Hi, It’s Me is the third extended play (EP) by Ashnikko. It was released on July 12, 2019 via Parlophone Records through digital download and vinyl.
Background[]
On November 21th 2018, Ashnikko posted on her Twitter that she was in the studio, probably writing and recording songs for this EP:[1]
| “ | remember when we cared what our peers thought about us in high school?!!? loooool i'm in studio sessions now eating carrots with my toes. i do not give a shit. | ” |
– Ashnikko, , via Twitter (X) | ||
Release & Promotion[]
On March 13, 2019 Ashnikko confirmed the existence of a new EP through a giveaway.[2]
On June 21th 2019, Ashnikko posted the EP's release date on Twitter:[3]
| “ | “HI, IT’S ME”. My new EP out 12th of July. 💙⚔️ | ” |
– Ashnikko, via Twitter | ||
Ashnikko released Hi, It's Me in July 2019. The five-track EP features the song "STUPID" with Yung Baby Tate which gained "viral" popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok. Since September 2019, the song has been used in over 400,000 videos on the app and has gained over 10 million streams on Spotify alone. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and the Spotify Viral 50 chart. She embarked on a North American tour supporting American rapper Danny Brown in October 2019.
Theme[]
In an interview with Paper Magazine, Ashnikko revealed the EP's theme:[4]
| “ | I didn't realize that the EP had a concept until I was packaging it up, and I realized that it was my breakup EP. I was really angry. These were my coping songs, because I was going through some real ridiculous mental breakdowns, and I really needed a confidence boost. So these songs were my personal confidence boosts that I wanted to put out into the world. From "Hi, It's Me," I was like, "I'm gonna choose songs that compliment it." | ” |
– Ashnikko, Paper Magazine | ||
Track-listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hi, It's Me" | Chris Lewis & Ashnikko | N8tive | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Special" | Nick Schneider, Matthew Jones & Ashnikko | Firzt World Problemz & Tylr Rydr | 2:44 |
| 3. | "STUPID" (feat. Yung Baby Tate) | Yung Baby Tate, Oscar Scheller & Ashnikko | Oscar Scheller | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Working Bitch" | CallMeTheKidd, Gina Kushka & Ashnikko | CallMeTheKidd | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Manners" | Jason Julian & Ashnikko | Jason Julian | 3:09 |
| Bonus track | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 6 | "STUPID (Dolphin Edit)" | Oscar Scheller & Ashnikko | Oscar Scheller | 2:48 |
| Vinyl Exclusive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 6 | "Halloweenie II: Pumpkin Spice" | Oscar Scheller, Storwick Melissa & Ashnikko | Oscar Scheller | 2:18 |
Outtakes[]
Main article: List of unreleased songs
- "Bop It" (first version)
- "Scared of Me"
- "Thots In The Lot"
Tracks recorded during the EP sessions[]
These are songs recorded during the sessions of the EP that were not intended to be part of the project.
Trivia[]
- The first song to be written from the EP was "Hi, It's Me".
- "STUPID" was a last-minute addition to the EP's tracklist.
- The longest song on the project is "Hi, It's Me" at three minutes and fourteen, while "Special" is the shortest at two minutes and forty-four in length.
- "Manners" is the only song on the EP that does not have a music video.
- "Working Bitch" is Ashnikko's favorite song from the EP. Ashnikko showed interest to release a re-press of the EP on vinyl through her Discord server, as the original pressing was of very low quality.
References[]
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| v • e Hi, It's Me | |
|---|---|
| Featured tracks | Hi, It's Me • Special • STUPID • Working Bitch • Manners |
| Outtakes | Thots In The Lot • Scared of Me |
| Artists | Ashnikko • Yung Baby Tate |