Ayesha Erotica (born August 11, 1996)[1] is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer. She began releasing music online in 2015 and rose to prominence from her collaborations with pop singer Slayyyter in 2018. She left music in 2018 before returning in 2023. She is known for her sexually-charged, 2000s-inspired hyperpop music and her elusive online image.
Ayesha Erotica | |
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| Also known as | Ms. Cheeseburger |
| Born | August 11, 1996 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2015–2018, 2023–present |
Career
editErotica was born in 1996 and first began releasing music in 2015. She rose to prominence from her SoundCloud-released singles while living in Huntington Beach in California and released her debut studio album, Big Juicy, in 2016.[2][3] While in Los Angeles, Erotica began collaborating with singer Slayyyter in August 2018 with their single "BFF".[4] The two released a host of other collaborative songs on SoundCloud, including a Christmas song and the That Kid collaboration "Dial Tone", which Steffanee Wang of Nylon praised as a "DIY triumph" and which Paper's Brendan Wetmore described as a breakout hit for all three artists.[5][6][7][8] Several of the collaborations between Erotica and Slayyyter were included on Slayyyter's debut self-titled mixtape released the following year, with Erotica credited under the name Ms. Cheeseburger.[7] Erotica took her music off of the internet and stopped making music using the name Ayesha Erotica in 2018 after a fan on Discord doxxed and deadnamed her and another party leaked her unreleased demos.[9][2] Many of her songs, including "Vacation Bible School", her 2017 song "Yummy", and a number of unreleased demos, became popular TikTok audios starting in 2019.[10] A mashup of "Yummy" with the song "Righteous" by Mo Beats, as well as Erotica's song "Juicy Couture", also found success on TikTok in late 2023 due to the virality of videos by influencer Sabrina Bahsoon on the London Underground in which they were featured.[11][12] Erotica produced the majority of songs on That Kid's debut mixtape, Crush, which was released in April 2020.[7]
In 2023, Erotica appeared in a livestream with singer Chase Icon, where she announced she would be returning to music.[2] Erotica returned to music with the collaborative single "Tongues" with Mel 4Ever in January 2024.[13] She was featured on the Kets4eki single "Rock Your Body" in February 2024 and on the Odetari single "Break a Neck" in April 2024.[14][15] Her song "Spread That Puss" was sampled in Doechii's song "Alter Ego", which was released in March 2024.[16][17]
Musical style
editPitchfork's Ashley Bardhan described Erotica as "a prolific hyperpop producer" whose music with Slayyyter was "half-joking and brashly sexual", while Cat Zhang of Pitchfork also identified her music as hyperpop and "airhead pop" and wrote that her "bubblegum tracks" contained "saucy, often scandalous quips" and "invocations of Juicy Couture and UGG boots".[9][10] Zhang also compared her music to Kesha's in the early 2010s, particularly her debut studio album Animal.[18] Katherine Gillespie described Erotica's music as "nostalgic and futuristic at the same time".[19] For PopMatters, Nick Malone called Erotica "an online underground legend" with "playfully hypersexual imagery" and "a formidable back-catalog of pop-rap bangers indebted to the music of the mid-2000s".[7] Steffanee Wang wrote for Nylon that Erotica was "Charli XCX-adjacent".[20] Slayyyter has compared Erotica's production style to that of The Neptunes.[21]
For Paper, Michael Love Michael wrote that Erotica "seems to come from nowhere but the dark web", while Brittany Menjivar of Passion of the Weiss similarly described her as "elusive" and as having "existed in the internet shadows since her 2015 debut".[22] Menjivar added that Erotica's lyrics often use "crude storytelling to comment on social issues" and "religious imagery with a refreshing lack of self-seriousness".[2]
Kim Petras and Aliyah's Interlude have named Erotica as an influence on their music.[23]
Personal life
editErotica is a transgender woman.[2]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Big Juicy |
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| Barely Legal |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Cumshot |
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| www.FuckMe.com |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Hit Em' (The Recipe)" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Gangbang" | ||
| "Major" | ||
| "Fuck Like This" | ||
| "Literal Legend" | 2017 | |
| "Mouth Full of Cock" | ||
| "Yummy" | ||
| "Princess" (with Petey Plastic) |
2018 | |
| "Star" (with Baby Zionov) | ||
| "Vacation Bible School" | ||
| "Mary Magdalene" | 2023 | |
| "I'm Tasty" (with JHawk Productions) | ||
| "I Just Stole a Kia" | ||
| "Snooki" | ||
| "May Showers" | ||
| "Hey Y'all" | ||
| "Dramatic" (with Baku, Kuudere, and Lileffort) | ||
| "Tongues" (with Mel 4Ever) |
2024 | |
| "Rock Your Body" (with Kets4eki) | ||
| "Superpuss" | ||
| "Gigabowser" (with Yvncc) | ||
| "Break a Neck" (with Odetari) | ||
| "For the Girls 3" | ||
| "Sexy Party" | ||
| "Hot Dog Hooker" | ||
| "House Party" |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "BFF" (Slayyyter featuring Ayesha Erotica) |
2018 | Slayyyter |
| "Dial Tone" (That Kid featuring Slayyyter and Ayesha Erotica) |
Non-album singles | |
| "All I Want for Xxxmas" (Slayyyter featuring Ayesha Erotica) | ||
| "Regina George" (Kyunchi featuring That Kid and Ayesha Erotica) | ||
| "Ken Doll" (Gameboi featuring Ayesha Erotica |
2019 | Gameboi |
| "Rock Star" (Mattu featuring Ayesha Erotica) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Naked" (Public Appeal featuring Ayesha Erotica) |
2024 | |
| "Fashion Icon" (Aliyah's Interlude featuring Ayesha Erotica) |
References
edit- ^ "Ayesha Erotica - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b c d e Menjivar, Brittany (May 15, 2024). "The First Critical Essay Concerning One Ayesha Erotica". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Simon, Noah (January 28, 2022). "The best hyperpop albums of all time: 15 albums that define the genre". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Tanzer, Myles (September 12, 2018). "Slayyyter really is the future of pop music". The Fader. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Maicki, Salvatore (February 14, 2019). "Slayyyter seizes her Valentine on new single "Mine"". The Fader. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Wang, Steffanee (May 14, 2020). "Premiere: This 'Kiss Me Thru The Phone' Remix Is Perfect For Quarantine". Nylon. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Malone, Nick (April 6, 2020). "That Kid's 'Crush' Is a Glittering Crossroads for E-Boy Music". PopMatters. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Wetmore, Brendan (May 2, 2019). "Cell Pop: Paper's Top 5 Dial-In Hits". Paper. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Bardhan, Ashley (June 14, 2021). "Slayyyter: Troubled Paradise". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Zhang, Cat (December 21, 2020). "The Year in Music on TikTok 2020". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Lindsay, Kate (September 22, 2023). "Tube Girl Doesn't Mind the Gasps". Vulture. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Mendez II, Moises (November 10, 2023). "Aliyah's Interlude on 'It Girl'". Time. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ D'Souza, Shaad (January 19, 2024). "Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Major, Michael (February 23, 2024). "Hyper-Pop Artist kets4eki Releases New Single 'Rock Your Body' ft. Ayesha Erotica". Broadway World. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Spotted on New Music Friday". Hits. April 19, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Bartee, Richardine (March 30, 2024). "Tampa's Doechii and JT head to the swamp for 'Alter Ego': Watch the visual". Grungecake. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Denis, Kyle; Saponara, Michael (April 1, 2024). "R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Beyoncé & Shaboozey, Doechii & JT, Tyrese and More". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Zhang, Cat (October 3, 2021). "Kesha: Animal". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Gillespie, Katherine (January 28, 2019). "Kyunchi Is Making MySpace Music for 2019". Paper. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Wang, Steffanee (May 7, 2021). "Slayyyter's Go-To Sad Song Is This Britney Spears Classic". Nylon. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Exclusive: Slayyyter is Music's Internet Princess". V. 2021-03-02. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Love Michael, Michael (October 15, 2018). "Slayyyter Is 2018 Pop, Inspired By 2007 Britney, Lindsay, and Paris". Paper. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Daw, Stephen (October 18, 2022). "Kim Petras Broke Records With 'Unholy' — Now She Wants to 'Break The Cycle' for Fellow Trans Artists". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2024.