Ledbyher shares new single ‘Up 2 My Neck In U’
“Ledbyher cements her place as one of the most forward-thinking and fearless artists shaping the next wave of experimental hip-hop.” – Dance Wax
“There’s a restlessness to it, in the shapeshifting synths that float like clouds above her voice, with its post-cigarette husk.” – The Independent
“… one of UK underground rap’s most exciting risers” – Wonderland
“… a tension between fragility and grit” – The Line of Best Fit
Ledbyher, a leading force in the UK underground primed to define 2026, returns with her new single ‘Up 2 My Neck in U’. The Scottish-Indonesian rapper, producer, singer-songwriter, poet and video director is a prominent female voice cutting through a male-dominated scene – and entirely self-taught. Selling out shows across London, LA and NYC, her irreplicable magic is drawing a legion of devoted followers who include Skepta, Lola Young, Central Cee and Biig Piig.
Produced by Nine8 Collective alumni Mac Wetha and Endevour, ‘Up 2 My Neck in U’ captures the fizzy, headfirst-dive into infatuation with a propulsive, future-facing sound caught between the worlds of jerk, hyperpop and trap. It captures the contradicting forces she’s drawn to: vulnerability countered with crowd-igniting instinct. It reveals another facet to the shapeshifting artist, following on from the warped opulence of ‘Remember, Remember’ and the self-coined “Lady Trap” hit ‘What’s The Reason’.
Speaking on the new track, Ledbyher shares: “When I was writing, I felt weighed down with how fast everything evolves and changes in my life; there was a lot of angst to get out that day, feeling like I was up to my neck in it all. It’s me saying I’m not on that old timing anymore – I can only pass through, and I can’t afford to turn my back.”
It’s accompanied by a video directed by her close friend Rens Mijnhardt which follows her through a labyrinth of rooms as the pressure in her mind keeps building, as if she has slipped into a Lynchian world of nightmares. The pair reference Twin Peaks in particular, with its blurring of reality and fantasy. She says: “As the layers peel back in each room, we keep breaking the fourth wall, until the final drop where it all explodes, one last room where my brain bursts and the pressure finally lets out.”
Ledbyher’s influences are as world-spanning as her music: Shakespeare and English Romantic poetry; Pedro Almodóvar, Kelly Reichardt and David Lynch; Slipknot and Lana Del Rey; UK drill crews Harlem Spartans and M24. These iconoclasts, and more, have inspired Ledbyher as potently as solo wild camping trips, Ted Talks lectures, YouTube Shamans and her Grandmother Sylvia. What ties these seemingly disparate spheres together is an instinct for mood, texture, tone and storytelling.
While studying Film at University of London, Ledbyher’s music began gaining traction after producing beats for her sister Anjeli. 2023’s Cunch really put her on the radar, and, in 2024, the sisters released a joint EP, Achy. This year, she appeared on Sainté’s ‘Days In The 3’ alongside Kairo Keyz, sold out a show at Corsica Studios before storming the Jazz Café Festival in Burgess Park. Brands including Lyle & Scott and Skepta’s MAINS have included her in their campaigns, setting Ledbyher up for an auspicious 2026.
