Alaya High

That Girl Lay Lay
Born
Alaya High

January 28, 2007 (2007-01-28) (age 17)
Houston, Texas, U.S.[1]
Other names
  • Lay Lay
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • actress
  • singer
Years active2018–present
Known forFreestyle Friday, That Girl Lay Lay
Parents
  • Acie High (father)
  • Antanique Landry (mother)
AwardsCrown Awards, Wonder Girl Award
Websitewww.laylaysdrip.com

Alaya High (born January 28, 2007), known professionally as That Girl Lay Lay, is an American rapper, singer and child actress best known for starring in the Nickelodeon sitcom That Girl Lay Lay (2021–2024).[2] At the age of 11, she became the youngest female African American rapper to have a record deal with Empire Distribution,[3] with her debut single "Go, Lay Lay, Go" and debut album Tha Cheat Code (2018).[4] She has also worked on a series of books with Scholastic publishing.[5]

She also once made an appearance, alongside Perez Hilton, on Wild 'n Out.

  1. ^ Cristiano, Brittany (April 8, 2021). "Nickelodeon's Next Superstar is a Houstonian". Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ Reese, Alexis (July 27, 2022). "Lay Lay Is Really THAT Girl, Here's Why!". BET. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. ^ Muhammad, Latifah (August 4, 2018). "11-Year-Old Girl Becomes "Youngest Female Rapper" To Land Major Record Deal". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  4. ^ Oliveros, Beatriz (September 23, 2022). "Houston tween is the star of Nickelodeon's 'That Girl Lay Lay'". KPRC. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  5. ^ "Nickelodeon's 'That Girl Lay Lay' to Launch Memoir and More Books". License Global. September 29, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-06.