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Birth name | Layton Greene |
Born | [1] East St. Louis, Illinois, US | December 4, 1998
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Years active | 2017–present |
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Layton Greene (born December 4, 1998) is an American singer-songwritter from East St. Louis, Illinois. [2] She is best known for her 2019 single "Leave Em Alone" (with Lil Baby featuring PnB Rock and City Girls), which peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, the song peaked on the US Rhythmic chart and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Previously in January of that year, she signed with the Georgia-based record label Quality Control Music as the first female R&B artist. [3] Her debut extended play (EP), Tell Ya Story, was released on September 9, 2019. [4]
Greene was born in East St.Louis, Illinois. [5] She was raised by her biological mother and her step father, who eventually separated when she was 14. Greene began singing at seven years old, reciting Keyshia Cole's "Love" to her mother. [6]
Greene is in a relationship with music producer GStylesOnTheTrack, who worked with her on 2019 single "Open Wounds." [7]
Greene names Keyshia Cole, Aaliyah, and Chris Brown as her musical influences. [8]
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Control the Streets, Volume 2 (with Quality Control) |
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Tell Ya Story |
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"Roll in Peace" [16] | 2017 | — | — | 12 | Non-album singles | ||
"Myself" [17] | 2018 | — | — | — | |||
"Leave Em Alone" [18] (with Lil Baby featuring City Girls and PnB Rock) | 2019 | 60 | 27 | 5 | Control the Streets, Volume 2 | ||
"I Love You" [20] | — | — | — | Tell Ya Story | |||
"Blame on Me" [21] | — | — | — | ||||
"Chosen One" [22] | 2020 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Spin Again" [23] | 2023 | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Something" [24] | — | — | — | ||||
"Cinderella Story" [25] | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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