Vayda (rapper)

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Vayda
BornDecatur, Georgia, U.S.
OriginAtlanta, 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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Mixtapes[edit]

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
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[edit]

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
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[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Mental Exhaustion"[28] 2021 Non-album singles
"U Can Get Money Too"[29]
"Videogirl"[30] 2022
"Sumo"[31]
(featuring Nedarb)
"Sprite"[32]
(featuring Noah Salem) 		2023 Forrest 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) 		2024 Fever
"Witness"[39]
(with 40streak) 		Non-album single

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Astronomy"[40]
(Upset Ocho featuring Vayda) 		2023 Non-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[edit]

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Other artist(s) Year Album
"Lookin..'! (Gorgeous)"[44] Pink Siifu, Turich Benjy, WiFiGawd 2023 It's Too Quiet..'!

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sutgrey, DeAsia (October 17, 2023). "Women rappers finally shatter Atlanta's hip-hop ceiling". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Love, Tirhakah (19 December 2023). "Vayda Knows All the Tea". The Cut. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sundaresan, Mano (August 4, 2023). "An interview with Vayda". No Bells. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Meara, Paul (December 13, 2023). "#OnTheVerge: Vayda Won't Be exploited; 'Forrest Gump' Guides Her". BET. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (March 15, 2022). "Listen to Vayda's 'metempsychosis': The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Grove, Rashad (March 7, 2024). "5 Female Rappers You Need To Know In 2024". BET. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Callender, Brandon (March 9, 2023). "The Rap Report: How to be a player, starring Shaudy Kash". The Fader. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Pierre, Alphonse (December 19, 2023). "Pitchfork Rap Columnist Alphonse Pierre's Favorite Records of 2023". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023". Pitchfork. December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Vayda Announces New Mixtape, Shares "Hood Zendaya" Single". Dirty Glove Bastard. November 21, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "New Music Friday: Stream projects from Nicki Minaj, Vayda, Car Seat Headrest, and more". The Fader. December 8, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023". Pitchfork. December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Darville, Jordan (May 8, 2023). "Song You Need: Vayda and NoGumHundo are the 'topic'". The Fader. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "Silent Garden by Vayda". September 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  15. ^ "2 Hard 2 Waste by Vayda". January 15, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  16. ^ "Breeze by Vayda". March 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  17. ^ "Dawn by Vayda". May 26, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  18. ^ "Forrest Gump by Vayda". December 8, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  19. ^ "Pretty Beats for Pretty B*tches - EP by Vayda". July 10, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  20. ^ "VV by Vayda". February 8, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  21. ^ "Goodnight K1tty - EP by Vayda". May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  22. ^ "Airhead - EP by Vayda". August 19, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  23. ^ "5 - EP by Vayda". September 19, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  24. ^ "D1gitalg1rl by Vayda". October 26, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  25. ^ "Shade - EP by Vayda". January 1, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  26. ^ "Fever by Vayda". March 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  27. ^ "Kali Ma (feat. Vayda) - EP by Vayda". October 20, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  28. ^ "Mental Exhaustion - Single by Vayda". October 10, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  29. ^ "U Can Get Money Too - Single by Vayda". November 9, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  30. ^ "V1deog1rl - Single by Vayda". April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  31. ^ "SUMO (feat. Nedarb) - Single by Vayda". December 30, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  32. ^ "Sprite (feat. Noah Salem) - Single by Vayda". August 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  33. ^ "tweaker - Single by Vayda". September 22, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  34. ^ "Shoes - Single by Vayda". October 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  35. ^ "Adele - Single by Vayda". October 27, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  36. ^ "Heart Eyez - Single by Vayda". October 30, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  37. ^ "hood zendaya - Single by Vayda". November 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  38. ^ "Hilary Duff - Single by Vayda". February 15, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  39. ^ "Witness - Single by Vayda". April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  40. ^ "ASTRONOMY (feat. Vayda) - Single by Vayda". February 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  41. ^ "Dreamin' (feat. Vayda & 4pooch) - Single by Vayda". September 25, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  42. ^ "Parlay (feat. Vayda & Dylvinci) - Single by Vayda". October 23, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  43. ^ "PULL UP (feat. Vayda) - Single by Vayda". February 9, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  44. ^ "It's Too Quiet..'!! by Pink Siifu & Turich Benjy". October 31, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
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