Hold the phone! If you’re unfamiliar with E.Via and are expecting a cutesy music video when you hit play, let me just tell you, looks can be deceiving. E.Via, as sweet as she may look, is in fact a rapper. Mmhmm. And not your typical K-pop rapper, either. She’s got balls of steel and has the will to prance into no-man’s land, guns blazing. Just to give you a taste of what I mean by no-man’s land, have a quick listen to her infamous song, ‘Oppa, Can I Do It?‘ (Link), E.Via’s one way ticket to a 19+ censorship.

With a song like that, you can pretty much assume that she could care less about what people think of her. And with that attitude, E.Via brings us her latest single, ‘Shake‘. Get your dollah bills out:

This song is the title track to her recently released mini-album, “Must Have” to be honest, I can’t help but find all that she has to offer kind of comical. The irony in her appearance alone is hysterical - cute image, raunchy attitude. Musically, I have no complaints. You have to give it to E.Via. She knows how to lay down some sick beats and the speedometer on her rapping skills read pretty high up there.

If you can look past the lewdness on the surface, give Must Have a listen ; it’s creative, slick, catchy and fun to listen to. I would recommend giving Sonyeo eui soonjung(Feat. Mad Clown) and Hongdae apeh ohmyeon (Call Me Up!) a listen because they’re actually really good songs.