Female rapper Coi Leray is going viral this morning, after she wore a scandalous dress to the YSL Fashion show in Paris last night. While she looked amazing in the dress, Media Take Out confirmed that many of the rapper’s fans think she may have been doing a bit too much.
Check her out:
Here are just a sample of the comments on Black Twitter:
Coi is an American rapper and singer. She began posting music to SoundCloud and released her single “Huddy”, along with her debut mixtape Everythingcoz in 2018. After signing a record deal with 1801 Records and Republic Records, Leray released her second mixtape, EC2 (2019), and her debut extended play, Now or Never (2020). In 2021, the Lil Durk-assisted remix of her single, “No More Parties”, reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2022, Leray released her debut studio album Trendsetter, which spawned her collaborative single with Nicki Minaj, “Blick Blick”, which also reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
She released her debut extended play, Now or Never, in August 2020. Her single “No More Parties” was released in January 2021, and became her first song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 26. A remix of the song featuring American rapper Lil Durk was released in February 2021, for which a music video was directed by Reel Goats and released the following month. “No More Parties” was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2021. Leray released the single “Big Purr (Prrdd)” in March 2021, featuring vocals from American rapper Pooh Shiesty, which debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. She starred in the music video for American rapper Mooski’s single “Track Star” in April 2021, and is starring in the Whistle series Coi Vs. as of April 2021. Also in April 2021, she made her television debut, performing “No More Parties” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and was featured on the remix of Pressa’s song “Attachments”.
In May 2021, Leray released the single “Bout Me” and appeared as a featured artist on EarthGang’s remix of their song “Options”. A clip of her performing to a motionless, silent crowd at H-Town Memorial Day Mayhem in May 2021 went viral. The following month, another clip of her performing to an unresponsive crowd at Rolling Loud Miami went viral. She was featured on Rich the Kid’s song “Boss Bitch” and the remix of YN Jay’s song “Triple S”, and released the song “At the Top”, featuring Kodak Black and Mustard, in June 2021. She was included on the XXL Freshman Class of 2021 that same month. Her participation in the 2021 XXL Freshman Cypher was widely mocked across social media and by critics. Leray was nominated for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and Best New Artist at the BET Awards 2021. She also appeared on the song “Ocean Prime” from Bfb Da Packman’s debut album, Fat N****s Need Love Too, in June 2021.
In July 2021, Leray was featured on the remix of Sleepy Hallow’s “2055”, and appeared on the single “What U Want” with Lil Xxel and Tyga. She released the single “Okay Yeah!” in August 2021. In September 2021, she released the single “Twinnem” with a music video for the song. The song went viral on TikTok, and a remix of the song featuring DaBaby was released in November 2021. Also in September, she began touring as an opening act for Lil Baby’s The Back Outside Tour alongside Lil Durk. She was featured on Lonr’s song “Cuffin” from his mixtape Land of Nothing Real 2 in October 2021. At the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, she was nominated for Best New Hip Hop Artist.
