Baby Tate (rapper)
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Birth name | Tate Sequoya Farris |
Also known as | Baby Tate |
Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | May 13, 1996
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Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | babytate |
Tate Sequoya Farris (born May 13, 1996), known professionally as Baby Tate (formerly known as Yung Baby Tate), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. The daughter of singer Dionne Farris, she released her debut project, ROYGBIV, in 2015. She has since garnered significant attention for the successful viral single "I Am" featuring Flo Milli and the EP After the Rain, among others. Her song "Beckham" was featured in the pilot episode of Euphoria in 2019. In 2021, she signed a record deal with Warner Records and released her major label debut single, "Pedi", on October 29, 2021. She dropped her EP Baby Tate Presents: Sexploration the Musical on October 27, 2023
Early life
Tate Sequoya Farris[1] was born in 1996 in Decatur, Georgia,[2] to singers Dionne Farris and David Ryan Harris. She had no contact with her father while growing up, but her mother supported her musical ambitions.[3] She started dancing and playing piano at an early age,[4] and began producing her own beats by age 13.[5]
Career
Under the name Yung Baby Tate, she released the EP ROYGBIV in November 2015 and the Christmas-themed EP YBTXMAS in December 2016.[4] In early 2019, she released a short film produced in conjunction with her upcoming album.[6] Her debut full-length album Girls was released in February 2019 to positive reviews.[7][5] XXL named the album as one of the best hip-hop projects of 2019.[8]
In July 2019, Yung Baby Tate released a cover of Nicki Minaj's "Megatron".[9][10] In 2020, she announced that she had signed a recording contract with Issa Rae's record label Raedio and released two singles from the soundtrack of the television series Insecure.[11] On April 30, 2020, the single "Damn Daniel" was released in collaboration with British rapper Bree Runway.[12] On December 4, 2020, she released her sixth EP, After the Rain which included the singles "Rainbow Cadillac" and "I Am" featuring Flo Milli.[13] A deluxe edition was released on May 21, 2021, and was preceded by the single "Eenie Meenie".[14]
In March 2021, Yung Baby Tate was named "Up Now" by music streaming service Audiomack. [15] “It’s definitely an honor because I feel like I’ve been putting a lot of work in and for that to be recognized feels really good,” Tate told Audiomack in regards to her #UpNow selection. “I think I’ve always been on the rise, but for everyone to kind of understand and see this moment as I do for myself, it’s really just affirming.”
The recording artist simplified her stage name to Baby Tate in late 2021.[16] In July 2021, Tate joined the tenth season of the VH1 reality television series, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. In 2022, Baby Tate toured as an opening act with Charli XCX on the North American leg of Crash: The Live Tour.[17]
Influences
She lists Nicki Minaj, Migos, Future, Gucci Mane, CeCe Peniston, and her mother Dionne Farris as influences.[5]
Personal life
Baby Tate identifies as pansexual.[2]
Discography
- Girls (2019)
References
- ^ "ROYGBIV, by Baby Tate". Bandcamp. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Fuentes, Emily (July 17, 2023). "Baby Tate Discusses Her Identity, Community: 'There's Only One You' | On the Record". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Yung Baby Tate: 'I don't send hate back to the haters'". GrungeCake. April 4, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ a b P., Milca (November 25, 2016). "On The Rise: Yung Baby Tate Just Isn't Like the Rest". The Source. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c Seabrook III, Robby (February 6, 2019). "The Break Presents: Yung Baby Tate". XXL. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Eric Skelton; Khal; Carolyn Bernucca; Shawn Setaro; Frazier Tharpe (May 30, 2019). "Ranking the Babies: Yung Baby Tate". Complex. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Kim, Michelle (March 5, 2019). "Yung Baby Tate: Girls Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "35 of the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2019 (So Far)". XXL. July 2, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Maicki, Salvatore (July 8, 2019). "Hear Yung Baby Tate's spin on Nicki Minaj's "Megatron"". Fader. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Aaron (July 8, 2019). "Nicki Minaj's 'Megatron' Challenge Draws Entries From Tokyo Jetz, Yung Baby Tate, and More". Uproxx. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Yung Baby Tate and Issa Rae on Their New Musical Partnership". PAPER. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Bree Runway links with Atlanta's Yung Baby Tate for new banger "Damn Daniel"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 2, 2020. In December 2020, Tate released her EP “After The Rain” which features from Flo Milli and 6lack. The second song “I Am” gained lots of popularity on TikTok and Twitter due to its catchy chorus that repeats self-praising affirmations.
- ^ Class, DJ First (December 4, 2020). "Yung Baby Tate is back with debut 'After The Rain' EP". REVOLT. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Yung Baby Tate Announces 'After The Rain' Deluxe And A New Single". UPROXX. April 7, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Yung Baby Tate Is #UpNow: Announcement". Audiomack World. March 17, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ White, Caitlin (October 19, 2021). "Yung Baby Tate Has Updated Her Rap Name — She's Just Baby Tate Now". UPROXX. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Hatfield, Amanda (February 18, 2022). "Charli XCX tour openers: A.G. Cook, Magdalena Bay, yeule, Baby Tate (who has 2 new songs)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
External links
- ^ "Hip Hop Music Download ". Hipcoded. September 29, 2023. "South Africa Music Download ". Litemusic. March 27, 2024. "HipHop Songs Download ". HipHopTunes NG. March 27, 2024. "Nigeria Music Download ". Invomusic. March 27, 2024. "Music Download ". SimpleTune. March 27, 2024. "Foreign Music Download ". Ibloaded. March 27, 2024. "Naija Songs Download ". Vitalmp3. March 27, 2024. "Latest Download ". Latestmusic. March 27, 2024. "Naija Music ". Trendyloaded. March 27, 2024. "Latest Album Download ". MusicTunes. March 27, 2024. "Gospel Music Download ". RawPraise. March 27, 2024.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American women rappers
- African-American women rappers
- African-American women singer-songwriters
- American women singer-songwriters
- American contemporary R&B singers
- American hip hop record producers
- American women hip hop singers
- American women record producers
- People from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Rappers from Atlanta
- Record producers from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Southern hip hop musicians
- Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Women hip hop record producers
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