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Young M.A
Also known as
  • Young M.A
  • Young MA
Born (1992-03-26) March 26, 1992 (age 32)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present
Websiteyoungmamusic.com

Katorah Kasanova Marrero (born March 26, 1992), known professionally as Young M.A, is an American hip hop recording artist. She is best known for her 2016 hit single "Ooouuu".[1][2]

Early life

Young M.A was born in 1992 in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 9, she began rapping. Over the next nine years, she was residing in Virginia, although never staying in one place for long, moving to several cities while in the South. At the age of 16, she moved back to Brooklyn.[3]

Career

Music

Young M.A started rapping by a corner store when she was young after a few years her music career started , when she was self-funding its recording studio with local record producers, after she was working at Shake Shack and T.J. Maxx.[4] In 2014, she gained notoriety, when a Facebook post criticizing her song, called "Brooklyn Chiraq" went viral.[5] The post's author, pundit Boyce Watkins, said the song promoted "violent, negative, genocidal energy", but the controversy expanded Young M.A's name recognition and brought in some new listeners to her work.[3] In 2015, Young M.A released a new song, called "Body Bag", which became a "YouTube hit" said Rolling Stone,[5] along with the release of her mixtape, called Sleep Walkin', which MTV describes as a "thoughtful debut project".[6]

In 2016, Young M.A released her official debut single, called "Ooouuu",[4] which peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7] In September 2016, the song nearly had 7 million plays on Spotify[8] and was widely remixed, with other rappers and hip hop artists such as French Montana, Remy Ma, Jadakiss, Uncle Murda, ASAP Ferg and Tink, who all of them were putting out their versions to that song.[3] At Stereogum, Tom Breihan said "Ooouuu" was "a brash, intense, hard-as-fuck piece of rider music...the song feels like it marks the arrival of a major rap talent."[9] The Fader said Young M.A has "establishe[d] herself as a quintessential New York MC",[10] and at MTV, Doreen St. Félix said, "This summer, the atmosphere belongs to Young M.A and her single 'OOOUUU.'"[6] The song's popularity drew attention from labels,[11] though M.A remains an independent artist.

At the 2016's BET Hip Hop Awards, she did a freestyle on a cypher and performed her single, "Ooouuu", giving what XXL Magazine described as "show-stopping freestyle...one of the best freestyles of the night"; despite the enthusiasm for her performance, Young M.A expressed disappointment, saying BET cut out a portion of her performance.[12]

Other projects

In 2016, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Young M.A said she'd been offered the role of Frieda Gatz on Empire, but turned it down, preferring to pursue her own career as a rapper instead of being known first as a fictional character.[5]

Personal life

Young M.A is a lesbian, a topic that she includes in her music. She told Vogue that coming out had been an important point in her artistic development, saying "I held in being sexually attracted to women for so long that once I got that out of me, the music became easy."[3]

On September 26th 2009, her brother was murdered by a member of his own gang.[11]

She is of Puerto Rican & Jamaican descent.

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
M.A The Mixtape
  • Released: March 15, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Sleep Walkin'
  • Released: November 4, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[13] 		US R&B/HH
[14] 		US Rap
[15] 		CAN
[16]
"Body Bag" 2015 — — — — M.A The Mixtape
"OOOUUU" 2016 19 5 3 41 TBA
"Eat" — — — —
Year Title Album
2015 "Murder Game"
Statik Selektah featuring Young M.A., Smif-N-Wessun & Buckshot 		N/A
Year Title Album
2016 "Hella Bars"
(C.A.S.H Montana featuring Young Neez and Young M.A)[17] 		TBA
"Thot"
(Uncle Murda featuring Young M.A and Dios Moreno)[18]
"30"
(Project Pat featuring Young M.A, Coca Vango and Big Trill)[19]
"Spend It (Remix)"
(Dae Dae featuring Young Thug and Young M.A)[20] 		N/A

References

  1. ^ Young M.A Was Once Lost But Has Now Found Her Way in Hip-Hop – XXL. Xxlmag.com (October 18, 2016). Retrieved on November 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Young M.A. Talks Success of 'OOOUUU' & Opening Up for Beyonce. Billboard (October 17, 2016). Retrieved on November 7, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Leight, Elias (October 30, 2016). "How Young M.A Became the Hottest Rapper in Town". Vogue. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Caramanica, Jon Pareles, Jon; Chinen, Nate (August 26, 2016). "The Playlist: Thundercat Unplugs, Young M.A. Gets Remixed". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b c Reeves, Mosi (September 27, 2016). "Young M.A: "OOOUUU" Star on Why She Turned Down 'Empire' Role". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  6. ^ a b St. Félix, Doreen (August 17, 2016). "Young M.A: A Vibe Grows In Brooklyn". MTV News. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (October 17, 2016). "Young M.A. on 'OOOUUU,' Destroying Female Stereotypes & Opening Up for Beyonce: 'I Always Knew I Would be a Star Someday'". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  8. ^ Iandoli, Kathy (September 11, 2016). "5 Rising Rappers Who Are Busting Up Hip-Hop's Boys' Club". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Breihan, Tom (September 21, 2016). "Young M.A Is A Bully And A Boss". Stereogum. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  10. ^ Mayard, Judick (August 25, 2016). "Meet Young M.A, The Brooklyn Rapper Who Owned The Summer". The Fader. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Watch Young M.A. Discuss Relationships and Fake Lesbians on Her Old YouTube Channel".
  12. ^ Berry, Peter A. (October 7, 2016). "Young M.A Cops Crazy New Audi – XXL". XXL Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  13. ^ "Young M.A. – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  14. ^ "Young M.A. – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  15. ^ "Young M.A. – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  16. ^ "Young M.A. – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  17. ^ "Hella Barz (feat. Young Neez & Young M.A.) – Single by C.a.$.H. Montana on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  18. ^ "Thot (feat. Young MA & Dios Moreno) – Single by Uncle Murda on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  19. ^ "30 (feat. Young M.A, Coca Vango & Big Trill) – Single by Project Pat on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  20. ^ "Spend It (feat. Young Thug & Young M.A) [Remix] – Single by Dae Dae on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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