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.
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Background information | |
Born | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Years active | 2019–present |
Career
editVayda 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
editVayda'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
editMixtapes
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Silent Garden |
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2 Hard 2 Waste |
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Breeze |
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Dawn |
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Forrest Gump |
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Extended plays
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Pretty Beats for Pretty Bitches |
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VV |
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Goodnight Kitty |
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Airhead |
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5 |
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Digitalgirl |
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Shade |
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Fever (with Attnwhore) |
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Kali Ma (with Space) |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
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"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) |
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As featured artist
editTitle | Year | Album |
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"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) |
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Guest appearances
editTitle | Other artist(s) | Year | Album |
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"Lookin..'! (Gorgeous)"[44] | Pink Siifu, Turich Benjy, WiFiGawd | 2023 | It's Too Quiet..'! |
References
edit- ^ a b Sutgrey, DeAsia (October 17, 2023). "Women rappers finally shatter Atlanta's hip-hop ceiling". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Love, Tirhakah (19 December 2023). "Vayda Knows All the Tea". The Cut. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c Sundaresan, Mano (August 4, 2023). "An interview with Vayda". No Bells. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Meara, Paul (December 13, 2023). "#OnTheVerge: Vayda Won't Be exploited; 'Forrest Gump' Guides Her". BET. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (March 15, 2022). "Listen to Vayda's 'metempsychosis': The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Grove, Rashad (March 7, 2024). "5 Female Rappers You Need To Know In 2024". BET. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ Callender, Brandon (March 9, 2023). "The Rap Report: How to be a player, starring Shaudy Kash". The Fader. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ Pierre, Alphonse (December 19, 2023). "Pitchfork Rap Columnist Alphonse Pierre's Favorite Records of 2023". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023". Pitchfork. December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Vayda Announces New Mixtape, Shares "Hood Zendaya" Single". Dirty Glove Bastard. November 21, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023". Pitchfork. December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ Darville, Jordan (May 8, 2023). "Song You Need: Vayda and NoGumHundo are the 'topic'". The Fader. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Silent Garden by Vayda". September 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "2 Hard 2 Waste by Vayda". January 15, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Breeze by Vayda". March 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Dawn by Vayda". May 26, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Forrest Gump by Vayda". December 8, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Pretty Beats for Pretty B*tches - EP by Vayda". July 10, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "VV by Vayda". February 8, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Goodnight K1tty - EP by Vayda". May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Airhead - EP by Vayda". August 19, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "5 - EP by Vayda". September 19, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "D1gitalg1rl by Vayda". October 26, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Shade - EP by Vayda". January 1, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Fever by Vayda". March 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Kali Ma (feat. Vayda) - EP by Vayda". October 20, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Mental Exhaustion - Single by Vayda". October 10, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "U Can Get Money Too - Single by Vayda". November 9, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "V1deog1rl - Single by Vayda". April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "SUMO (feat. Nedarb) - Single by Vayda". December 30, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Sprite (feat. Noah Salem) - Single by Vayda". August 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "tweaker - Single by Vayda". September 22, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Shoes - Single by Vayda". October 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Adele - Single by Vayda". October 27, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Heart Eyez - Single by Vayda". October 30, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "hood zendaya - Single by Vayda". November 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Hilary Duff - Single by Vayda". February 15, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Witness - Single by Vayda". April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "ASTRONOMY (feat. Vayda) - Single by Vayda". February 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Dreamin' (feat. Vayda & 4pooch) - Single by Vayda". September 25, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Parlay (feat. Vayda & Dylvinci) - Single by Vayda". October 23, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "PULL UP (feat. Vayda) - Single by Vayda". February 9, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "It's Too Quiet..'!! by Pink Siifu & Turich Benjy". October 31, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.