WHAT IT IS: Milwaukee-born singer/rapper Lakeyah’s latest release, No Pressure Part 1, puts her range, lyrical skills and powerful delivery—rivaling those of her most veteran QC labelmates—on full display. The five-track EP includes lead single “Mind Yo Business” f/Latto, the video for which has amassed 6m+ views since early June, as well as “Record Straight,” which showcases Lakeyah’s rhymes and growling delivery atop potent production work. Her latest offering continues to solidify her presence as an up-and-coming rapper to watch.
ALBUM: No Pressure Part 1
RELEASE DATE: 6/17
SINGLE: “Mind Yo Business” f/Latto
TV: The Impact ATL coming to BET+
LIVE: Rolling Loud Miami (Ciroc Main Stage on 7/24)
INTERNET: 1.5m+ monthly Spotify listeners; viral #mybchallenge on TikTok; 103.5 combined YouTube views; more
PRESS: Complex (“On the heels of a breakout year”), XXL, PopSugar (“Gearing up to take over the summer airwaves”), BET.com, Paper, UPROXX, more
MANAGEMENT: Pierre “P” Thomas, Kevin “Coach K” Lee, Simone Mitchell/QC Music; Chad Roper