N3WYRKLA – CRIME
N3WYRKLA has delivered the music video for her stirring new single, “Crime,” to accentuate her recent signing to Epic Records
SINGER-SONGWRITER
N3WYRKLA
DELIVERS MUSIC VIDEO FOR EMOTIONAL BALLAD
“CRIME”
THE NEW SINGLE
FROM BRENT FAIYAZ, TIMBALAND-APPROVED
AVAILABLE NOW
(Los Angeles, CA — Aug 7) N3WYRKLA, the rising singer-songwriter known for her work with Brent Faiyaz and Timbaland, has delivered the music video for her stirring new single, “Crime,” to accentuate her recent signing to Epic Records. “Crime” is available now. Stream it here.
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N3WYRKLA is a confident but grief-stricken romantic on “Crime,” her cathartic new R&B ballad, where she uses her piercing vocals to describe the longing she feels for a past love interest. “Baby is it a crime,” N3WYRKLA sings, “to want you just loving me forever?” The despair in her voice and brevity of her lyrics gives N3WYRKLA a command over the music, produced by Hitmaka, that is striking.
N3WYRKLA described “Crime” as a song grounded in the spirit of longing, and its visual companion brings that sentiment to life. The video follows the New Jersey-born singer through moments of quiet devastation—slumped against her car on an empty night, restless in bed consumed by heartache, and gazing out a bedroom window with a cigarette in hand. Even though a cool blue palette defines the video’s aesthetic, raw vulnerability is its true focal point.
N3WYRKLA’s return to form, ”Crime,” represents her first new release since 2025 and comes as curiosity about the New Jersey native continues to rise. Following a highlight performance on Brent Faiyaz’s “Outside All Night” beside A$AP Rocky, which earned N3WYRKLA the first RIAA Gold plaque of her career, as well as standout work with Timbaland on the single “Cherry,” fans of the singer’s effortless mix of R&B, Pop, and Rock influences began to clamor for her next offerings. On the heels of her subsequent singles, “Plastic Cup,” “Add It Up,” and “Bad Luck,” N3WYRKLA eclipsed one million monthly Spotify listeners, and has positioned herself to take another leap as her starpower grows.
With “Crime,” N3WYRKLA again flaunts the breadth of her vocal ability and the creative vision that has earned her early praise from Okayplayer, Wonderland and Notion. “Her adroitness and cool girl finesse is there for all to see,” wrote Notion. “Each track compels you to hit replay every time.
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