Brittany Talia Hazzard (born June 14, 1990), known professionally as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer, and rapper from Delaware. Best known for her songwriting work for other music industry artists, Starrah has co-written three singles that peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100: "Havana" for Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) in 2017, "Girls Like You" for Maroon 5 the following year, and "Savage Remix" for Megan Thee Stallion (featuring Beyoncé) in 2020; the latter won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song. In addition, she has co-written songs that have peaked within the chart's top 20: Rihanna's "Needed Me," Normani's "Wild Side" (featuring Cardi B), Halsey's "Now or Never," Kevin Gates' "2 Phones," Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne's "No Frauds," and Drake's "Fake Love."
Her album credits include Travis Scott's Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016), Calvin Harris's Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017)—including the top 20 single "Feels" featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, and Big Sean—Nicki Minaj's Queen (2018), and Madonna's Madame X (2019).
As a recording artist, Starrah signed with Diplo's Mad Decent record label to release an eponymous collaborative project with the producer (titled Starrah x Diplo) in 2017. Her 2020 single, "How It Goes", preceded the release of her debut studio album, The Longest Interlude (2021).
Early life and career Starrah grew up in Delaware as the youngest of nine siblings. She has stated that she "grew up in the ghetto" and has written lyrics about police raids she experienced as a child. Her songwriting grew from writing short stories and poems. She attended Delaware State University and moved to Los Angeles after graduation to pursue a music career. After a period of uploading music to SoundCloud and selling samples through Instagram, a manager in the industry reached out to her. He connected her to more songwriters which led to Starrah writing "Be Real" by Kid Ink in 2015, which reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2016, Starrah wrote several songs that became top 40 hits. "2 Phones" by Kevin Gates reached double platinum status. Rihanna's single "Needed Me" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 42 weeks on the chart.
On September 22, 2017, Starrah released a joint EP with producer Diplo titled Starrah x Diplo.
In April 2019, Starrah formed a partnership with Hipgnosis Songs Fund. She worked closely with Madonna for her 2019 album Madame X, writing on six tracks.
Starrah released her debut single "How It Goes" on August 12, 2020.
Artistry Starrah stated that she writes lyrics first, and then finds a melody and production to fit them. In her early career, she was sometimes turned away from studio sessions for being "too urban", but later found success with urban crossover into mainstream pop music.
Personal life Due to a mixture of social anxiety and wishes for privacy, Starrah avoids being photographed and recognized in public. Starrah is queer.
Discography
Studio albums 2021: The Longest Interlude
EP Starrah x Diplo (2017)
Singles
As lead artist 2014 Starrah – "Low" 2016 Starrah – "Rush / Rush (Remix)" featuring Kehlani Starrah – "Dirty Diana" 2017 Starrah and Diplo – "Imperfections" Starrah and Diplo – "Swerve" Starrah and Diplo – "Always Come Back" Starrah and Diplo – "You Know It" Starrah and Diplo – "Zoo" 2018 Starrah – "Codeine Cowgirl" 2020 Starrah – "How It Goes" Starrah – "Keep Calm" 2021 Starrah - "Miss This" Skrillex, Starrah and Four Tet – "Butterflies" Starrah - "56 Nights" Starrah - "8 Days A Week" Starrah - "Distance And Time" Starrah - "Forever" Starrah - "Home Alone" Starrah - "Interlude" Starrah - "Love Mania" Starrah - "Made For You" Starrah - "Make Time" Starrah - "Thought Wrong" Starrah - "Who Decides War (More Than Words)" 2023 Starrah & Skrillex - "Good Space"
As featured artist / guest appearances 2015 Kid Ink featuring Starrah – "Blowin' Swishers Part. 2" Jeremih featuring Starrah – "Pass Dat" The Weeknd featuring Starrah and Jeremih – "Pass Dat (Remix)" 2016 Belly featuring Starrah – "It's All Love" Travis Scott with Young Thug featuring Quavo – "Pick Up the Phone" Cashmere Cat featuring Starrah, 2 Chainz, and Tory Lanez – "Throw Myself a Party" The Weeknd – "True Colors" Bricc Baby featuring Starrah, Fetty Wap, and Young Thug – "Remix'n A Bricc" Lil Debbie featuring Starrah – "Whoop" Destructo & Wax Motif featuring Starrah and Pusha T – "Catching Plays" G-Eazy featuring Starrah, Lil Wayne & Yo Gotti – "Order More" 2017 Charli XCX featuring Starrah and Raye – "Dreamer" Big Sean featuring Eminem – "No Favors" Big Sean – "Jump Out the Window" Big Sean featuring Starrah and Flint Chozen Choir – "Bigger Than Me" Calvin Harris featuring Young Thug, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande – "Heatstroke" Halsey – "Now or Never" Kid Ink featuring Starrah – "No Strings" Major Lazer featuring Quavo, Travis Scott and Camila Cabello – "Know No Better" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – "Havana" 2020 Vory featuring Starrah – "All Due Respect" 2025 Diplo featuring Starrah & Project Pat – "Still Get Like That" Skrillex featuring Starrah, Zacari & Ilykimchi – "MOMENTUM"
Songwriting credits Song Year Artist(s) Album "Be Real" 2015 Kid Ink featuring Dej Loaf Full Speed "2 Phones" Kevin Gates Islah "Drank" Jeremih Late Nights: The Album"The Intro About Nothing"Wale & USHERThe Album About Nothing"Order More"G-Eazy, StarrahWhen It's Dark Out"Pass Dat"JeremihLate Nights: The Album"Switch Up"R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, JeremihThe Buffet (Deluxe Version)"Good Idea"Kid Ink, BIASummer In The Winter"Blowin' Swishers Pt. 2 Kid Ink, Starrah "Needed Me" 2016 Rihanna Anti"It's All Love"Belly, StarrahAnother Day In Paradise "Body" Dreezy featuring Jeremih No Hard Feelings "The Half" DJ Snake featuring Jeremih, Young Thug and Swizz Beatz Encore"Burn Brighter"PavlovaNon-album single"Lay Up"Ella MaiCHANGE"Throw Myself A Party"Cashmere Cat, Starrah, 2 Chainz, Tory LanezNon-album single "Pick Up the Phone" Travis Scott with Young Thug featuring Quavo Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight "Way Back" Travis Scott "Lose" "Trust Nobody" Cashmere Cat featuring Selena Gomez and Tory Lanez 9 "Fake Love" Drake More Life "True Colors" The Weeknd Starboy"ON"2017Daniel SkyeNon-album single"I Wanna Be"KehlaniSweetSexySavage (Deluxe) "No Favors" Big Sean featuring Eminem I Decided "Jump Out the Window" Big Sean "Bigger Than Me" Big Sean featuring Starrah and Flint Chozen Choir "Regret in Your Tears" Nicki Minaj "Dreamer"Charli xcx, Starrah, RAYENumber 1 Angel "No Frauds" Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne "Ice Melts" Drake featuring Young Thug More Life"No Strings"Kid Ink, Starrah7 Series "Heatstroke" Calvin Harris featuring Young Thug, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 "Feels" Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean "Skrt on Me" Calvin Harris featuring Nicki Minaj "Prayers Up" Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott and A-Trak "Cash Out" Calvin Harris featuring Schoolboy Q, PartyNextDoor and DRAM "Now or Never" Halsey Hopeless Fountain Kingdom "Infinite Stripes" Cashmere Cat featuring Ty Dolla Sign 9 "Swish Swish" Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj Witness "Know No Better" Major Lazer featuring Quavo, Travis Scott and Camila Cabello Know No Better "Don't Quit" DJ Khaled and Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott and Jeremih Grateful "Havana" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug Camila "Inside Out" Camila Cabello "What Lovers Do" Maroon 5 featuring Sza Red Pill Blues "Girls Like You" Maroon 5"No I Love Yous"Era Istrefi featuring French Montana"Wheels"Moxie RaiaNon-album single"I Sip"Tory LanezNon-album single"Boom Boom"Iggy Azalea, ZeddPitch Perfect 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"Had To"Kevin GatesBy Any Means 2 "Wasted Times" 2018 The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy "Hard White" Nicki Minaj Queen "Run & Hide" "Nip Tuck" "2 Lit 2 Late Interlude" "Come See About Me" "Thought I Knew You" Nicki Minaj featuring The Weeknd"Checklist"Normani and Calvin Harris featuring WizKidNormani x Calvin Harris"In God I Trust"Kevin GatesLuca Brasi 3"CHAMPAGNE ROSÉ"Quavo, Madonna, Cardi BQUAVO HUNCHO"OMG"RL Grime, Joji, Chief KeefNOVA "Future" (feat. Quavo) 2019 Madonna Madame X "Crave" (feat. Swae Lee) "Crazy" "Come Alive" "Looking for Mercy" "I Rise""Back That Up To The Beat - Demo Version"Non-album single"Rush"Julian KenzoNon-album single "Find Your Way Back" Beyoncé The Lion King: The Gift "Already" Beyoncé featuring Shatta Wale and Major Lazer"Hate Me"Ellie Goulding featuring Juice WrldBrightest Blue"Back For You"Cashmere CatPrincess Catgirl"Payback"MaetaDo Not Disturb"Penthouse in Miami"Tyga, StarrahLegendary (Deluxe Edition) "Smile" 2020 Katy Perry Smile "Savage Remix" Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé Good News "Tangerine" Glass Animals Dreamland "Are You Even Real" James Blake "All Due Respect" Vory featuring Starrah Vory"Prices"Lil Uzi Vert featuring WanMorEternal Atake "Wild Side" 2021 Normani featuring Cardi BDopamine"Coming Back"James Blake featuring SzaFriends That Break Your Heart"Paradise"CLAlpha"Automatic Woman"H.E.R.Bruised (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Netflix Film)"Remedy"Maroon 5 featuring Stevie NicksJordi"Usain Boo"2022Kodak BlackBack For Everything"Feeling Like The End"JojiSmithereens"Self Love"2023Metro Boomin and Coi LerayMetro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)"Fall Back"James BlakePlaying Robots Into Heaven"Truss Mii"brandUn DeShaygoldUn Child: 2 [Deluxe]"Birds Calling"2024Kevin GatesThe Ceremony"Ammunition"Zara LarssonVenus"1:59"Normani featuring GunnaDopamine"Big Boy"Normani featuring Starrah"Tantrums"Normani featuring James Blake"Candy Paint"Normani"Grip""Little Secrets""Diana"Tee Grizzley, Flo MilliPost Traumatic"SLOW IT DOWN"The Kid LAROI, QuavoNon-album single"If It's Okay"Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, DavidoThe Pinkprint (Tenth Anniversary Edition)"MOMENTUM"2025Skrillex, Starrah, Zacari, ilykimchiF*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3"P.B.S."DESTIN CONRAD, Lil Nas XLOVE ON DIGITAL"GRRL'S GRRL"SAILORRFROM FLORIDA'S FINEST"Still Get Like That"Diplo, Starrah, Project Pat, d00mscrvlld00mscrvll, Vol. 1"Red Eye"2026Heidi Klum, DiploNon-album single"Pieces"Dom InnarellaNon-album single"Sad Girls"Bebe Rexha, David GuettaDIRTY BLONDE
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