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N0rth4evr

N0rth4evr is the debut extended play by American musician North West. It was released on May 1, 2026, through media company Gamma. Announced just two days before its release, it is a rage EP consisting of six tracks that use emo, Jersey club, and punk rock influences while depicting West's perspective as a celebrity child through fame, flexing, and isolation. Preceding its release, West collaborated with her father Kanye on three tracks, FKA Twigs, produced for Lil Novi and Skaiwater, and released her solo single debut with "Piercing on My Hand".

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N0rth4evr
EP by
North West
ReleasedMay 1, 2026
GenreRage
Length11:23
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
LabelGamma
ProducerNorth West
Singles from N0rth4evr
  1. "#N0rth4evr"
    Released: April 30, 2026

N0rth4evr is the debut extended play by American musician North West. It was released on May 1, 2026, through media company Gamma. Announced just two days before its release, it is a rage EP consisting of six tracks that use emo, Jersey club, and punk rock influences while depicting West's perspective as a celebrity child through fame, flexing, and isolation. Preceding its release, West collaborated with her father Kanye on three tracks, FKA Twigs, produced for Lil Novi and Skaiwater, and released her solo single debut with "Piercing on My Hand".

In promotion of the EP, West released its lead self-titled single, opened a pop-up exhibition for two days, and made her debut solo performance at Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash festival in Chicago. A co-headlining tour with Molly Santana is set to take place in August 2026. N0rth4evr received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics, complimenting her distinct artistic identity, dense production, and narrative perspective as a celebrity child.

Background

West collaborated and performed with her father Kanye multiple times in the first few years of her music career. source ↗

North West is the eldest child of rapper and record producer Kanye West and media personality Kim Kardashian.1 She began her music career with a guest verse on ¥$'s (comprising Kanye and Ty Dolla Sign) single "Talking / Once Again",2 which was later included on the group's album Vultures 1 (2024) in February 2024.3 The following month, West announced her debut album Elementary School Dropout,45 which has yet to be released.6 In April, she co-directed and wrote the music video for "Talking / Once Again".7

In August 2024, North and her sister Chicago were featured on "Bomb" from ¥$'s album Vultures 2 (2024), in which North rapped in Japanese.8 She would later contribute a rap verse in Japanese to "Childlike Things" from FKA Twigs's album Eusexua (2025) in January 2025.9 In March, she appeared alongside Jasmine Williams, King Combs, and Sean Combs on her father's track, "Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine", which was uploaded to X10 and received criticism from multiple publications.1112 The song later released as "Lonely Roads" from King Combs' EP Never Stop (2025) three months later with Kanye's involvement.13

After signing to media company Gamma in late 2025,14 West released her debut solo single, "Piercing On My Hand", on February 5, 2026.15 Prior to its release, she previewed the song during Kanye's performance in Mexico City on January 30,16 and later performed it alongside "Talking" during the latter's two SoFi Stadium performances on April 1 and 3.1718 That year, West received her first production credit by producing rapper Mag!c's track "Justswagup" with a guest feature from Lil Novi, Lil Wayne's son, in January.19 She produced "Blink Twice" from Skaiwater's album Wonderful (2026) the following month,20 and on May 1, the release day of N0rth4evr, was featured on "So Let's Have Some Fun" from Edward Skeletrix's album Body of Work (2026).21

Composition

Overview

N0rth4evr is a rage122 EP with elements of emo, Jersey club,2324 and punk rock.1 A six-track EP at a runtime of eleven minutes,25 Dazed described the project as emphasizing "Carti-inspired maximalism" with Jersey club bass line melodies and pluggnb influences, and compared the individual track names to Roblox usernames and Discord chats,26 while Complex emphasized it as a blend of metal guitar riffs, autotune, and punk rap.27 West produced and wrote all of the tracks on N0rth4evr.28

Tracks

Opening with "H0w Sh0uld I F33l", the track features a sample from Meg & Dia's "Monster" (2006), especially the chorus "Monster, how should I feel? / Creatures lie here, looking through the window".14 The Jersey club-styled29 track emphasizes West's vulnerability using metaphoric lyrics from "All this money turn my heart to a black hole" to "In the back of the Lamb', it get lonely".26 "D!e" opens up with a sample of JudyPhonic's trance-based chorus from "Shinitai-chan" before evolving into maximalist production as West flexes lyrically.26 The self-titled track is described by Vivian Medithi of The Fader as nu-metal-influenced track that collapses into a "grandiose, Travis Scott-esque breakdown."22 The reviewer also compared the song to Slayr's "Flashout Freestyle" (2025) and punk-rage musician Ezcodylee.22

"This Tim3" swings into a "thumping club beat" while looping a sample of singer Social Repose's rock-based cover of Mumford & Sons' "Little Lion Man" (2009).26 Bringing the EP's "emo sensibility into focus", the track is described as revolving around a post-punk beats coated in hyperpop influences.29 "W0ah" is lyrically based on West's worldview with an inherited celebrity lifestyle over crunching basslines while sampling Swedish group Caramell,26 writing that she's been "signing autographs since elementary".1 Concluding with "Aishite (愛して)", the track takes inspiration from Vocaloid reminiscent of Hatsune Miku while sampling Japanese musician Kikuo's "Love Me, Love Me, Love Me" (2015), folding its chorus into the production.26 Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop considered it to be the darkest track on the EP, as West makes references to feeling betrayed by others.30 Lyrically, West describes her isolation as a result of inherited fame, as she sings "Can't be no one's friend, I can't let nobody in" on a drumless hook.22

Promotion and release

On April 29, 2026, West announced N0rth4evr,31 subsequently releasing the EP's self-titled lead single with an accompanying music video the following day.32 Directed by Ty Akimoto and Mack Ishida,28 the music video features her dressed in early-2000s emo and punk attire with "striped arm sleeves, spiked wrist cuffs, and Converse sneakers", and included a shot of an iPod.27 It also features a look similar to found footage films including The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Paranormal Activity (2007).33 The same day, she announced a pop-up exhibition with Complex on May 1 and 2. The exhibition was set up with "immersive visuals",34 an ice cream stand,35 and limited-edition merchandise.34 Kanye West and Bianca Censori attended the pop-up exhibition on its first day, where he took pictures and signed merchandise for fans.35 Kim Kardashian attended the event the following day.36

Just before the release of N0rth4evr, West released merchandise supporting the EP on the website n0rth4evr.shop, including vinyl (regular and multi-colored) and CD prints, T-shirts, a layered long-sleeve shirt, keychain, arm warmers, spike bracelet, key necklace, sticker pack, journal, and faux fur hat.3738 On May 1, N0rth4evr was released to streaming services27 through Gamma.28 On its release, The Source complimented it to be a "major milestone" for West,39 being twelve years old at the time.27 Upon its release, West received support from several members of the Kardashian family, including Rob, Khloé Kardashian, and Kris Jenner, by posting pictures of themselves listening to the EP on Instagram.40 On June 12, West made her debut solo performance at Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash festival in Chicago, where she performed tracks from the EP.6 Kanye shared support for her appearance by reposting a clip of West performing "Talking" on his Instagram Stories.4142 On June 16, West and fellow rage artist Molly Santana announced a co-headlining tour titled the Kimokawaii Tour, which is set to begin on August 5, in Dallas and set to conclude on August 27, in Los Angeles.43

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Needle Drop6/10a
Ratings Game Music77%23
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar29

N0rth4evr received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone complimented the EP as a brief but impactful project in which she transforms her public lifestyle into creative material, establishing a distinct artistic identity and personal mythology.29 Vivian Medithi of The Fader described the EP as finding "wild beauty in the chaos of growing up", but commented that it leans too heavily on her privileged background. While acknowledging her access to many resources and industry connections shapes the EP, Medithi suggests that they're used in "her disposal in service of worldbuilding."22

Ileyah of Ratings Game Music characterizes N0rth4evr as a personal project in which West uses her unfiltered expression through dense production. While not considering it highly replayable, the review considers it to demonstrate her potential as a musician.23 Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop presented a more critical approach, commenting that while multiple aspects of the EP feel underdeveloped, West's artistry brings her ahead at a young age, and that the "early moment in her career" would leave areas for potential and growth.45

Track listing

All tracks are produced by North West.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."H0w Sh0uld I F33l"
1:55
2."D!e"
2:04
3."#N0rth4evr"
  • West
  • Frenchman
  • Mitchelle
1:43
4."This Tim3"
1:57
5."W0ah"
  • West
  • Frenchman
  • Mitchelle
  • Juha Myllu La
  • Jorge Vasconcelo
1:39
6."Aishite (愛して)" (transl. "Love Me"23)
  • West
  • Frenchman
  • Mitchelle
2:05
Total length:11:23

Notes

  • "H0w Sh0uld I F33l" is stylized as "H0w Sh0uld ! F33l".
  • "This Tim3" is stylized as "Th!s T!m3".

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.25

Notes

  1. Specifically, Fantano rated the album a "strong 5 to a light 6".44
References

References

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