Tokischa ’s always been friki . The girl from Santo Domingo’s bajo mundo made her name rapping gleefully filthy dembow in space-punk regalia . A few years later, she boasts several star-studded collaborations under her belt, can say she shaved her head onstage at Madison Square Garden as FKA twigs’ opener, and built a buzz as rooted in teteo-tested smashes as it is in shameless sexuality and a willingness to scandalize . In other words, she’s just a rockstar .

This party-girl persona hides a tender heart. You can hear whispers of it in “ SOL ,” the quiet pop-reggaeton beginning to a new era around when she parted ways with her former management . Just before Tokischa’s new sun rose, the built-for-kitipo singles and onstage antics continued, but something was changing.…