Laila! is a young artist on the rise and has already gone viral with her vibey “Not My Problem” track and it appears that as the saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. During a recent interview, Laila! confirmed that Yasiin Bey, the former Mos Def, is her father but she isn’t hamstrung to compete in the spaces he’s occupied.
If you’ve been under a rock, Laila!’s “Not My Problem” is all over social media and a recent On The Radar freestyle session gave the song a wider bit of reach. Sitting with Complex, the “Like That!” artist shared with the outlet that the Black Star member is her father but her actual sound is more indicative of her generation.
“Yes, he is my dad, y’all. The rumors are true, no, I’m kidding. But yes, he’s my dad. He’s my dad,” she explained with a laugh.
Laila! added, “I don’t know, I guess, like, I kind of just always been my own, like, artist in a way. And like, that’s the cool thing, because I feel like as a kid, like whenever we would just jam sesh and like vibe out, me and him, I don’t know, I always had my own style, I always had my own thing going on. And he’s always just been like, ‘Okay kid, I see you.’”
From what we gathered from her social media pages, Laila! is an all-around talent with rapping, singing, and producing all appearing in her tool belt. The rising Brooklyn star’s latest release is the “Not My Problem” and “Flyer Than U” two-pack that dropped in June.
Check out the Complex chat below, along with her latest EP.
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