LISTEN: Young Miko Teams Up with K-Pop Group Stray Kids & Tom Morello on ‘Come Play’
Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla.
Young Miko is featured in an anime series’ soundtrack. On Oct. 16, the anime series Arcane unveiled its highly-anticipated track “Come Play” by K-pop group Stray Kids featuring the Puerto Rican star and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. The result? A strong guitar-driven song with K-pop elements and Baby Miko’s incomparable flow.
“Come Play” highlights Stay Kids’ energy and raps, Morello’s guitar riffs, and Young Miko’s signature rap cadence. In her verse, she raps, “Mejor pedir perdón que pedir permiso, me la improviso / Y a to’a esta gente, le doy contra el piso / Si quieren medir fuerza, le’ tengo un aviso / ‘Ma-Mala suerte con la nena que dispara y precisa,’” warning that she’s a force to be reckoned with.
The new collaboration is featured in Arcane, an anime series inspired by the popular game League of Legends. The second season’s soundtrack will feature artists like American duo Twenty One Pilots and American singer-songwriter King Princess. Another Latina featured in the soundtrack is Dominican-Brazilian artist Jarina de Marco, who’s part of the song “Renegade (We Never Run)” with English rapper and singer Stefflon Don and American rapper/singer Raja Kumari. More artists on the soundtrack include American singer and songwriter d4vd, Belgian singer/rapper Stromae, and French singer Pomme – demonstrating the soundtrack’s diversity.
Fans are loving the new track. A YouTube user, @My_Pace_, wrote: “Young Miko blend in so well with Stray Kids.” Another YouTube user, @joyk.1807, commented: “Why does it last so little? Tremendous song, it deserved more minutes. The truth is that the song is really good, the collaboration is exceptional, it worked too well. Young miko should be proud of everything she has achieved! Tom Morello’s touch gives it life, love it.”
Young Miko is currently on the Latin American leg of her XOXO Tour. Up next, she’s performing in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Oct. 23.
Listen to the “Come Play” below.