Coi Leray wants to be seen for who she is as as artist, which is something she claims her former label had no intention of honoring.
The “Players” rapper reflected on her relationship with Republic Records during a livestream on Tuesday (April 23), revealing that its executives kept pushing her to be more like Taylor Swift.
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“I’m not on Republic Records no more, I’m on Island [Records],” she began. “When I dropped Blue Moon, Republic — they wanted pop shit. They wanted some Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande shit, which I can do, but I still like to work on my own pace and my own time, and I’m still, like, developing and learning and my own sound and shit …
“The Blue Moon shit they didn’t like. I wouldn’t say that they didn’t like, but it was something that they felt they didn’t want to put no money into. So when I gotta come out my pocket and put my own money into my own music, you gotta make real-life decisions.”
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She also reflected on how not all people like “every Coi in the pond,” referring to her versatility and her ability to sing, rap and switch up her style.
Check out the whole monologue below:
The 26-year-old found her new home at the beginning of 2024, and she wasted no time before getting to work with Island Records.
Earlier this year, she announced a “grown and sexy” transformation titled “Wanna Come Thru,” enhanced by production from Mike Will Made-It.
“This song is about me on my grown and sexy,” she said back in January. “Grown and sexy means being so in love with yourself — that it is one of the most sexiest, maturest, grownest things that a woman can [be]. As you get older and you tap into your womanhood and your femininity and I feel like you should embrace that.
“It’s feeling good for yourself; looking in the mirror and just loving yourself. 2024 is going to be my grown and sexy era. I’m taking over this year. I’ve got so much new music and a whole new side of me to get to know.”
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The beatmaker also applauded the New Jersey rapper’s latest release, dubbing it a “culture-shifting record.”
“The song is just fresh and forward-pushing,” the Atlanta-bred studio guru said. “What I love about it is it sounds simple and easy to digest and instantly puts you in a mood. It’s the best feeling ever to be able to create a song that makes the listener feel good.”
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He added: “This is hit No. 1 fasho, we have plenty more on the way.”
