Sexyy Red

St. Louis-born rapper Sexyy Red delivers her brazenly sexual lyrics in a humorous, carefree manner. Active since the 2010s, she broke through when her 2023 single "Pound Town" went viral, prompting a remix featuring <a href="spotify:artist:0hCNtLu0JehylgoiP8L4Gh">Nicki Minaj</a> and pushing her mixtape Hood Hottest Princess into the top half of the Billboard 200. Among other cameos, she was featured on <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a>'s hit single "Rich Baby Daddy," and she released her third mixtape, In Sexyy We Trust, in 2024. After releasing songs with <a href="spotify:artist:2qoQgPAilErOKCwE2Y8wOG">GloRilla</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:13y7CgLHjMVRMDqxdx0Xdo">Gucci Mane</a>, the <a href="spotify:artist:0du5cEVh5yTK9QJze8zA0C">Bruno Mars</a> collaboration "Fat Juicy & Wet" appeared in 2025.

Heavily influenced by Southern rap from the 2000s, particularly <a href="spotify:artist:13y7CgLHjMVRMDqxdx0Xdo">Gucci Mane</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:26s8LSolLfCIY88ysQbIuT">Three 6 Mafia</a>, Janae Wherry started rapping in order to write a diss song against an ex-boyfriend who cheated on her. She began releasing songs as Sexyy Red in 2018, and her first mixtape, Ghetto Superstar, appeared in 2021. "Born by the River," a 2022 single featuring Sukihana that references <a href="spotify:artist:6hnWRPzGGKiapVX1UCdEAC">Sam Cooke</a>'s "A Change Is Gonna Come," received a degree of attention. Sexyy Red's true breakthrough came with the release of "Pound Town," a <a href="spotify:artist:5xkFVS6IwwgHEAaRzXc9U3">Tay Keith</a>-produced track that originated as a studio freestyle. The song appeared in January 2023 and immediately became a TikTok favorite, receiving co-signs from several rappers and celebrities. Sexyy Red issued a song titled "Female Gucci Mane" and was featured on tracks by <a href="spotify:artist:0ErzCpIMyLcjPiwT4elrtZ">NLE Choppa</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7eDFwYpqsAROCZibWYr5C1">Gloss Up</a>, and Kaliii. "Pound Town 2," an official remix featuring <a href="spotify:artist:0hCNtLu0JehylgoiP8L4Gh">Nicki Minaj</a>, appeared in May and was included on Hood Hottest Princess, Sexyy Red's second mixtape. The release was met with positive press as well as controversy when it arrived in June, and it reached the Billboard 200 in July. Along with <a href="spotify:artist:7tYKF4w9nC0nq9CsPZTHyP">SZA</a>, Sexyy Red was featured on <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a>'s song "Rich Baby Daddy," which reached number 11 on the Hot 100.

The solo single "Get It Sexyy" appeared in March 2024, and in May of the same year, her third mixtape, In Sexyy We Trust, was released. The tape featured appearances from <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5f7VJjfbwm532GiveGC0ZK">Lil Baby</a>, and others, and again broke into the Billboard charts. Solo single "U Kno What to Do (UKWTD)" followed, and the rapper appeared on songs by <a href="spotify:artist:2qoQgPAilErOKCwE2Y8wOG">GloRilla</a> ("Whatchu Kno About Me") and <a href="spotify:artist:13y7CgLHjMVRMDqxdx0Xdo">Gucci Mane</a> ("You Don't Love Me"). In 2025, Sexyy Red and <a href="spotify:artist:0du5cEVh5yTK9QJze8zA0C">Bruno Mars</a> teamed up for "Fat Juicy & Wet," which reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. ~ TiVo Staff, Rovi