The Fierce, The Soft, The Unstoppable: Inside Axley Jade Blaze’s “Death Notes”

Axley Jade Blaze bursts onto the scene like a storm made of velvet, fire, and unexpected tenderness. Her EP Death Notes is a fearless blend of soul, R&B, and rap, stitched together with a poet’s instinct and a visionary’s confidence.

From the very first track, Fatal Notes (Dear Heroin) featuring rapper Slim Spitta, you struck by the impressive musicality, and the sheer breadth of her talent. She switches tones with ease—sharp, smoky, vulnerable, unbreakable.

Across the five tracks, Blaze showcases a voice shaped by the richness of Black music traditions, soaring with harmonies that feel almost gospel, almost ceremonial. She shatters the borders between them and rearranges the pieces into something fiercely her own.

She closes the EP with Eulogy—a gentle, glowing finale. Softness takes the lead, but never at the expense of power. She sings like someone rebuilding hope brick by brick, she raps like someone lighting a path in the dark.

Axley Jade Blaze is the kind of artist who makes the future feel larger. Enjoy: