Vayda (rapper)

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Vayda
BornDecatur, Georgia, U.S.
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2021–present

Vayda is an American rapper and record producer. After starting her rap career in 2021, she released the mixtapes Breeze and Forrest Gump in 2023.

Career

Vayda was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia.[1][2] Her father is a former rapper who was part of a hip hop group. As a child, she learned to play piano by ear. After receiving a subscription to the production software FruityLoops in high school, she was inspired by mashups on Soulection to become a record producer. She produced remixes that she posted on SoundCloud as well as beats that she sold on Twitter.[3][2][4]

Vayda started producing music professionally in 2019 and started rapping in 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][2][3] She released her extended play, VV, in 2022.[5] In 2023, she released the mixtape Breeze, her EP Shade, and performed as an opening act for Veeze.[6][7] Pitchfork named Breeze as one of the best rap albums of 2023 and Vayda's song "Jenner" as one of the best rap songs of 2023.[8][9] Her mixtape, Forrest Gump, was released on December 8, 2023, with her song "Hood Zendaya" released as its lead single in November 2023.[10][11][4]

Musical style

Vayda's songs have been described as trap music, particularly plugg and drill, and dance music.[6][12] Her songs are often sped-up and around two minutes in length.[3] She has stated that she "barely [has] any songs that reach two minutes".[11] For BET, Paul Meara wrote that her lyrics were "whisper-quiet" and "snarky" and compared her sound to "FKA Twigs mixed with early 2010's and modern-day Jersey club".[4] For Pitchfork, Alphonse Pierre wrote that her songs were "lush hybrids of ASMR R&B and airy rap" that were typically "not much longer than a minute".[5] DeAsia Paige, for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, described her voice as "soft and squeaky" and her beats as "sped-up".[1] Jordan Darville of The Fader wrote that Vayda sounded "effortlessly cool" in her music.[13] Tirhakah Love of The Cut wrote that her songs were sample-heavy and "two-to-three-minute short stories, where she mows over snakes attempting to test her backbone".[2]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Silent Garden
2 Hard 2 Waste
  • Released: January 15, 2022[15]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Breeze
  • Released: March 13, 2023[16]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Dawn
  • Released: May 26, 2023[17]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Forrest Gump
  • Released: December 8, 2023[18]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
Pretty Beats for Pretty Bitches
  • Released: July 10, 2020[19]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
VV
  • Released: February 8, 2022[20]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Goodnight Kitty
  • Released: May 25, 2022[21]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Airhead
  • Released: August 19, 2022[22]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
5
  • Released: September 19, 2022[23]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Digitalgirl
  • Released: October 26, 2022[24]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Shade
  • Released: January 1, 2023[25]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Fever
(with Attnwhore)
  • Released: March 13, 2023[26]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Kali Ma
(with Space)
  • Released: October 20, 2023[27]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Mental Exhaustion"[28] 2021 Non-album singles
"U Can Get Money Too"[29]
"Videogirl"[30] 2022
"Sumo"[31]
(featuring Nedarb)
"Sprite"[32]
(featuring Noah Salem) 		2023 Forrest Gump
"Tweaker"[33]
"Shoes"[34] Non-album single
"Adele"[35] Forrest Gump
"Heart Eyez"[36]
(with Attnwhore) 		Fever
"Hood Zendaya"[37] Forrest Gump
"Hilary Duff"[38]
(with Attnwhore) 		2024 Fever
"Witness"[39]
(with 40streak) 		Non-album single

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Astronomy"[40]
(Upset Ocho featuring Vayda) 		2023 Non-album singles
"Dreamin'"[41]
(NoGum Hundo featuring Vayda and 4pooch)
"Parlay"[42]
(Shoey featuring Vayda and Dylvinci)
"Pull Up"[43]
(Faro and Eagle Syndrome featuring Vayda) 		2024

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Other artist(s) Year Album
"Lookin..'! (Gorgeous)"[44] Pink Siifu, Turich Benjy, WiFiGawd 2023 It's Too Quiet..'!

References

  1. ^ a b Sutgrey, DeAsia (October 17, 2023). "Women rappers finally shatter Atlanta's hip-hop ceiling". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Love, Tirhakah (19 December 2023). "Vayda Knows All the Tea". The Cut. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sundaresan, Mano (August 4, 2023). "An interview with Vayda". No Bells. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Meara, Paul (December 13, 2023). "#OnTheVerge: Vayda Won't Be exploited; 'Forrest Gump' Guides Her". BET. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (March 15, 2022). "Listen to Vayda's 'metempsychosis': The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Grove, Rashad (March 7, 2024). "5 Female Rappers You Need To Know In 2024". BET. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Callender, Brandon (March 9, 2023). "The Rap Report: How to be a player, starring Shaudy Kash". The Fader. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Pierre, Alphonse (December 19, 2023). "Pitchfork Rap Columnist Alphonse Pierre's Favorite Records of 2023". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023". Pitchfork. December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Vayda Announces New Mixtape, Shares "Hood Zendaya" Single". Dirty Glove Bastard. November 21, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "New Music Friday: Stream projects from Nicki Minaj, Vayda, Car Seat Headrest, and more". The Fader. December 8, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023". Pitchfork. December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Darville, Jordan (May 8, 2023). "Song You Need: Vayda and NoGumHundo are the 'topic'". The Fader. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "Silent Garden by Vayda". September 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  15. ^ "2 Hard 2 Waste by Vayda". January 15, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  16. ^ "Breeze by Vayda". March 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  17. ^ "Dawn by Vayda". May 26, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  18. ^ "Forrest Gump by Vayda". December 8, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  19. ^ "Pretty Beats for Pretty B*tches - EP by Vayda". July 10, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  20. ^ "VV by Vayda". February 8, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  21. ^ "Goodnight K1tty - EP by Vayda". May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  22. ^ "Airhead - EP by Vayda". August 19, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  23. ^ "5 - EP by Vayda". September 19, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  24. ^ "D1gitalg1rl by Vayda". October 26, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  25. ^ "Shade - EP by Vayda". January 1, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  26. ^ "Fever by Vayda". March 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  27. ^ "Kali Ma (feat. Vayda) - EP by Vayda". October 20, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  28. ^ "Mental Exhaustion - Single by Vayda". October 10, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  29. ^ "U Can Get Money Too - Single by Vayda". November 9, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  30. ^ "V1deog1rl - Single by Vayda". April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  31. ^ "SUMO (feat. Nedarb) - Single by Vayda". December 30, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  32. ^ "Sprite (feat. Noah Salem) - Single by Vayda". August 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  33. ^ "tweaker - Single by Vayda". September 22, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  34. ^ "Shoes - Single by Vayda". October 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  35. ^ "Adele - Single by Vayda". October 27, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  36. ^ "Heart Eyez - Single by Vayda". October 30, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  37. ^ "hood zendaya - Single by Vayda". November 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  38. ^ "Hilary Duff - Single by Vayda". February 15, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  39. ^ "Witness - Single by Vayda". April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  40. ^ "ASTRONOMY (feat. Vayda) - Single by Vayda". February 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  41. ^ "Dreamin' (feat. Vayda & 4pooch) - Single by Vayda". September 25, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  42. ^ "Parlay (feat. Vayda & Dylvinci) - Single by Vayda". October 23, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  43. ^ "PULL UP (feat. Vayda) - Single by Vayda". February 9, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  44. ^ "It's Too Quiet..'!! by Pink Siifu & Turich Benjy". October 31, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
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