Big Boss Vette | |
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 Big Boss Vette in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diamond Alexxis Smith [1] |
| Born | October 16, 1997 |
| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Labels | Republic |
Diamond Alexxis Smith (born October 16, 1997), [1] better known by her stage name Big Boss Vette, is an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. [2]
Big Boss Vette first went viral in 2015 for creating her own version of Dej Loaf's song "Try Me". In 2019, she published her first song, "Dog Ass Nigga". Vette signed to Republic Records after her song "Bad Bitch" saw success on YouTube. [3] In January 2022, Arielle Lana LeJarde of Pitchfork called Vette's song "Heavy" the must-hear song of the day. [4] Her song "Snatched" achieved viral success on the social media application TikTok. XXL called the song a "summer staple". [5]
Vette was shot in 2016 during a fight. [5]
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| RESILIENCE [6] |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Dog Ass Nigga" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Big Yvette" | 2020 | |
| "Outside" | ||
| "3AM Freestyle" | ||
| "No Fakin" | 2021 | |
| "Make 'Em Mad" | ||
| "Eater" | ||
| "Big Boss Vette" | ||
| "HEAVY" | 2022 | |
| "Snatched" | ||
| "Snatched Remix" (with Flo Milli and Saucy Santana) | ||
| "How TF" (with SleazyWorld Go) | ||
| "Pretty Girls Walk" | ||
| "Pretty Girls Walk (Remix)" (with Coi Leray) | 2023 | |
| "Problem" | ||
| "Ion Need" | ||
| "Karma" | ||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Poof Be Gone (Feat. Cheerlebridee)" (KyleYouMadeThat feat. Yung Baby Tate, Cheerlebridee, and Yvette) | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Throw It! - Remix" (Spiffy The Goat feat. Big Boss Vette) | 2023 | |
| "I Can't Stop" (Metro Boomin with Big Boss Vette and Omah Lay) | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) | |
| "Keep Dat Part 2" (Icandy featuring Kaliii, GloRilla, and Big Boss Vette) | Non-album single | |
| "Money Come (Remix)" (Iggy Azalea feat. Big Boss Vette and Ivorian Doll) | ||
| "Hit It" (Snow Wife feat. Big Boss Vette) | Queen Degenerate |
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