She rose to prominence with the release of her single " Pound Town " with Tay Keith ; its popularity spawned the remixed sequel "Pound Town 2" with Nicki Minaj , which marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot Released in June of that year, her follow-up single, " SkeeYee ", was met with similar success; both songs were included on her second mixtape, Hood Hottest Princess Billboard declared her as "one of the biggest breakout artists of summer Her public image, lyrics, and media presence have been described as brazenly sexual, boisterous, and "confident".
Janae Nierah Wherry was born and raised in St. Wherry started rapping after penning a diss track directed towards a boyfriend who cheated on her. The stage name "Sexyy Red" was adapted from the nickname "Red" she already had for a long time due to her red dyed hair. She has previously worked as a hairdresser and a call center agent.
Wherry graduated from Normandy High School in Missouri. Red released her first song "Ah Thousand Jugs" in In , she released her debut mixtape Ghetto Superstar. In January , she released " Pound Town " with Tay Keith , which later went viral on social media. In June, she released the mixtape Hood Hottest Princess. That's the only thing that you got out of everything I just said? You just heard me say 'coochie'? I hate when they say that. I just rap about my daily life. Girls that live like me, I just rap about what we go through.
I don't sit and talk about coochie all day. Red's lyrics focus on one-sentence phrases rather than metaphors and other devices , with Jayson Buford of Rolling Stone writing that "she abstains from traditional lyricism ". He also described her as a "classic Southern rapper ". Due to the often highly sexual nature of her lyrics, she has been characterized as a prominent figure of "pussy rap", although she rejects this classification and has expressed exasperation over being reduced to her sexual songs.
Sexyy Red has been a focal point in discussions about the representation of Black women in the music industry. During an interview with One Musicfest, American rapper Trina defended Red, emphasizing her right to express herself freely and to create music on her own terms. In contrast, rapper Khia voiced her disapproval of being compared to artists like Trina and Red, citing concerns over their perceived negative influence.
