Y’all still sleep on Kamaiyah?

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I fukks with Kamaiyah but her new album ain’t it. I’m not feeling it. She bout to slide further into obscurity.
 

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The elephant in the room is that her look and image is one of her biggest problems. The 90's style she has makes her look like one of those women on Bebe's Kids or Baby D on Friday. You'd think she was gay (*Jerry Seinfeld voice* Not that there's anything wrong with that:hubie:). It just isn't appealing to me and it's like a bad Missy Elliot parody. I couldn't believe that she's only 27 now.
 

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I saw on twitter she’s no longer signed to major label. So that wouldn’t make sense? Unless she’s lying about it




Kamaiyah On Long-Awaited Debut 'Got It Made,' Independent Status
Although she’s finally releasing her project, her fans might be curious about the status of her other promised records such as Woke and Don’t Ever Get It Twisted. Will they see the light of day? “Anything I did at that part of my life I have PTSD from,” Kamaiyah said frankly. “It was done with good intentions, but then it became something negative and when you put that out, the world is going to feel that. And energy is transferable so I'm not putting out that shyt.”


I forgot she was signed to Interscope via YG's label. No wonder she had no real direction.
 

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Listened to her new album this morning during my commute, sounds like I’m in the minority, but i liked it :yeshrug:

She’s not doing much of the singy stuff anymore, which worked on her first album but got worn after that
 

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She REALLY didn't like her experience being signed to YG and dogged every aspect of it saying she hated it there and she never wanted to sign there from the jump.

She also says the industry turned her bi-sexual, even tho she prefers dudes.

To be honest, I don't know how a label could market her as a sort of 90's Shenene & Keylolo type hoodrat. I'm a huge Bay fan, but the fact is that music has a low ceiling nationwide. Nearly all of this new project sounds the same.

I think she's about 7 years too late and missed the time when the Mustard Bay sound was in. That and the fact that "stripper thot rap" is what's in for female rappers. Labels and fans prefer a artist like Saweetie from the Bay over Kamaiyah. Sickamore was prolly best A&R for her and she left:yeshrug:
 
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