In September 2016, the song had nearly 7 million plays on Spotify and was widely remixed by other rappers and hip hop artists such as Remy Ma, French Montana, Nicki Minaj, Jadakiss, Uncle Murda, ASAP Ferg, Bryan Mathers and Tink, all of whom released their versions of the song. In 2016, Young M.A released her official debut single, " Ooouuu," which peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2015, Young M.A released a new song, "Body Bag", which became a "YouTube hit", said Rolling Stone, along with the release of her mixtape called Sleep Walkin ', which MTV described as a "thoughtful debut project". The post's author, pundit Boyce Watkins, said the song promoted "violent, negative, genocidal energy", but the controversy expanded Young M.A's name recognition and brought new listeners to her work. In 2014, she gained notoriety when a Facebook post criticized her song "Brooklyn Chiraq", a freestyle to Nicki Minaj and G Herbo "ChiRaq" the song then went viral. When she began seriously focusing on music as an adult, she self-funded a recording studio with local record producers while working at Shake Shack and T.J. So when you do make it as a female, you feel more honored, because the guys take over so much." When she was a child, Young M.A exhibited a passion for music. She stated, "this industry is male-dominated, we can't pretend that it's not. Young M.A raps about many of the same topics as male rappers, such as violence, sexuality, and wealth, and acquisitions. In 2010, she graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School. Her mother encouraged her and purchased a karaoke machine, which M.A would set up as a makeshift studio in her closet. When she was 10, Young M.A started to write rhymes in her schoolbooks. In Virginia, she started to play tackle football. 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. With the absence of her father, Young M.A grew close to her brother, Kenneth Ramos, and her mother. Her father was incarcerated when she was 1 and was not released until she was 11, spending approximately 10 years behind bars. Her mother is Jamaican, and her father is Puerto Rican.
Katorah Marrero was born on April 3, 1992, in Brooklyn, New York. Young M.A has also received a proclamation from New York City. In 2018, Young M.A was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30, the same year she launched the KWEENZ Foundation with her mother. She has appeared on a variety of television shows and performed alongside Alicia Keys on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She has been featured in global ad campaigns for Google Pixel 2, Beats By Dre and Pandora. Īfter 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 first gained widespread recognition with the release of the quadruple-platinum hit single " Ooouuu", breaking the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, boasting over 300 million YouTube views on the music video. Katorah Kasanova Marrero (born April 3, 1992), better known by her stage name Young M.A ( acronym for Young Me.