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Kamaiyah
Birth nameKamaiyah Jamesha Johnson[1]
Born (1992-03-13) March 13, 1992 (age 32)[2][3]
Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
Years active2015–present
Labels

Kamaiyah Jamesha Johnson (born March 13, 1992)[4][5] is an American rapper and singer from Oakland, California. Her debut mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, was released in 2016 to critical acclaim.

Career

Kamaiyah Johnson was born in Oakland, California, but raised in Sacramento. She is inspired by her favorite childhood 1990s artists such as TLC, Missy Elliott, and Aaliyah.[4][6][7] Her debut single "How Does It Feel" premiered late in 2015 and was ranked one of the year's best songs by Pitchfork and NPR.[8][9]

She released her debut mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, in March 2016 to critical acclaim.[10][11][12][13] Complex placed it at number 21 on the "50 Best Albums of 2016" list.[14] Pitchfork placed it at number 47 on the "50 Best Albums of 2016" list.[15] Rolling Stone placed it at number 17 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list.[16] The Guardian named it one of the 15 best mixtapes of 2016.[17] Music videos were created for "Out the Bottle",[18] "How Does It Feel",[19] "For My Dawg",[20] "F*ck It Up",[21] "Mo Money Mo Problems",[22] "I'm On",[23] and "Freaky Freaks".[24]

After releasing her debut mixtape, Kamaiyah performed at South by Southwest that month in Austin, Texas. That year she was also featured, along with Drake, on YG's "Why You Always Hatin?", a single from his 2016 Still Brazy.[25] Later that year, Kamaiyah performed as an opener for YG on his Fuck Donald Trump Tour.[26]

On June 13, 2017, Kamaiyah was named as one of the ten of XXL's "2017 Freshman Class".[27]

Kamaiyah appeared in a Sprite commercial alongside LeBron James, in early 2018.[28]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes
Title Album details
A Good Night in the Ghetto[29]
  • Released: March 14, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Before I Wake[30]
  • Released: November 8, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"How Does It Feel" 2015 A Good Night in the Ghetto
"Break You Down" 2016
"Nxggas"
"Windows" 2019 TBA
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US R&B US Rap
"Why You Always Hatin?"
(YG featuring Drake and Kamaiyah) 		2016 62 18 13 Still Brazy
"Petty"
(E-40 featuring Kamaiyah) 		— — — The D-Boy Diary (deluxe edition)

Guest appearances

List of non-single album appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Money Like This" 2016 Stunna June OTR 930
"All Around Me" 2017 Lil Yachty, YG Teenage Emotions
"Ride" Keyshia Cole 11:11 Reset

References

  1. ^ "How Does It Feel – Kamaiyah".
  2. ^ "Kamaiyah Johnson Birth Records – MooseRoots".
  3. ^ "Meet Kamaiyah, Oakland's Newest Rap Queen – The Hundreds".
  4. ^ a b Wallace, Carvell (January 20, 2016). "Supa Dupa Fly: Kamaiyah Bosses Up". Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Instagram photo by CTBeats RealMusic • May 21, 2016 at 11:11 pm UTC".
  6. ^ Garvey, Meaghan (March 16, 2016). "Meet Kamaiyah, Oakland's Best New Rapper". MTV. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  7. ^ Dorn, Anna (June 14, 2006). "Meet Kamaiyah, Oakland's Newest Rap Queen". The Hundreds. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2015". December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "The Complete List: NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2015". NPR. December 15, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  10. ^ Twells, John; Kelly, Chris; Lobenfeld, Claire (March 26, 2016). "The Rap Round-up: Kamaiyah puts the bounce back into the Bay". Fact. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  11. ^ Walsh, Peter (March 14, 2016). "Kamaiyah Drops 'A Good Night in the Ghetto' Mixtape". XXL. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  12. ^ Wilt, James (March 22, 2016). "Kamaiyah – A Good Night in the Ghetto". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  13. ^ Greene, Jayson (March 24, 2016). "Kamaiyah: A Good Night in the Ghetto". Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  14. ^ Tharpe, Frazier (December 5, 2016). "The 50 Best Albums of 2016 – 21. Kamaiyah, 'A Good Night in the Ghetto'". Complex. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  15. ^ Ramirez, Matthew (December 13, 2016). "The 50 Best Albums of 2016 (1/5)". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  16. ^ Leight, Elias (December 22, 2016). "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 – 17. Kamaiyah, 'A Good Night in the Ghetto'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  17. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (December 19, 2016). "The year of the mixtape: the 15 greatest releases of 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  18. ^ Ortiz, Yesi (September 8, 2016). "Kamaiyah's Independent Video 'Out The Bottle' Reaches Over 1 Million Views". Power 106. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  19. ^ Garvey, Meaghan (March 16, 2016). "Meet Kamaiyah, Oakland's Best New Rapper". MTV. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  20. ^ Johnson, James (May 6, 2016). "Kamaiyah 'For My Dawg' Video". Mass Appeal. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  21. ^ Braboy, Mark (October 12, 2016). "Kamaiyah and YG Bring The Hood Out in The "F*ck It Up" Video". Vibe. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  22. ^ Josephs, Brian (November 29, 2016). "Video: Kamaiyah – "Mo Money Mo Problems"". Spin. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  23. ^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (December 5, 2016). "Kamaiyah Celebrates Her Success in The "I'm On" Video". The Fader. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  24. ^ Warwick, Oli (January 1, 2017). "Kamaiyah sees in 2017 with a pyjama party in her 'Freaky Freaks' video". Fact. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  25. ^ Platon, Adelle (May 23, 2016). "YG Recruits Drake & Kamaiyah For 'Why You Always Hatin?'". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  26. ^ "YG, Kamaiyah and More Continue Anti-Trump Protests on F—k Donald Trump Tour Stop in Oregon". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  27. ^ "XXL Freshman 2017 Cover Revealed". XXL. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  28. ^ "Kamaiyah Talks Sprite 'Big Taste Cuts Through' Commercial With LeBron James, Bringing Creativity Back to Hip-Hop". Billboard.com. January 21, 2018.
  29. ^ "Kamaiyah Releases Debut Mixtape, 'A Good Night in the Ghetto'". The Fader. March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  30. ^ "Listen to Kamaiyah's new mixtape Before I Wake". The Fader. November 8, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  31. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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