Lakeyah is steadily building on her own terms. “We’re having so much fun, just because it’s my first time headlining, even though it’s six cities, it’s super lit,” she shared over Zoom. “We just got ...

Milwaukee rapper Lakeyah had a goal to be signed to Quality Control Music, and that moment came to fruition this year, but she's been putting in plenty of work on the road to get there. Introducing ...

Lakeyah has another heater on her hands. Over the course of the summer, the Quality Control rapper has delivered a series of bangers, including the bold “Record Straight,” and the Latto-assisted ...

Rising Quality Control artist Lakeyah has signed a new deal with the iconic Motown Records, and dropped a new collab with Billboard Music Award nominated rapper Latto. The jam, titled “Mind Yo ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Lakeyah’s journey from the Midwest to one of rap’s most exciting record labels didn’t happen ...

Quality Control’s new signee Lakeyah is ready to take the summer by storm. On her new, scorching single, “Record Straight,” Lakeyah asserts control. She knows she’s bossy, and wears that label with ...

When it comes to Lakeyah, everything she does is big. There are only big rollouts, big announcements, and big moves for the 21-year-old rapper repping Midwest hip-hop. Lakeyah — newly signed to Motown ...

As Hip-Hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, such a milestone can’t be celebrated without acknowledging the newest class of tastemakers representing the genre. One rapper whose supreme skillset of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steph Tharpe is a journalist who covers Black enterprise and culture. Not only is Lakeyah using her massive platform to showcase ...

We're living in a golden age for women in hip-hop, with more new female stars — including Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Saweetie, Mulatto — than ever. And Milwaukee native Lakeyah is ready to join ...

Milwaukee rapper/singer Lakeyah (aka Lakeyah Danaee) recently left a big impression with her first single for Quality Control, the 42 Dugg-featuring “Big FlexHer,” and she followed that with the ...

Milwaukee native Lakeyah burst onto the hip-hop scene in 2020 with her breakout hit, "Big Flexher," introducing the world to one of the newest rap girls out of the Midwest. At just 22 years old, ...