My_Kayla

Hip-Hop has infatuated <a href="spotify:artist:6CzgKPddDvYFvMt7lCViHI" data-name="My_Kayla">My_Kayla</a> since her adolescence. Born Micháela Penn in Cleveland, OH, the gifted artist wrote her first rap at age 7, sparking a passion for freestyling, poetry, and songwriting. Drawing inspiration from legends like <a href="spotify:artist:5spEJXLwD1sKUdC2bnOHPg" data-name="Bone Thugs-N-Harmony">Bone Thugs-N-Harmony</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0hCNtLu0JehylgoiP8L4Gh" data-name="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>, she went on to release her debut album <a href="spotify:track:2pvCgul0FcmzHwAe1QYgJM" data-name="The 20th Summer">The 20th Summer</a>, which was praised as “Perfection” by LA OnLock.

Her versatility has opened doors far beyond traditional music platforms. My_Kayla has made waves in film and television, landing high-profile sync placements on major platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Her tracks have appeared in Netflix hits Senior Year and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, and set the tone for Hanna Berner’s We Ride At Dawn. Most notably, <a href="spotify:track:3kCGmepSLl6qzYnBQo6SQ6" data-name="Sonata Slay">Sonata Slay</a> was featured in Disney&#43;&#39;s The Santa Clauses and earned a 2023 GEMA Promax Global Excellence Award. Under the stage name <a href="spotify:artist:6QuZkHjInozjNbXM2UwQSw" data-name="Kaya Ka$h">Kaya Ka$h</a>, she has produced a catalog of albums.

Her clever bars, melodic cadences, and fiery delivery on <a href="spotify:album:4PCVNJY8z7FGhimvHH3aKU" data-name="Varsity Fresh">Varsity Fresh</a> have drawn comparisons to rappers <a href="spotify:artist:5cj0lLjcoR7YOSnhnX0Po5" data-name="Doja Cat">Doja Cat</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3MdXrJWsbVzdn6fe5JYkSQ" data-name="Latto">Latto</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2wIVse2owClT7go1WT98tk" data-name="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a>. My_Kayla’s talents extend to the stage and screen as well. She stood out as a contestant on ABC’s Press Your Luck, headlined TuneCore’s Dope As Fu*k concert, and her <a href="spotify:album:00qwNmJha84YAJ05i4ijY9" data-name="On the Radar (Freestyle)">On the Radar (Freestyle)</a> further proved her undeniable &#39;it factor.&#39; Never one to slow down, My_Kayla continues to evolve with releases like <a href="spotify:track:6i5CODbco1QK1Uc9rzpVLy" data-name="W2TH (Welcome To The High)">W2TH (Welcome To The High)</a>, <a href="spotify:album:21KCozwQWiGyAExIhksYg8" data-name="Rap Diner">Rap Diner</a> and <a href="spotify:album:23nTK9DeSAdqXn1r4fncJO" data-name="Patek">Patek</a>. My_Kayla is not just a rising star—she’s a force of nature making her mark on music!