While listeners are currently able to witness the brilliance that is “They Not Ready,” Dreezy’s fans are in for a treat, as it is a part of the artist’s larger project, HITGIRL. The project’s name is inspired by Hit-Boy and reimagines the songwriter as a heroine of sorts, like that of a Marvel comic book character.

“The name ‘Hit-Boy’ kind of inspired it. I felt like I wanted to do something special with him. If we’re going to do this together, I wanted it to be memorable. I wanted him to feel like he was a part of it and I wanted to create something different for myself, especially when I started getting in the studio with him because, you know, we kind of have different sounds,” Dreezy said. “My whole concept of HITGIRL was making her a Black girl, a Marvel character and a bada** that is still my same ego but just someone to be able to represent the music in a cool, interesting way. I wanted to make it almost like a movie hit girl. When I thought about the project, I thought about a hitman, an assassin. I just started thinking of Grand Theft Auto and creating this hit girl to be sent out and go out on missions to kick a** and kill the rap game. She’s just someone that goes after what she wants and is very bold fun and is just really me but in a Marvel form.”

Dreezy and Hit-Boy — Photo Credit: Courtney Paul

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