Yaeji is a New York City-based musician and DJ who uses the soundscape of icy electronic house music to tell personal stories. Sometimes, Yaeji's songs are related to her experiences as a Korean-American. Other times, they explore the depression that can settle in at crowded spaces, something she knows all about as a New York native on the move. What's so energizing about Yaeji's music, which includes songs about introversion at the club like "Raingurl" and a rapped cover of Drake's "Passionfruit," is how hard it is to classify. Like a millennial playlist, she switches up her flow effortlessly between singing, rapping, and whispering, sometimes in Korean; other times in English. And her musical inclinations encompass pop, rap, R&B, and dance music. This year and since she burst onto the scene, Yaeji's existence within mostly white electronic music circles as an Asian-American woman is a revolution unto itself. Yaeji isn't hiding, and she certainly doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon, and why should she? — Michael Love Michael (Photo via Yaeji)