Kamaiyah

Kamaiyah
Birth nameKamaiyah Jamesha Johnson[1]
Born (1992-03-13) March 13, 1992 (age 32)[2][3]
Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
Years active2015–present
Labels

Kamaiyah Jamesha Johnson (born March 13, 1992)[4][5] is an American rapper and singer from Oakland, California. Her debut mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, was released in 2016 to critical acclaim. In 2017, Kamaiyah was named as one of the ten of XXL's 2017 Freshman Class. She released her second mixtape, Before I Wake, in 2017. In 2020, she launched her own label, GRND.WRK, releasing her third mixtape, Got It Made, through the label.[6]

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  2. ^ "Kamaiyah Johnson Birth Records – MooseRoots". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Meet Kamaiyah, Oakland's Newest Rap Queen – The Hundreds".
  4. ^ Wallace, Carvell (January 20, 2016). "Supa Dupa Fly: Kamaiyah Bosses Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Instagram photo by CTBeats RealMusic • May 21, 2016 at 11:11 pm UTC". Archived from the original on November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Joshi, Tara (February 22, 2020). "One to watch: Kamaiyah". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 20, 2020.