Tay Money

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Tay Money
Birth nameTaylor Noelle Watson[1][2]
Born (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 (age 28)[3]
Tyler, Texas, U.S.[4]
OriginAthens, Texas, U.S.[4]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Labels

Taylor Noelle Watson (born April 6, 1993), known professionally as Tay Money, is an American rapper. She started her career in 2017, and gained fame after the release of her single "Trappers Delight" in June 2018. She then released her debut EP, DUH!. Her debut mixtape, Hurricane Tay was released in March 2019. In 2020, her single, "Bussin" became a viral sensation on the app TikTok[5] and reached #41 on the U.S. Viral 50 on February 9, 2020. In 2021 she signed a record deal with Geffen Records and Interscope Records.

Career[]

Tay Money made her debut with the single "Lewis & Clark" in 2017, she later released the single "Na Na".[6] Her breakthrough came with the 2018 single "Trapper's Delight" which was released on WorldStarHipHop's YouTube channel, The music video received over 1.2 million views in less than a month.[7] She released her debut EP, DUH!, on November of that year.[8]

In 2019, she released the singles "High School", "2k" , "Ride Around" and "IMAX".[9][10][11] In that same year, her debut mixtape, Hurricane Tay, was released with 16 tracks and two features from DaBaby and YNW Melly. In March 2020, Tay Money released her viral single "Bussin", Which has gained widespread attention in social media, especially on the video sharing platform TikTok.[12] In July 2020, Money released "Bussin"'s remix "Bussin 2.0" with rapper Saweetie.[13][14][15] On October 2, 2020, Tay Money released the music video for "Circus" Directed by DrewFilmedIt. Money released her mixtape, Blockedt, on December 11 of that year.[16] It features Saweetie on the remix "Bussin 2.0" and Mulatto on "Brat" which was released on October.[17][18]

In 2021, she signed a record deal with Geffen Records and Interscope Records. Her debut studio album is scheduled to be released later this year.

Discography[]

  • DUH! (2018)
  • Hurricane Tay (2019)
  • Blockedt (2020)

Public image[]

Tay Money was featured on D Magazine's "10 North Texas Hip-Hop Artists to Watch in 2020" list.[19]

Personal life[]

Tay Money was in a relationship with videographer Cole Bennett. [20][21]

References[]

  1. ^ "ProTag - Tay Money".
  2. ^ "Search results".
  3. ^ "Tay Money | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tay Money talks debut album, Dallas culture and more in exclusive interview".
  5. ^ Garrity, Caitlyn (December 1, 2020). "Tay Money Bussin' Her Way Through the Rap Industry". Valley. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tay Money - Na Na (Official Video) ( Directed by @DontHypeMe )".
  7. ^ "Tay Money: Bubble Rap Barbie". inkedmag.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Duh! - EP by Tay Money, retrieved January 23, 2021
  9. ^ "Tay Money - High School (Official Music Video)".
  10. ^ "Tay Money "Ride Around" (Official Video)".
  11. ^ "Tay Money - 2K (Official Music Video)".
  12. ^ Garrity, Caitlyn (December 1, 2020). "Tay Money Bussin' Her Way Through the Rap Industry". VALLEY Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Saweetie Links With Dallas Rapper Tay Money On 'Bussin 2.0'". SNOBETTE. August 1, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Saweetie Flexes With Tay Money For Their Glamorous 'Bussin 2.0' Video". UPROXX. July 31, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Tay Money | FLAUNT Premiere | "Bussin 2.0" featuring Saweetie". Flaunt. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  16. ^ Battle, Patricia (December 15, 2020). "Tay Money is 'The Right 1' on New Mixtape 'Blockedt'". The Garnette Report. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  17. ^ "Tay Money & Mulatto Join Forces On Hard-Hitting Single "Brat"". hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "Tay Money Delivers Attitude And Spunk On Blockedt | The New Nine". Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  19. ^ "10 North Texas Hip-Hop Artists to Watch in 2020". D Magazine. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  20. ^ Tay Money via Twitter Cole is best boyfriend in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone tell him for me right now ! Omg