Young M.A
Young M.A was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on April 3rd, 1992 and is the Rapper. At the age of 32, Young M.A biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Katorah Marrero (born April 3, 1992), better known by her stage name Young M.A, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.
The abbreviation in her stage name, "M.A" (stylized without a period after the "A") stands for "Me Always".
She first gained widespread recognition with the release of the triple-platinum hit single "Ooouuu", breaking the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, boasting 150,000 radio spins and 300 million YouTube views on the music video.After the success of her debut single, Young M.A was nominated for BET and MTV Artist of the Year and Female Hip-Hop Artist of the Year awards.
She began appearing on magazine covers, and in 2016 opened for Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium.
In 2017 she sold out her North American tour with rapper 21 Savage.
She has been featured in global ad campaigns for Google Pixel 2, Beats By Dre, and Pandora.
She has appeared on a variety of television shows, and performed alongside Alicia Keys on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2018, Young M.A was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30, the same year she launched the KWEENZ Foundation with her mother.
Young M.A has also received a proclamation from New York City.
Early life
Katorah Marrero was born on April 3, 1992, in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother is Jamaican, and her father is Puerto Rican. Her father was incarcerated when she was 1 and was not released until she was 11, spending approximately 10 years behind bars. With the absence of her father, Young M.A grew close to her brother, Kenneth Ramos, and her mother. When Marrero was 7, her mother decided to relocate to Chesterfield, Virginia, as it provided better school facilities and her children would remain away from the violence of East New York. In Virginia, she started to play tackle football. When she was 10, Young M.A started to write rhymes in her schoolbooks. Her mother encouraged her and purchased a karaoke machine, which M.A would set up as a makeshift studio in her closet. In 2010, she graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School.
Personal life
Young M.A has been open about her sexual orientation in her music throughout her career. During an interview with the Breakfast Club, she stated that she has liked girls since the first grade. She told Vogue that coming out was an important point in her artistic development, stating "I held in being sexually attracted to women for so long that once I got that out of me, the music became easy." As of 2019, she no longer likes to use any kind of label for herself; when Jason Lee of Hollywood Unlocked asked Young M.A about her orientation, the rapper stated, "No, I'm Young M.A . . . . We don't do no labels. I just wouldn't date a guy. Nah, bro, I don't like that."
In an interview with The Breakfast Club, Young M.A stated that she often felt out of place when she was hiding her sexuality. Her mother would often try to get her to discuss her sexuality, but she would always deny she was a lesbian. She stated that she feared her mother wouldn't accept her if she came out. In the interview, she said, "I used to be scared to tell my moms, though I knew my moms wasn't the type of mother to be like 'Oh, I don't like you' or 'I'm gonna ignore you,' but part of me still was scared." Young M.A also said in a different interview, "I was scared to express it to people who are close to me, That was me not accepting it yet, even though I knew deep down in my heart that I liked women."
When she came out to her family at the age of 18, she saw this as a turning point in her rap career. She also said in an interview with Noisey Raps, "Since I came out officially, that's when all the girls flopped, that's when it was a wrap," she laughed. She also said people "feel her more" because she's more comfortable. To continue, another time she said, "Once I became myself, the music was a wrap. Music is my expression. Music is my release. Music is my therapy. This is where I’m going to speak about my sexuality. I’ve held it in for so long, now I can express it."
Marrero revealed that growing up in New York City helped her accept herself and sexuality. The rapper stated, "In New York City, it’s popular. I used to think to myself, man, there’s a lot of gay people out there. And it makes me comfortable, it was like, I can be myself! I used to still try to hide it until it was overwhelming — there were just too [many] girls attracted to me!" However, even though she is open about being a lesbian, she doesn't want it to define her as an artist.
On September 26, 2009, Young M.A's brother, Kenneth Ramos, was stabbed to death by his former friend. Young M.A missed school for a month due to depression and mourning, and later underwent therapy to deal with the tragedy.
Career
Young M.A. raps about several of the same topics as male rappers, including violence, sexuality, and riches, as well as mergers. "This sector is male-dominated, we can't pretend it isn't not." And if you make it as a female, you will feel more respected because the guys take over so much." Young M.A. displayed a passion for music as an infant. When she first started seriously focusing on music as an adult, she self-financed a recording studio with local record producers while working at the Shake Shack and T.J. Maxx.
She gained notoriety in 2014 after a Facebook post mocked her song "Brooklyn Chiraq," a freestyle to Nicki Minaj and G Herbo's "ChiRaq"; the video went viral. The song's creator, pundit Boyce Watkins, said it promoted "violent, negative, and genocidal energy," but Young M.A.'s name was boosted and attracted new listeners to her work, according to the newspaper's reviewer. Young M.A. released "Body Bag," which became a "YouTube hit," along with the introduction of her mixtape titled Sleep Walkin', which MTV described as a "thoughtful debut project."
Young M.A. released "Ooouuuu," her official debut single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, ranked 19 in 2016. Remy Ma, French Montana, Nicki Minaj, Jadakiss, Uncle Murda, ASAP Ferg, Bryan Mathers, and Tink were all remixed by the song on Spotify in September 2016. "Ooouuu" was "a brash, intense, hard-as-fuck piece of rider music, and it seemed that it heralded the emergence of a major rap artist," Stereogum's Tom Breihan said. Young M.A. has "established] herself as a quintessential New York MC," the Fader said, "this summer, the atmosphere belongs to Young M.A and her single 'OOOUUUU.' Although M.A. is still an independent artist, the song's success attracted attention from critics.
She performed a freestyle on a cypher and performed "Ooouuuuu," XXL Magazine described as "show-stopping freestyle... one of the best freestyles of the night" at the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards, giving "show-stopping freestyle... one of the best freestyles of the night." Despite the apprehension for her appearance, Young M.A. expressed disappointment, claiming that BET cut out a portion of her appearance. Remy Ma was featured in M.A. at Hot 97's Summer Jam 2017, where she performed alongside other female rap greats. "There have been a lot of opportunities, as well as a lot of money," M.A. said, "but there is the down side: you're going to lose a lot of people who were once around you as their true colors come to shine."
"Who Run It" and "I Get The Bag" have earned millions of online followers and views, as has her older single, "Walk," which has attracted over 20 million viewers. The single "Praktice" in M.A. is allegedly a play on the fact that her previous launches lead to the full album. Herstory in the Making, Young M.A.'s debut studio album, debuted on September 27, 2019, and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200. It contained the singles "Big" and "PettyWap 2," as well as "PettyWap 2." She debuted the EP Red Flu on May 22, 2020, marking her first new project since the debut of her debut album. Off the Yak is her second studio album released on May 21, 2021. The album was rated 6.9 out of ten by Pitchfork.
Young M.A. said Lee Daniels offered her the role of "Betty Bars" on the show Empire in 2016. The character and role were created specifically for her, but she turned down the opportunity to pursue her career as a rapper on her terms and moniker rather than being known first as a fictional character. "Check" was offered to her in her freestyle "Check," she sings. "It's right, because it's Young M.A. bitch."Fuck is 'Betty Bars'?"
In 2018, she directed The Gift, a lesbian porn film created by Pornhub. In 2019, she appeared in Mr.'s fourth and final seasons. Robot as Peanuts, a Fernando Vera employee, is a criminal prosecutor. Young M.A. debuted on "Unaccommodating," the first film on Eminem's surprise-released album Music to Be Murdered.