Vayda (rapper)

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Vayda
Born Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2019–present

Vayda is an American rapper and record producer. After starting her rap career in 2021, she released the mixtapes Breeze and Forrest Gump in 2023.

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Career

Vayda was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia. [1] [2] Her father is a former rapper who was part of a hip hop group. As a child, she learned to play piano by ear. After receiving a subscription to the production software FruityLoops in high school, she was inspired by mashups on Soulection to become a record producer. She produced remixes that she posted on SoundCloud as well as beats that she sold on Twitter. [3] [2] [4]

Vayda started producing music professionally in 2019 and started rapping in 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [2] [3] She released her extended play, VV, in 2022. [5] In 2023, she released the mixtape Breeze, her EP Shade, and performed as an opening act for Veeze. [6] [7] Pitchfork named Breeze as one of the best rap albums of 2023 and Vayda's song "Jenner" as one of the best rap songs of 2023. [8] [9] Her mixtape, Forrest Gump, was released on December 8, 2023, with her song "Hood Zendaya" released as its lead single in November 2023. [10] [11] [4]

Musical style

Vayda's songs have been described as trap music, particularly plugg and drill, and dance music. [6] [12] Her songs are often sped-up and around two minutes in length. [3] She has stated that she "barely [has] any songs that reach two minutes". [11] For BET, Paul Meara wrote that her lyrics were "whisper-quiet" and "snarky" and compared her sound to "FKA Twigs mixed with early 2010's and modern-day Jersey club". [4] For Pitchfork , Alphonse Pierre wrote that her songs were "lush hybrids of ASMR R&B and airy rap" that were typically "not much longer than a minute". [5] DeAsia Paige, for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , described her voice as "soft and squeaky" and her beats as "sped-up". [1] Jordan Darville of The Fader wrote that Vayda sounded "effortlessly cool" in her music. [13] Tirhakah Love of The Cut wrote that her songs were sample-heavy and "two-to-three-minute short stories, where she mows over snakes attempting to test her backbone". [2]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleDetails
Silent Garden
2 Hard 2 Waste
  • Released: January 15, 2022 [15]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Breeze
  • Released: March 13, 2023 [16]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Dawn
  • Released: May 26, 2023 [17]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Forrest Gump
  • Released: December 8, 2023 [18]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleDetails
Pretty Beats for Pretty Bitches
  • Released: July 10, 2020 [19]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
VV
  • Released: February 8, 2022 [20]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Goodnight Kitty
  • Released: May 25, 2022 [21]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Airhead
  • Released: August 19, 2022 [22]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
5
  • Released: September 19, 2022 [23]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Digitalgirl
  • Released: October 26, 2022 [24]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Shade
  • Released: January 1, 2023 [25]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Fever
(with Attnwhore)
  • Released: March 13, 2023 [26]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Kali Ma
(with Space)
  • Released: October 20, 2023 [27]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Mental Exhaustion" [28] 2021Non-album singles
"U Can Get Money Too" [29]
"Videogirl" [30] 2022
"Sumo" [31]
(featuring Nedarb)
"Sprite" [32]
(featuring Noah Salem)		2023Forrest Gump
"Tweaker" [33]
"Shoes" [34] Non-album single
"Adele" [35] Forrest Gump
"Heart Eyez" [36]
(with Attnwhore)		Fever
"Hood Zendaya" [37] Forrest Gump
"Hilary Duff" [38]
(with Attnwhore)		2024Fever
"Witness" [39]
(with 40streak)		Non-album single
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Astronomy" [40]
(Upset Ocho featuring Vayda)		2023Non-album singles
"Dreamin'" [41]
(NoGum Hundo featuring Vayda and 4pooch)
"Parlay" [42]
(Shoey featuring Vayda and Dylvinci)
"Pull Up" [43]
(Faro and Eagle Syndrome featuring Vayda)		2024

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
TitleOther artist(s)YearAlbum
"Lookin..'! (Gorgeous)" [44] Pink Siifu, Turich Benjy, WiFiGawd2023It's Too Quiet..'!

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