Kamaiyah
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| Birth name | Kamaiyah Jamesha Johnson |
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March 13, 1992 Oakland, California, United States |
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Kamaiyah Jamesha Johnson (born March 13, 1992) is an American rapper and singer from Oakland, California. She released her acclaimed debut mixtape A Good Night in the Ghetto in 2016.
Kamaiyah Johnson was born in Oakland, California. She is inspired by 1990s artists such as TLC, Missy Elliott, and Aaliyah. Her debut single "How Does It Feel" premiered late in 2015 and was ranked one of the year's best songs by Pitchfork and NPR. She released her debut mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, in March 2016 to favorable reviews. Kamaiyah performed at South by Southwest that month in Austin, Texas. She released a music video for the track "For My Dawg" in May. She features, along with Drake, on YG's "Why You Always Hatin?", a single from his 2016 album Still Brazy.
On June 13, 2017, Kamaiyah was named as one of the ten of XXL's "2017 Freshman Class".
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