Myaap
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| birth_name = Amaiya Spain
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| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| genre = Lowend
| occupation = Rapper
| instrument = Vocals
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| years_active = 2022–present
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Amaiya Spain (born May 4, 2006), known professionally as Myaap, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Milwaukee, she began rapping while in high school and her 2023 singles "HTS" and "Getting to It" both went viral on TikTok.
Career
Amaiya Spain was born on May 4, 2006{{cite web |author1=@myamyaa8 |title=Sum Different my birthday tmr😋#fyp #transition #myaap #viral #birthday #fypシ |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@myamyaa8/video/7229034112345034027 |access-date=January 3, 2025 |via=TikTok |date=May 3, 2023}} in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has three siblings. Before rapping professionally, she would casually freestyle with her older brother. She also took dance lessons in Milwaukee and worked at McDonald's, Gap, and Walmart, with aspirations of working as a mortician or as a backup dancer.{{cite web |last1=Okon |first1=Wongo |title=UM 20: Myaap Dances To Her Own Beat, And Won't Slow Down Anytime Soon |url=https://uproxx.com/music/myaap-interview-uproxx-music-20/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=May 17, 2024}} Myaap began rapping in 2023 while attending Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School, recording songs at Milwaukee's Hi-Five Studios. She posted her songs "HTS" and "Party Crackin'" on TikTok, both of which went viral on the platform in 2023 and 2024, respectively.{{cite web |last1=Ngangura |first1=Tarisai |title=Gen F: Myaap is bringing Milwaukee rap to your For You page |url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/11/04/gen-f-myaap-is-bringing-milwaukee-rap-to-your-for-you-page |website=The Fader |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=November 4, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Groh |first1=James |title=17-year-old Milwaukee rapper Myaap's rapid rise from TikTok to 19-city tour in less than a year |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-tonight/17-year-old-milwaukee-rapper-myaa-ps-rapid-rise-from-tiktok-to-19-city-tour-in-less-than-a-year |website=TMJ4 |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=April 13, 2024}} Her 2023 song "Getting to It", which was released in November with a music video and heavily samples the 1976 ABBA song "Dancing Queen", also became popular on TikTok due to a dance associated with the song. It was used in videos by Meghan Trainor, Coco Jones, and Reneé Rapp before being removed from YouTube and streaming platforms due to its sample of "Dancing Queen" being uncleared by Universal Music Group.{{cite web |last1=Okon |first1=Wongo |title=Who Is Myaap? Meet The Milwaukee Rapper |url=https://uproxx.com/music/who-is-myaap/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=December 18, 2023}}
Myaap's extended play (EP) Big Myaap, Not the Little One was released in January 2024. The following month, Myaap began performing as an opening act throughout Veeze's Ganger Tour. Later in 2024, she released the collaborative extended play Yop! with producer Nedarb on May 31 and the singles "Crunch Time" and "Wrist Buss" in August and September, respectively. By November 2024, she had released a total of four projects. {{As of|2024}}, she is based in Atlanta.
Musical style
Myaap's music is lowend, a style of Milwaukee hip hop music defined by heavy 808 drums and handclaps, with Piet Levy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calling her a "chief ambassador" of the genre.{{cite web |last1=Medithi |first1=Vivian |title=Rap Blog: Myaap and Nedarb want you to shake something |url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/05/31/rap-blog-myaap-nedarb-mlk |website=The Fader |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=May 31, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Pierre |first1=Alphonse |title=Listen to Myaap's 'FOTT': The Ones |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/myaap-fott-new-song-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=April 25, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Pierre |first1=Alphonse |title=Listen to Myaap & Yonaa's 'Choppa Sound': The Ones |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/myaap-and-yonaa-choppa-sound-new-song-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=May 21, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Levy |first1=Piet |title=10 top Milwaukee albums and songs for February 2024, from Myaap, Trapper Schoepp and more |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/10-top-milwaukee-albums-songs-110018682.html |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |via=Yahoo! News |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=February 1, 2024}} She is also known for incorporating Milwaukee dance moves into her performances.{{cite web |last1=Pierre |first1=Alphonse |title=Listen to Myaap's 'Getting To It': The Ones |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/myaap-gettting-to-it-new-song-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=January 2, 2025 |date=November 3, 2023}} She has stated that she makes songs intended for online virality and writes her songs on her phone. She has listed Milwaukee rappers such as Certified Trapper, Chicken P, and Coo Coo Cal as her musical inspirations.
Discography
=Mixtapes=
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|+List of mixtapes, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:9.5em;" |Title ! scope="col" style="width:21.5em;" |Mixtape details |
| scope="row" |Worth the Wait
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| scope= "row" | The Bigger Picture
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=Extended plays=
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|+List of extended plays, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:9.5em;" |Title ! scope="col" style="width:21.5em;" |Mixtape details |
| scope="row" |No Guarantee Vol. 1
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| scope="row" |Big Myaap, Not the Little One
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| scope= "row" | Yop! {{small|(with Nedarb)}} |
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album |
| scope="row"| "Get In Mode" {{small|(with Èsco)}} | rowspan="2"| 2022 | rowspan="15" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
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| scope="row"| "Party Crackin" {{small|(with Ke Lo)}} |
| scope="row"| "Lowend Christmas"
| rowspan="13"| 2023 |
| scope="row"| "HTS" |
| scope="row"| "Do Yo Shi" {{small|(with Miah P)}} |
| scope="row"| "First Place" |
| scope="row"| "Woahh" |
| scope="row"| "Wham" {{small|(featuring Lil RB)}} |
| scope="row"| "Dakota" |
| scope="row"| "Check the Stats" {{small|(with Certified Trapper)}} |
| scope="row"| "Big Mad" |
| scope="row"| "Back It Up" {{small|(with Mariboy Mula Mar)}} |
| scope="row"| "Getting to It" |
| scope="row"| "I'm Leaving" |
| scope="row"| "Wine 4 Em" |
| scope="row"| "I Ain't Hidin {{small|(featuring Mg Sleepy)}} | rowspan="11"| 2024 | Big Myaap, Not the Little One |
| scope="row"| "Actin Up" {{small|(with Chicken P)}} | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Rotation" {{small|(with Nedarb)}} | Yop! |
| scope="row"| "Show Me Money"
| rowspan="8" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "From the Front |
| scope="row"| "Crunch Time" |
| scope="row"| "Wrist Buss" |
| scope="row"| "Dripping" {{small|(with 414Jungle Baby)}} |
| scope="row"| "Michael Myers |
| scope="row"| "Trick or Treat" |
| scope="row"| "Wait" |
==As featured artist==
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|+List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album |
| scope="row"| "Let Me Bam" {{small|(54 Baby Trey featuring Myaap)}} | rowspan="2"| 2023 | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
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| scope="row"| "On My Daddy" {{small|(AyooLii featuring Myaap)}} |
| scope="row"| "Projectz" {{small|(Yonaa featuring Chicken P & Myaap)}} | 2024 | YonaaThon |
=Guest appearances=
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|+List of guest appearances, with year released, other artist(s), and album name shown ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Do That"
| rowspan="4"| 2023 | Munch Lauren | April Fool |
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| scope="row"| "Hood Rat"
| Mariboy Mula Mar | Just Getting Started |
| scope="row"| "Set the Play"
| Certified Trapper | Deep End |
| scope="row"| "Paint the Town Red"
| rowspan="3"| Mg Sleepy | Hit Different |
| scope="row"| "Bill Belichick"
| rowspan="2"| 2024 | rowspan="2"| I Just Woke Up Vol. 2 |
| scope="row"| "Shut It Up" |