Authoritative rhymes and confident vocals earned
Lakeyah a contract with Quality Control Music, the label with a track record that includes the emergence of
Rich the Kid,
Lil Baby, and
City Girls among its many success stories. It was a head-turning take on
City Girls' "JT First Day Out" that attracted
Lakeyah to the label. The Atlanta-based rapper/singer has responded with releases such as the charged mixtape
Time's Up (2020).
Lakeyah Danaee Robinson started singing as a youngster and added rapping to her repertoire in her early teens. While in high school in her native Milwaukee, she was one-half of BTM, a duo who gained notice on YouTube with the track "It's a Fucked Up Love Story." Although BTM broke up,
Lakeyah quickly issued her first solo project, The Keymix. After she graduated from high school, Atlanta became her adopted hometown. She made a major local connection in 2019 with a spin on
City Girls' 2019 single "JT First Day Out," which resulted in a deal with ATL's Quality Control Music. By the end of 2020, Quality Control provided wider distribution of
Lakeyah's
The Keymix II tape, and also issued
Time's Up, featuring appearances from
42 Dugg,
Inayah, and
City Girls. Streams of
Lakeyah and
City Girls' meeting on
Time's Up highlight "Female Goat" quickly reached seven digits. ~ Andy Kellman