Vayda (rapper) explained

Background:person
Vayda
Birth Place:Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Origin:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Years Active:2019–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]

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

Musical style

Vayda's songs have been described as trap music, particularly plugg and drill, and dance music.[10] Her songs are often sped-up and around two minutes in length.[11] She has stated that she "barely [has] any songs that reach two minutes". 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". 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".[12] DeAsia Paige, for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, described her voice as "soft and squeaky" and her beats as "sped-up". 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".

Discography

Mixtapes

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
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

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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
  • Released: March 13, 2023[26]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Kali Ma
  • Released: October 20, 2023[27]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearAlbum
"Mental Exhaustion"[28] 2021rowspan="4"
"U Can Get Money Too"[29]
"Videogirl"[30] 2022
"Sumo"[31]
"Sprite"[32]
2023Forrest Gump
"Tweaker"[33]
"Shoes"[34]
"Adele"[35] Forrest Gump
"Heart Eyez"[36]
Fever
"Hood Zendaya"[37] Forrest Gump
"Hilary Duff"[38]
2024Fever
"Witness"[39]

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearAlbum
"Astronomy"[40]
2023rowspan="4"
"Dreamin'"[41]
"Parlay"[42]
"Pull Up"[43]
2024

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col" style="width:9em;"
Other artist(s)YearAlbum
"Lookin..'(Gorgeous)"[44] Pink Siifu, Turich Benjy, WiFiGawd2023Its Too Quiet..!

Notes and References

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

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