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Born | Tomasyn Hayes January 2, 1997 New York City, U.S. |
Other names | Tommy Hayes |
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Years active | 2017–present |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Tomasyn Hayes (born January 2, 1997), known professionally as LustSickPuppy (sometimes stylized as Lust$ickPuppy), is an American rapper, painter, make-up artist, and model. Their [a] debut extended play, Cosmic Brownie, was released in 2020, and their second EP, As Hard As You Can, was released in 2022. Their self-released and self-produced debut studio album, Carousel from Hell, was released in 2024. Their music has been described as genre-bending, featuring a fusion of digital hardcore with genres such as hip hop, breakcore, and harsh noise.
Tomasyn Hayes [3] was born on January 2, 1997 [4] [5] in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where they were also raised. As a child, they wrote raps and attended rap cyphers. Hayes has described themself during their youth as "a raw ass kid growing up too fast". [6] While teaching prosthetic makeup at a middle school, Hayes began working professionally as a painter and make-up artist in 2017, also working as a model. [7] [8] [9]
Hayes released their debut single as LustSickPuppy, "Goatmeal", and an accompanying music video in May 2020, which preceded their debut extended play, Cosmic Brownie, released on June 1, 2020. [3] Their single "BustDuster" was released in July 2021. [10] In 2022, they toured as an opening act, first for Dorian Electra and later for Machine Girl, and released their second EP, As Hard As You Can. [11] After it was announced in March 2024, their self-produced first studio album, Carousel from Hell, was released on April 26 of the same year. [12] It was preceded by the singles "Blisster", "Chokehold", and "Exes". [13]
For Vogue , Janelle Okwodu described Hayes's art as "impulsive, convoluted, and chaotic". [7] They frequently wear smiley or juggalo-inspired clown face paint while performing. [14] [15] Hayes based their stage name on their Instagram username, which they had put "no real thought" into until they started to perform music. [16]
Hayes has described their music as "pretty genre-less" and has called their combination of genres "genrefucking". [6] Raphael Helfand of The Fader described their music as "a combination of hellacious beats and cracked, unhinged vocals" and described their "sex-crazed-canine persona" as having "an extremely specific self-mythology". [17] [18] For the Chicago Reader , Micco Caporale described their music as "a perfect marriage between club-kid uncanniness and Juggalo attitude"; Leah Mandel, for Pitchfork, wrote that their music "typically exerts a hyper-confident lusty indignation" and "always [has] humor". Their music is largely digital hardcore and hip hop and also has elements of heavy metal, jungle, breakcore, nu metal, harsh noise, and electronic music. [19] [11] [20] [13] [10] They have cited Missy Elliott as an influence on their music and image. [16]
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Carousel from Hell |
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Cosmic Brownie |
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As Hard As You Can |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Goatmeal" | 2020 | Cosmic Brownie |
"Thirst" (with Bonnie Baxter) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
"Bustduster" | ||
"Ego Bruiser" | As Hard As You Can | |
"Might B" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
"Ride It" (with Machine Girl) | 2023 | |
"Chokehold" | ||
"Exes" | 2024 | Carousel from Hell |
"Blisster" | Non-album singles | |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Suck Shit" | 2020 | Machine Girl, Rafia | U-Void Synthesizer |
"Amnesia" | 2021 | Death Tour, Ghoulavelii, Kamiyada+, Prxjek, WhoKilledXIX | Scared? (0.5) |
"Creepy Crawlers" | 2023 | Tripp Jones, Loko Los | Gladiator Season, Vol. 3 |