Yaya Bey

Yaya Bey
Born	Hidaiyah Bey (1990-08-04) August 4, 1990 (age 35)
Origin	Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2020–present
Labels	Big Dada

Hidaiyah "Yaya" Bey ^[1] is an American R&B musician from Queens. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

Bey released her first album in 2020 titled Madison Tapes. ^[5] Bey released an EP titled The Things I Can't Take With Me the following year, through Big Dada. ^{[6] [7] [4]} Bey released her second full-length album on June 16, 2022. ^{[8] [9]} The album received "Best New Music" from Pitchfork upon release. ^[10]

Personal life

Bey is the daughter of hip-hop artist Grand Daddy I.U. ^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Many Alter-Egos of Trill'eta Brown (2016, Elevated)
• This Too... (2019, Elevated)
• Madison Tapes (2020, Elevated)
• Remember Your North Star (2022, Big Dada)
• Ten Fold (2024, Big Dada)
• do it afraid(2025, Drink Sum Wtr)

EPs

• The Things I Can't Take with Me (2021, Big Dada)
• Exodus the North Star (2023, Big Dada)

References

1. Pierre, Brittny. "Yaya Bey Is Done With Misogyny". daily.bandcamp.com. Bandcamp. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
2. "Yaya Bey - Full Performance at KEXP". youtube.com. KEXP. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
3. Simone, Benerecetti. "Italian Review Yaya Bey – Do It Afraid". iyezine.com. In Your Eyes Ezine. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
4. Torres, Eric. "Yaya Bey: The Things I Can't Take With Me EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
5. Tosiello, Pete. "Yaya Bey: Madison Tapes". Pitchfork . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
6. Conteh, Mankaprr. "Soulful Singer Yaya Bey Drops 'The Things I Can't Take With Me' EP". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
7. "Yaya Bey: The Things I Can't Take With Me review – smooth, candid soul". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
8. Darville, Jordan. "Yaya Bey details new album Remember Your North Star, shares "Keisha"". The Fader . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
9. Sacher, Andrew. "Yaya Bey announces new album 'Remember Your North Star,' shares song & video, playing shows". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
10. Torres, Eric. "Yaya Bey: Remember Your North Star". pitchfork. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
11. Hilbring, Veronica. "EXCLUSIVE: From State Violence To Misogyny, Yaya Bey Is Creating Music For The Liberation Of Black Women". essence.com. Essence. Retrieved 2023-01-29.