Myaap
Myaap | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Amaiya Spain |
| Born | May 4, 2006 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | Lowend |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2022–present |
Amaiya Spain (born May 4, 2006), known professionally as Myaap, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Milwaukee, she began rapping while in high school and her 2023 singles "HTS" and "Getting to It" both went viral on TikTok.
Career
[edit]Amaiya Spain was born on May 4, 2006[1][2] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has three siblings. Before rapping professionally, she would casually freestyle with her older brother. She also took dance lessons in Milwaukee and worked at McDonald's, Gap, and Walmart, with aspirations of working as a mortician or as a backup dancer.[3] Myaap began rapping in 2023 while attending Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School, recording songs at Milwaukee's Hi-Five Studios. She posted her songs "HTS" and "Party Crackin'" on TikTok, both of which went viral on the platform in 2023 and 2024, respectively.[4][2] Her 2023 song "Getting to It", which was released in November with a music video and heavily samples the 1976 ABBA song "Dancing Queen", also became popular on TikTok due to a dance associated with the song.[5] It was used in videos by Meghan Trainor, Coco Jones, and Reneé Rapp before being removed from YouTube and streaming platforms due to its sample of "Dancing Queen" being uncleared by Universal Music Group.[6][7]
Myaap's extended play (EP) Big Myaap, Not the Little One was released in January 2024.[7] The following month, Myaap began performing as an opening act throughout Veeze's Ganger Tour. Later in 2024, she released the collaborative extended play Yop! with producer Nedarb on May 31 and the singles "Crunch Time" and "Wrist Buss" in August and September, respectively.[8] By November 2024, she had released a total of four projects. As of 2024[update], she is based in Atlanta.[4]
Musical style
[edit]Myaap's music is lowend, a style of Milwaukee hip hop music defined by heavy 808 drums and handclaps, with Piet Levy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calling her a "chief ambassador" of the genre.[8][9][10][7] She is also known for incorporating Milwaukee dance moves into her performances.[5] She has stated that she makes songs intended for online virality and writes her songs on her phone.[3] She has listed Milwaukee rappers such as Certified Trapper, Chicken P, and Coo Coo Cal as her musical inspirations.[2]
Discography
[edit]Mixtapes
[edit]| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Worth the Wait |
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| The Bigger Picture |
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Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Mixtape details |
|---|---|
| No Guarantee Vol. 1 |
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| Big Myaap, Not the Little One |
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| Yop! (with Nedarb) |
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Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Get In Mode" (with Èsco) |
2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Party Crackin" (with Ke Lo) | ||
| "Lowend Christmas" | 2023 | |
| "HTS" | ||
| "Do Yo Shi" (with Miah P) | ||
| "First Place" | ||
| "Woahh" | ||
| "Wham" (featuring Lil RB) | ||
| "Dakota" | ||
| "Check the Stats" (with Certified Trapper) | ||
| "Big Mad" | ||
| "Back It Up" (with Mariboy Mula Mar) | ||
| "Getting to It" | ||
| "I'm Leaving" | ||
| "Wine 4 Em" | ||
| "I Ain't Hidin (featuring Mg Sleepy) |
2024 | Big Myaap, Not the Little One |
| "Actin Up" (with Chicken P) |
Non-album single | |
| "Rotation" (with Nedarb) |
Yop! | |
| "Show Me Money" | Non-album singles | |
| "From the Front | ||
| "Crunch Time" | ||
| "Wrist Buss" | ||
| "Dripping" (with 414Jungle Baby) | ||
| "Michael Myers | ||
| "Trick or Treat" | ||
| "Wait" |
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Let Me Bam" (54 Baby Trey featuring Myaap) |
2023 | Non-album singles |
| "On My Daddy" (AyooLii featuring Myaap) | ||
| "Projectz" (Yonaa featuring Chicken P & Myaap) |
2024 | YonaaThon |
Guest appearances
[edit]| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Do That" | 2023 | Munch Lauren | April Fool |
| "Hood Rat" | Mariboy Mula Mar | Just Getting Started | |
| "Set the Play" | Certified Trapper | Deep End | |
| "Paint the Town Red" | Mg Sleepy | Hit Different | |
| "Bill Belichick" | 2024 | I Just Woke Up Vol. 2 | |
| "Shut It Up" |
References
[edit]- ^ @myamyaa8 (May 3, 2023). "Sum Different my birthday tmr😋#fyp #transition #myaap #viral #birthday #fypシ". Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via TikTok.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Groh, James (April 13, 2024). "17-year-old Milwaukee rapper Myaap's rapid rise from TikTok to 19-city tour in less than a year". TMJ4. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Okon, Wongo (May 17, 2024). "UM 20: Myaap Dances To Her Own Beat, And Won't Slow Down Anytime Soon". Uproxx. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Ngangura, Tarisai (November 4, 2024). "Gen F: Myaap is bringing Milwaukee rap to your For You page". The Fader. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (November 3, 2023). "Listen to Myaap's 'Getting To It': The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Okon, Wongo (December 18, 2023). "Who Is Myaap? Meet The Milwaukee Rapper". Uproxx. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c Levy, Piet (February 1, 2024). "10 top Milwaukee albums and songs for February 2024, from Myaap, Trapper Schoepp and more". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 2, 2025 – via Yahoo! News.
- ^ a b Medithi, Vivian (May 31, 2024). "Rap Blog: Myaap and Nedarb want you to shake something". The Fader. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Pierre, Alphonse (April 25, 2023). "Listen to Myaap's 'FOTT': The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Pierre, Alphonse (May 21, 2024). "Listen to Myaap & Yonaa's 'Choppa Sound': The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 2, 2025.