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Alaya High

That Girl Lay Lay, American rapper

Life at a glance

Born
2007 · January 28
Age this year
19No death recorded in our data
Born
19th anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Personal life and career Music Alaya High was born in Houston , on January 28, 2007. She got her start in music when her parents posted videos of her rapping covers to hip-hop songs on YouTube , and rapping covers of different Christian rap songs for the youth ministry at her local church her family attended. She subsequently began writing her own rap and hip hop songs that she posted on YouTube and Instagram . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2018,

Alaya High, known professionally as That Girl Lay Lay, is an American rapper, singer, social media personality, and actress who began her career at the age of 6 on YouTube and is best known for starring in the Nickelodeon sitcom That Girl Lay Lay (2021–2024). At the age of 11, she became the youngest female African American rapper to have a record deal with Empire Distribution, with her debut single "Go, Lay Lay, Go" and debut album Tha Cheat Code (2018).

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Questions about Alaya High

When was Alaya High born?

January 28 2007.

How old would Alaya High be today?

19 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on January 28?

Emoni Bates, Dušan Vlahović, Carl Klingberg and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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