Cuban Doll

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Cuban Doll
Birth nameAaliyah Keef
Also known asCuban Da Savage,Taylor Williams [1]
Born (1998-05-12) May 12, 1998 (age 26)
Origin Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
Years active2015–present

Aaliyah Keef or Taylor Williams, better known as Cuban Doll, Cuban Da Savage or simply Cuban, is an American rapper and social media influencer. [2] [3]

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Early life

Keef was born on May 12, 1998, in Dallas, Texas, [4] where she was raised alongside a younger sibling and an older sibling.

Career

Cuban Doll became known with the release of her single "Rat B*tch" in July 2017.[ citation needed ] She has since released albums such as Aaliyah Keef (2017) [4] [5] [6] Cuban Link (2017), and Karma (2019), along with popular songs such as "Nights Like This," "Naggin," "Money Talk" and "Bankrupt" featuring Lil Baby and Lil Yachty. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Discography

Albums

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References

  1. ↑ "Cuban Doll Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ "#DXHitList: Cuban Doll, Shoreline Mafia & Rae Sremmurd Top This Week's Spotify Playlist". HipHopDX. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Blake, Emily (February 27, 2018). "Pandora Predictions: Rico Nasty, Cupcakke & Cuban Doll Lead New Class of Female Rappers". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Lamarre, Carl (March 6, 2018). "Cuban Doll Talks Rising Success, Dealing With Instagram Haters & Her Favorite Chief Keef Album". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Benz, Tyler (September 14, 2017). "Cuban Doll is the Perfect Combination of Aaliyah and Chief Keef". Vice. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Cuban Doll says you can call her Aaliyah Keef now". The FADER. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cuban Doll, Lil Yachty and Lil Baby wreak havoc on a grocery store in "Bankrupt Remix" video". The FADER. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ India, Lindsey (May 14, 2018). "Cuban Doll Taps Lil Yachty and Lil Baby for Bankrupt (Remix) - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Lil Yachty and Lil Baby Join Cuban Doll for "Bankrupt" Remix". Hypebeast. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ Berry, Peter A. BerryPeter A. (May 24, 2018). "Cuban Doll Drops "Bankrupt (Remix)" Video Lil Yachty and Lil Baby - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  11. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua. "Lil Yachty and Lil Baby Jump on Cuban Doll's "Bankrupt" Remix". Complex. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Cuban Doll, Lil Yachty, And Lil Baby Crash The Market In Her New Video". UPROXX. May 23, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Cuban Doll Shares 'Savage Life' EP". HipHopDX. November 14, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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