Cortisa Star

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Cortisa Star
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Cortisa Star in 2025
Background information
Born (2005-07-11) July 11, 2005 (age 19)
Origin Delaware, U.S. [1]
Genres Hip hop
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2023–present

Cortisa Star (born July 11, 2005) is an American rapper and model. She is best known for her song "Fun", which went viral on Twitter and TikTok in 2024.

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Life and career

Star was born on July 11, 2005. [1] [2] She is a transgender woman. [3] In 2022, she posted a video jokingly referring to herself as an "underground rap princess" despite never having rapped and soon began releasing rap music due to the support she received. Her singles "Cortisa Crump" and "Fun" were both released in February 2024, the latter of which began trending on TikTok that month. [1] [4] She released her single "Bad ASF" in December 2024. Also that month, her music became popular among Twitter users in December 2024 and received attention from singer Charli XCX and record producer Loraine James after a performance of "Fun" on the YouTube channel 4 Shooters Only went viral on the platform. [5] [6] By then, she had released 11 songs. [3]

On March 11, 2025, Star made her runway debut for Miu Miu on the last day of Paris Fashion Week. Her track "Paris" details this experience. [7]

Musical style

Star's music is known for its heavy bass, which she has stated was initially inspired by a scene from the animated series Adventure Time in which Jake the Dog dances with a bug, and hyperpop and drill influences. [4] Her stage name was inspired by her deadname and her love of space. [8] For PinkNews , Charlie Duncan wrote that she was "known for her explicit lyrics and devil-may-care attitude", and The Fader described her songs as "bubbly blown-out drill" and her lyrics as "truly outrageous". [3] [9] For the same publication, Steffanee Wang described her songs as "bombastic and risqué". [1]

Discography

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleDetails
E.M.O. (Evil Motion Overload)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist
TitleYearAlbum
"Begin" [10] 2023Non-album singles
"Holy Grail" [11]
"Still a Menace" [12]
"Get It Down" [13] E.M.O. (Evil Motion Overload)
"Fun" [14] 2024
"Nuts" [15] Non-album single
"Cortisa Crump" [16] E.M.O. (Evil Motion Overload)
"Fritz" [17]
(with Native Foreign)		Non-album singles
"Block" [18]
(with Native Foreign)
"Bad ASF" [19]
(prod. MsChickenSandwich)		E.M.O. (Evil Motion Overload)
"What You Want" [20]
(with Annamae)		Non-album single
"Misidentify"
2025E.M.O. (Evil Motion Overload)
"Paris"

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with year, other artist(s), and album
TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"Choke" [21] 2024 Skaiwater, Carter the Bandit#Gigi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Songs You Need In Your Life This Week". The Fader . December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ @CortisaStar (July 11, 2024). "OMGGG ITS CORTISA DAY EVERYONE!! 7/11 IS HERE HAPPY BDAY TO ME 😄" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 3 Duncan, Charlie (December 9, 2024). "Trans rapper Cortisa Star has gone viral on TikTok. Here's all the tea about her". PinkNews . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Jackson, Aliyah (June 28, 2024). "New artist spotlight: Cortisa Star". The Review . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Myers, Owen; D'Souza, Shaad (December 4, 2024). "Does Spotify Wrapped Even Matter?". i-D . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ Henderson, Taylor (December 6, 2024). "Meet the transgender rapper going viral on this week's New Music Friday". Out . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ Guzman, Ivan. "Cortisa Star On Her Miu Miu Debut: 'I'm Going Everywhere'". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Pace-McCarrick, Solomon (December 18, 2024). "Cortisa Star: How Adventure Time inspired the rapper's viral sound". Dazed . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ "13 artists we're excited about in 2025". The Fader. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Begin by Cortisa Star". June 15, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  11. ↑ "Holy Grail by Cortisa Star". June 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  12. ↑ "Still a Menace by Cortisa Star". August 10, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  13. ↑ "Get It Down by Cortisa Star". December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  14. ↑ "Fun by Cortisa Star". February 5, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  15. ↑ "Nuts by Cortisa Star". February 14, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  16. ↑ "Cortisa Crump by Cortisa Star". March 7, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  17. ↑ "Fritz by Native Foreign & Cortisa Star". March 31, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  18. ↑ "Block by Native Foreign & Cortisa Star". June 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  19. ↑ "Bad ASF by Cortisa Star". October 4, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  20. ↑ "What You Want by Cortisa Star & Annamae". December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024– via Spotify.
  21. ↑ "choke (feat. Cortisa Star and CARTERTHEBANDIT) by skaiwater, Cortisa Star, & CARTERTHEBANDIT". Spotify . June 14, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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