9mice leans into fashion and online romance on “Smokey Eyes,” a murky trap record that names Kate Moss and Avril Lavigne without blinking.
The Russian rapper built the track around a muse assembled from pop culture references, then let the lyrics drift into attraction and tangled digital love . Production comes from shryne and CHAIKA, who keep the beat subdued and ambient so the vocal carries the mood without competition .
The rollout tells its own story. A sixteen-second preview went up on TikTok in early October, and the clip spread fast enough that fans pushed the hashtag into cosmetics posts of their own . 9mice then asked followers to send in smokey-eye photos, and one of those fan images ended up on the single’s cover . That kind of move turns a release into something the audience helped build.
“Smokey Eyes” arrives as the second single from his upcoming album *THIDAAT*, a project he has described as heavy and experimental, shaped by a rough stretch he went through over the summer . The song fits that framing. It is not a bright or easy listen. The lyrics lean on Gucci, Celine, and Tom Ford, yet the delivery stays foggy rather than flashy, like the brand names are part of the haze instead of the point .
For anyone new to 9mice, this one works as an entry point. It shows his ear for melody and his comfort with gloom, without asking the listener to decode a whole album’s worth of context first.
Spin “Smokey Eyes” and tell me whether this murky lane suits him better than the louder stuff.
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