Yaya Bey

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Yaya Bey
Birth nameHidaiyah Bey
BornAugust 4, 1990
Origin Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2020–present
Labels Big Dada

Hidaiyah "Yaya" Bey [1] is an American R&B musician from Brooklyn. [2] [3]

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History

Bey released her first album in 2020 titled Madison Tapes. [4] Bey released an EP titled The Things I Can't Take With Me the following year, through Big Dada. [5] [6] [3] Bey released her second full-length album on June 16, 2022. [7] [8] The album received "Best New Music" from Pitchfork upon release. [9]

Personal life

Bey is the daughter of hip-hop artist Grand Daddy I.U. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

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