Coi Leray

Biography

Coi Leray Collins (born May 11, 1997) is an American rapper and singer. The daughter of rapper and media executive Benzino, she began her musical career in 2018 with the release of her debut mixtape, Everythingcoz×Everythingcoz30 March 2018 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1G.A.N2:442Pac Girl1:433Gold Rush2:234Uptop2:315Just Like Me2:146Things Change2:207Wanna Be a Freak3:148Feel Inside3:069I Get It3:2010Life Goes On2:3711No Letting Up2:3712Two Step Witcho Bish3:3613Big Mac2:43. She signed with Republic Records to release her second mixtape EC2 (2019) and debut extended play, Now or Never×Now or Never14 August 2020 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Slide3:282I Like It3:303Do Better2:284Fuq Boa1:475Better Days2:296Messy2:24 (2020). In 2021, the Lil Durk remix of her song "No More Parties×No More Parties22 January 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1No More Parties2:20" peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Her 2022 single, "Blick Blick" (with Nicki Minaj) found similar chart success and preceded the release of her debut studio album, Trendsetter×Trendsetter8 April 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Hollywood Dreams2:272Blick Blick2:583Aye Yai Yai3:034Mountains2:495Thief in the Night2:476Overthinking3:117Clingy3:278Heartbreak Kid2:249TWINNEM1:5710No More Parties (remix)3:1311Be Me0:2612Lonely Fans1:3613Heart in a Coffin2:3114Paranoid3:2915Box & Papers2:0716Mission Impossible2:1317Too Far2:2218Mustard’s Interlude2:3019Anxiety3:0620Big Purr (Prrdd)1:57 (2022). Later that year, her song "Players×Players30 November 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Players2:19" peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, received platinum certification, and served as lead single for her second studio album, Coi (2023). Her 2023 single, "Baby Don't Hurt Me" (with David Guetta and Anne-Marie) entered the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.

Early life

Collins was born on May 11, 1997, in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Hackensack, New Jersey. She is the daughter of rapper and media mogul Benzino, and has five brothers, including rapper Chavo. Leray's parents divorced after her father left The Source. She started making music at age 14. In 2011, inspired by her father, she started rapping and released her first songs under the name Coi Leray—"Bow Down", with her brother Taj, and "Rock Back"—via YouTube. However, both Leray and her brother stopped rapping shortly after. At age 16, Leray dropped out of high school and started working in sales.

2018–2020: Career beginnings

After quitting her job, Leray released her debut single, a response to A Boogie wit da Hoodie's song "DTB" titled "G.A.N.", in 2018 through SoundCloud. Her breakout single, "Huddy×Huddy9 November 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Huddy4:24", and her debut mixtape, Everythingcoz×Everythingcoz30 March 2018 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1G.A.N2:442Pac Girl1:433Gold Rush2:234Uptop2:315Just Like Me2:146Things Change2:207Wanna Be a Freak3:148Feel Inside3:069I Get It3:2010Life Goes On2:3711No Letting Up2:3712Two Step Witcho Bish3:3613Big Mac2:43, were both released in 2018.
In December 2018, she was included as a featured artist alongside LouGotCash on the track "Save the Day" by American rapper Ski Mask the Slump God and singer Jacquees from the soundtrack album for the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Her second mixtape, EC2, was released on January 18, 2019, through 1801 Records and Republic Records. She accompanied American rapper Trippie Redd on his Life's a Trip Tour in early 2019, and released the single "Good Days" in March 2019. She appeared as a featured artist on the song "Everything BoZ" by Trippie Redd from his second studio album, !. In April 2020, she released the single "Better Days" with American rapper Fetty Wap, and was featured on the remix of American actress Keke Palmer's single "Sticky" in May 2020. Leray released her debut extended play, Now or Never, in August 2020.

2021–present: Trendsetter and Coi

Leray's single "No More Parties×No More Parties22 January 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1No More Parties2:20" was released in January 2021, and became her first song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 26. A remix of the song featuring American rapper Lil Durk was released in February 2021, for which a music video was directed by Reel Goats and released the following month. "No More Parties" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2021. Leray released the single "Big Purr (Prrdd)×BIG PURR (Prrdd)26 March 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1BIG PURR (Prrdd)1:56" in March 2021, featuring vocals from American rapper Pooh Shiesty, which debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. She starred in the music video for American rapper Mooski's single "Track Star" in April 2021, and is starring in the Whistle series Coi Vs. as of April 2021. Also in April 2021, she made her television debut, performing "No More Parties" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and was featured on the remix of Pressa's song "Attachments×Attachments30 April 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Attachments2:51".
In May 2021, Leray released the single "Bout Me×Bout Me7 May 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Bout Me2:42" and appeared as a featured artist on EarthGang's remix of their song "Options". A clip of her performing to a motionless, silent crowd at H-Town Memorial Day Mayhem in May 2021 went viral. The following month, another clip of her performing to an unresponsive crowd at Rolling Loud Miami went viral. She was featured on Rich the Kid's song "Boss Bitch" and the remix of YN Jay's song "Triple S", and released the song "At the Top", featuring Kodak Black and Mustard, in June 2021. She was included on the XXL Freshman Class of 2021 that same month. Her participation in the 2021 XXL Freshman Cypher was widely mocked across social media and by critics. Leray was nominated for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and Best New Artist at the BET Awards 2021. She also appeared on the song "Ocean Prime×Ocean Prime25 June 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ocean Prime2:30" from Bfb Da Packman's debut album, Fat Niggas Need Love Too, in June 2021.

In July 2021, Leray was featured on the remix of Sleepy Hallow's "2055", and appeared on the single "What U Want" with Lil Xxel and Tyga. She released the single "Okay Yeah!×Okay Yeah!13 August 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Okay Yeah!1:41" in August 2021. In September 2021, she released the single "Twinnem×TWINNEM20 September 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1TWINNEM1:57" with a music video for the song. The song went viral on TikTok, and a remix of the song featuring DaBaby was released in November 2021. Also in September, she began touring as an opening act for Lil Baby's The Back Outside Tour alongside Lil Durk. She was featured on Lonr's song "Cuffin" from his mixtape Land of Nothing Real 2 in October 2021. At the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, she was nominated for Best New Hip Hop Artist.
On March 18, 2022, Leray released a collaboration with Nicki Minaj, titled "Blick Blick", which debuted and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. Leray released her debut studio album, Trendsetter×Trendsetter8 April 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Hollywood Dreams2:272Blick Blick2:583Aye Yai Yai3:034Mountains2:495Thief in the Night2:476Overthinking3:117Clingy3:278Heartbreak Kid2:249TWINNEM1:5710No More Parties (remix)3:1311Be Me0:2612Lonely Fans1:3613Heart in a Coffin2:3114Paranoid3:2915Box & Papers2:0716Mission Impossible2:1317Too Far2:2218Mustard’s Interlude2:3019Anxiety3:0620Big Purr (Prrdd)1:57, on April 8, 2022. In November 2022, Leray released "Players×Players30 November 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Players2:19". It became her first solo song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as her first top-10 hit on the chart when it peaked at number nine in 2023. The song benefited from remixes, including a Jersey club remix by DJ Smallz 732.
In January 2023, Leray was featured on the song "Happy Fools" from Tomorrow X Together's fifth mini album, The Name Chapter: Temptation. Leray's collaborative single with David Guetta and Anne-Marie, "Baby Don't Hurt Me", was released in April 2023. The song peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. She also collaborated on the track "Self Love" with Metro Boomin, which was included on the soundtrack for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. On June 23, 2023, Leray released her second studio album, Coi.

Post-Coi EP releases

Soon after the release of her Coi album, Leray released a 5 song feature-less EP titled Blue Moon×Blue Moon30 August 2023 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Liquor and Weed2:372Wicked Butterflies2:333Isabel Marant1:384Still Dreaming2:2953,2,1 (Trust)1:46 on August 30, 2023. The title of the project reflects the blue moon phenomenon that took place that same month. Many detractors assumed that Leray released this project so quickly after the "Coi" album due to its disappointing sales and reception and she wanted to move on from it. Coi herself described the EP in an Instagram post as her getting more vulnerable, raw and honest with her music. Leray stated she was tired of "trying" to do different sounds on her recent releases and instead wanted to stick to what she knew best.
In 2024, in addition to doing various features for G-Eazy for his "Freak Show" album and for Shenseea for her "Never Gets Late Here" album, Coi also released an EP titled "Lemon Cars×Lemon Cars24 May 2024 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Lemon Cars2:532Can’t Come Back2:353We Time2:574Wanna Come Thru2:125Coke Bottle Body3:416Poster Girl2:57" on May 24. Leray described one track on the project "Wanna Come Thru" and the project as a whole as her entering her "Grown and Sexy Era". Believing that as women get older, they should embrace their womanhood and tap in more to their femininity. The EP contained 6 tracks with the only feature being Detroit rapper Skilla Baby on the track "Coke Bottle Body".
On February 12, 2025, a month after announcing her pregnancy by rapper Trippie Redd, Coi released another 5 song EP titled "What Happened To Forever?×What Happened to Forever?12 February 2025 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Keep It2:532Leave You Alone2:343I Hate Your Friends1:554U Too2:245Lick Back1:16". This project marked her first to be released under Epic Records after leaving Republic Records. The project covered the topics of grief, heartbreak and infidelity, all things that Coi has revealed to fans she deals with internally due to her past relationship with Trippie Redd.

Influences

Leray has cited Missy Elliott, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, Doja Cat, Bon Jovi, Chief Keef, Chris Brown, and Slick Woods as inspirations.

Personal life

In 2021, Leray received an honorary diploma from Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey. As of 2021, she lives in Los Angeles.
Leray briefly dated rapper Trippie Redd in 2019. They rekindled their relationship in August 2024. On January 1, 2025, it was announced that Leray and Redd were expecting a child together. Six months later, she gave birth to their daughter.
In April 2026, Leray confirmed that she was dating internet personality Justin Laboy.