Yaya Bey

Yaya Bey
Born
Hidaiyah Bey

(1990-08-04) August 4, 1990 (age 36)
OriginQueens, New York City, U.S.
Genre
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2020–present
LabelBig Dada

Hidaiyah "Yaya" Bey is an American R&B musician from Queens.

History

Bey released her first album in 2020 titled Madison Tapes. Bey released an EP titled The Things I Can't Take with Me the following year, through Big Dada. Bey released her second full-length album on June 16, 2022. The album received a score rating of 8.6 from Pitchfork upon release.

Personal life

Bey is the daughter of hip-hop artist Grand Daddy I.U.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ Pierre, Brittny. "Yaya Bey Is Done With Misogyny". daily.bandcamp.com. Bandcamp. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Yaya Bey - Full Performance at KEXP". youtube.com. KEXP. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  3. ↑ Simone, Benerecetti. "Italian Review Yaya Bey – Do It Afraid". iyezine.com. In Your Eyes Ezine. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  4. 1 2 Torres, Eric. "Yaya Bey: The Things I Can't Take With Me EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Tosiello, Pete. "Yaya Bey: Madison Tapes". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Conteh, Mankaprr. "Soulful Singer Yaya Bey Drops 'The Things I Can't Take With Me' EP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Yaya Bey: The Things I Can't Take With Me review – smooth, candid soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Darville, Jordan. "Yaya Bey details new album Remember Your North Star, shares "Keisha"". The Fader. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Yaya Bey announces new album 'Remember Your North Star,' shares song & video, playing shows". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Torres, Eric. "Yaya Bey: Remember Your North Star". pitchfork. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  11. ↑ Hilbring, Veronica. "EXCLUSIVE: From State Violence To Misogyny, Yaya Bey Is Creating Music For The Liberation Of Black Women". essence.com. Essence. Retrieved 2023-01-29.