do it afraid

Everyone needs a friend who will keep it 100% without being needlessly harsh. That’s exactly what YAYA Bey does on this record. The New York raised artist delivers self-reflective honesty over softly intricate production. And yet, the record remains lighthearted and fun, especially on Bajan infused tracks like ‘merlot and grigio’. A real treat of a listen that will put you in the mood to ‘’. - Nick
A truly broad array of sounds is on display for Queens, NYC singer Yaya Bey's new album. Swinging from sexy to funny, fierce to empowering with ease, this new batch of songs finds Bey indulging in whatever musical takes her fancy. From "R&B, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and dance music, including the soca stylings of her family’s Bajan roots", this is set to be an unpredictable but wildly enjoyable ride. Newly signed to indie label drink sum wtr, this is the sound of Yay Bey owning it. - Flying Out

“Suffering is promised to us all, but so is joy. You have to find peace in that duality," says Yaya Bey, who commits to life’s delight — humor, love, the power of human movement and connection — even if she has to. With her new album, which follows a run of critically acclaimed releases and marks her debut on art-forward indie label drink sum wtr, the Queens, New York singer-songwriter thrives across uplifting, effervescent material. A rejection of past narratives projected onto her, ‘ ’ finds Bey reclaiming her story with resolutely fun, full-hearted, and nuanced songs that pull from R&B, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and dance music, including the soca stylings of her family’s Bajan roots. celebrates all sides of Yaya as part of a collective lifeforce that doesn’t subscribe to fear but to the moments that move us.
Tracklist
- wake up b tch
- end of the world (feat. Nigel Hall & Butcher Brown)
- real yearners unite
- cindy rella
- raisins
- spin cycle
- dream girl
- merlot and grigio (feat. Father Philis)
- breakthrough
- a surrender
- in a circle
- aye noche (feat. Rahrah Gabor and Exaktly)
- no for real, wtf?
- blicky
- ask the questions
- bella noches pt. 1
- a tiny thing that’s mine
- choice