The BLK LT$ (pronounced “Black Lotus”) is bringing the ruckus with her new album, Honey: The BLK LT$ Meets The Killa Beez, out today via RZA’s 36 Chambers imprint. The 13-track project, executive produced by RZA in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Yonatan Watts, unifies her limitless creativity with a lifelong love for hip-hop.
Respected for shaping the sound of stars like Drake, Future, French Montana, Kodak Black, and Saweetie, the Toronto-born, Atlanta-based talent has long amplified others. Now she’s stepping out front with an album that blends hip-hop grit and R&B sensuality. As one of the rare female forces in the studio, she’s carved her place in a male-dominated industry, earning coverage from outlets like VICE and racking up streams, including over 1.6 million on her 2019 track “The River.” That drive and independence eventually caught the ear of RZA, one of hip-hop’s most iconic architects. On teaming up with him and signing to 36 Chambers, she shares: “Teaming up with RZA was a dream come true. I’ve always admired his music and sound, and I’d hoped to work with him one day. When it finally came to fruition, everything just clicked.”
Signing with 36 Chambers wasn’t just business; it was destiny. Honey: The BLK LT$ Meets The Killa Beez marks a full-circle moment for the three-time Grammy nominee, blending homage and originality as her C.R.E.A.M.(y) sound rises to the top. Anticipation has been fueled by three striking visuals: “Real Talk,” a sultry rework of Method Man and Mary J. Blige’s classic “All I Need,” “Damage,” and “N.T.F.W.,” which sees LT$ crowned as a queen bee on a farm, a concept that drew attention from Billboard, VIBE, and Global Grind. To take things further, LT$ is preparing a special short film to accompany the album, with creative direction from fine arts photographer Danny Hastings, the visionary behind Wu-Tang’s legendary Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) cover.
Honey: The BLK LT$ Meets The Killa Beez is more than an album; it’s both an homage and a reinvention. The project interpolates Wu-Tang classics through LT$’s lens, layering her nuanced aesthetic with modern textures and raw emotion. Speaking on the song interpolation process, LT$ explains, “This interpretation process was a bit challenging at times because we wanted to maintain the same respect we had for the music while also incorporating our own sound. It’s really a fusion of inspiration and experimentation.”
For LT$, Honey is both a love letter to one of hip-hop’s greatest collectives and a declaration of her own artistry. She balances nostalgia with forward-thinking vision, creating an album that resonates with die-hard Wu disciples as well as a generation raised on streaming. The BLK LT$ isn’t simply revisiting hip-hop’s golden era; she’s extending it, infusing it with her own grit, soul, and lush voice.
