Kat Dahlia being madly in love with "Crazy"

Love will make you crazy. Vested in Culture/Epic Records signee Kat Dahlia returns today and trades "Gangsta" for glamour in the slick and stylish new music video for her latest single "Crazy," as she contemplates what may or may not be crazy concerning an ex-lover. The new song will appear on Cuban-American singer-songwriter and rapper's upcoming debut album, "My Garden," which features rap, hip hop and soul songs styles, and will be released come May.
The 23-year-old up-and-coming hip-hop artist, is known for her razor sharp lyrics and her unique, aggressive flow, has lots things in the pipeline for the first few months of 2014. The Glass John-produced track is far cry from her disturbing, yet socially conscious video “The High,” which highlighted the 4.8 million domestic abuse cases that plague the United States. And also we last saw Dahlia in an upbeat mood for her "Happy and I Know It" video, but that sentiment has pushed into more obsessive territory on her new song, "Crazy."
The Cuban songstress sings melodious lines about intense feelings being madly in love for someone who's just walked into her life and questions if her actions are insane. She sounds passionate about it, too. "Tell me what's going on I need to know," she delivers. "Cause I'm not trying to lose myself or lose control." It's a feeling that's been articulated for decades, so performing over a throwback instrumental isn't too left-field of an idea. The sly, clean guitar strums call back the R&B sounds of decades prior, as the descending piano keys slip into the hook to add a sense of soul.
Dahlia said in an interview about what can fans expect from new video: "The video we shot out in London. It was a great collaboration with [director] Rankin. The song is about a girl that's feeling vulnerable about liking a guy and trying to cope with her emotions, so we kind of captured that on-screen. I'm excited about it." In the fashionable clip, Dahlia showcases various emotions on why she's "crazy," and sings at a photo shoot mixed in with black and white shots of herself while showing off her affinity for fashion as she models glittery vintage dresses and dainty couture pieces on the streets and in a studio.

Kat Dahlia tackles domestic violence in 'the high'

Kat Dahlia is using her voice to speak out on an important issue. The beautiful and equally as talented Miami singer has been showing off her skills rather well over the past year, especially the past few months, and returns, plays a woman who's having an abusive relationship and tackles domestic violence with a brand new vampire-themed visual for the powerful number "The High," a cut off her recent standout mixtape "Seeds."
The 23-year-old Cuban songstress and rapper, is known for her "razor sharp" lyrics and her unique, aggressive flow, is currently working on her debut album, "My Garden", which is scheduled to be released later this year. The Miami singer has come through with music with a message through the song, "The High." which is a tough, relatable number that finds Dahlia speaking about love gone wrong. The video is a flawlessly representation of the track, as she addresses the issue of domestic violence and gives us a love affair turned violent in visual and lyrical form.
The up-and-coming singer isn't scared to touch on heavier themes in the Garcia-directed provocative clip, which was shot in Miami, and centers on the relationship between the singer and her on-screen partner as their intimate love affair turns violent when her vampire-abuser boyfriend starts to abuse her. At first, everything looks normal as the couple is seen making out passionately in the heat of passion. However, the seemingly healthy relationship suddenly turns abusive violent after the man physically hurts his lady.
As Dahlia looks vulnerable as she describes the pain of being with his man. "My arms, yea they're reaching for stones/ But they're covered in scars/ Oh baby you're the bleeding of my heart," she sings. There's plenty of blood sucking and fighting going on. The blood that's spilled on the floor is represented by red roses. Although visually provocative, the underlying message is the disturbingly that there are 4.8 million domestic abuse cases against women in the country each year. And it ends encouraging viewers to a website for the Speak Up Foundation, where women can go to seek help.

Kat Dahlia reflects her hardships in "Gangsta"

Kat Dahlia has not forgotten where she came from and looks back in time to drops a new video for her debut smoky soulful breakout autobiographic single, "Gangsta," which details family struggles and false representation of what is believed to be gangster. This "self" characterization is the driving force behind Dahlia's single, a true to life record about her struggles growing up, and the Sam Lecca-directed new visuals take the song to the next level.
Born in Miami, Florida, Dahlia moved to New York City where a failed relationship inspired her to write songs. "I'm always trying to create because I feel like music is constant change," Dahlia says. "You're always trying to create something forward, something new, something that sounds good and once you've found that, you've nailed it." Even though she kinda looks like Dev, Dahlia actually seems like a hip-hop Lana Del Rey crossed with the innate hardness of Rihanna. For all you closet hipsters, Dahlia might be an excellent bandwagon to hop on because this 21-year-old is destined for stardom.
On her infectious "Gangsta," which is by far the best track, Dahlia comes across as a tough independent girl surviving in a crazy, cruel world. Set to a menacing, somber track, she sing-raps in a deep, rich bass tone about her youth, growing up and the struggles her family faced in Florida. "I think that 'Gangsta' was definitely therapeutic, and that was definitely something where I sat down and really just vented about," she told MTV News about the slow-burning, R&B-influenced jam. But, Dahlia insists she's more than just hard-edged tracks, and her debut album, out this year, will show off her many sides.

Shot in her hometown, the clip reflects the hardships the gritty female act faced while growing up in Miami throughout her local haunts, with the same gritty flashbacks and shadowy edge that we've come to associate with the autobiographical track. Juxtaposed between scenes of Dahlia in a dark, damp bedroom are vignettes of Dahlia in happier times, sitting on the side of an expensive vintage whip as she reflects on her life so far. On her decision to shoot in Miami, Dahlia said, "It was really important for me to shoot this video in Miami because this is my hometown. I think that the richness and the culture, the colors, the story, it just felt right." We couldn't agree more.