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Stormi Maya

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Stormi Maya born Stormi Maya Jellison is an artist from Bronx, NY. She was born in Boston, MA, but says she considers New York her home. She was raised by a single mom and her grandmother , she later was put into foster care as a teen . During her teen years in foster care, she entered the entertainment industry .

Maya started her modeling career at age 16, by age 18 she had already been featured in many music videos and magazines . Her goal to work for Playboy was achieved by age 19. Maya also broke into her acting career shortly after modeling, at the 20 . She started off as a stage actress working in off-Broadway plays around New York . She has now been in films like Hustlers along side Cardi B and JLO and TV shows like Netflix's "She's Gotta Have It " directed by Spike Lee .

Maya is very open about her past as a stripper, dominatrix , nude model and escort . She talks about sex work in her music and supports women using their sexuality for their own gain .

Maya has been making music since she was 13, but professionally only since 2018 . She is a lover of 80s and 90s HipHop, Rock and Pop, so she adds these elements in her music . She uses old school flows and inspired beats to give that same feel good vibe in her music . Her music delivers messages of Black Excellence, Feminism and sexuality while still being fun and danceable .

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