Where is My Husband. It’s expensive to create a masterpiece like this, the least I can do is buy a physical copy and stream it a few times a week.
Little Simz - Sugar Girl EP. This project is a fresh new sound for Simz. I love that you can never predict her next move. A girl after my own heart.
Claudia Valanetina - WHAT CAN I TELL U. This project is honestly unlike anything else I’ve ever heard. She’s so effortlessly cool.
9. What do you like to do when you're not making music?
I’ve taken so much pleasure in curating outfits for my Baddi alter-ego. I knew the visual world for this project would need its own identity so it pushed me to go outside my comfort zone and try something different. I put on false lashes for the first time in a decade and was immediately like “Who is this diva?”
10. Name Three things you can't live without when in the studio?
I have a box with all my equipment at home that I grab whenever an idea strikes so I can record from my bed or the sofa. Sometimes I even just sit on the floor. I find it so hard to be creative while sitting at a desk. There’s always an abandoned cup of tea going cold in the corner somewhere and I absolutely must have my hair up in a scrunchie so I can lock-in without getting overstimulated.
