Music Meets Fashion Falling Through April (Double Cover)

A NEWPRINCESS
IN THE SOUTH?
MEET YOUNG NIYAH
every great act deserves an encore. When it?s the
timeless hits of legendary R&B girl group Xscape this is
especially true. This encore, however, isn?t simply a
follow up performance by R&B royalty. It?s a dope new
opening act by Hip Hop?s next generation. Young
Niyah, the Princess of the South, is the fresh new face
who?s taking center stage. She?s also just happens to
be the daughter of Xscape member Tamika Scott.
Young Niyah is an energetic burst to the rap genre.
Her hot new single ?Hit Em? is stirring up the industry
and proving that the apple doesn?t fall far from the
musical tree.
?I started music at a very young age. I wrote my first
song when I was 4 so I think it was just instilled in me?,
she explains when asked how music initially captivated
her. With a famous mother of a popular 90?s group
she was practically born into the business.
Growing up, however, wasn?t all about music for Young
Niyah. Her mom made sure school was at the top of
her list. ?My mom really pushed my education,? she
sounds off emphatically. Even with all the talent in the
world you get the sense that her mom didn?t want her
to lose sight of her priorities.
Sports also played a major role in her life. Young Niyah
had a full scholarship to play collegiate softball. ?I love
them both?, she exhales with endearment. ?I started
softball and music around the same time when I was
younger. I just stopped playing softball about 2 years
ago. When I had to make a decision to pursue sports
or rap and I turned down that scholarship it showed
me that I loved music more.?
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Young Niyah had the opportunity to open for her
mom on The Great Xscape Tour and it was quite the
experience. ?My mother has had a huge impact on me.
Just watching how hard she works even now when
we?re on tour makes me work harder?. Besides my
mom my musical influences are Lauren Hill, Drake and
Eminem.? Being impacted by legends in the business
exudes through her personality and explodes in her
music. ?I?m a ball of energy, beautiful, a song writer,
singer and rapper,? Niyah rhythmically responds when
asked how she?d describe herself. ?I get a lot of
comparisons to Da Brat?, another Atlanta bred artists
from the 90?s known for her combustive rapid fire
rhymes. Even with their similarities Young Niyah has a
style that?s all her own. She has a fun youthful persona
with the music to match.