Hailing from Brazil is BadSista, the MC and DJ with roots in the emo scene. She palpably harnesses the energy from her emo days, and funnels it into high-energy sets full of rave cuts, funk carioca, and bassy tunes.
The desire to infiltrate a male-dominated scene was the impetus for diving further into production with her Bad$ista EP, which was released on São Paulo’s Funk na Caixa. The EP amalgamated ragga, trap, hip hop, and more, and featured an appearance from MC Lei Di Dai.
Her own productions carry a vulnerability and rawness, as heard on self-released, unmixed, and unmastered tunes uploaded to SoundCloud. She is also responsible for a handful of remixes, for artists including influential Brazilian vocalist Elza Soares and Berlin-based producer Daniel Haaksman.
BadSista is also part of the São Paulo promoter collective Tormenta, a crew known for output that comments on today’s social, political, and economic climate. Vocal about her politics, she is also active as part of Bandida, a feminist electronic music collective.
In 2018, she delivered a fiery mix for The Fader, which unapologetically stomped through outrageous edits, industrial techno, and energetic breakbeat.