Amaiya Spain (born May 4, 2006), known professionally as Myaap, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Milwaukee, she began rapping while in high school and her 2023 singles "HTS" and "Getting to It" both went viral on TikTok.
Career Amaiya Spain was born on May 4, 2006 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has three siblings. Before rapping professionally, she would casually freestyle with her older brother. She also took dance lessons in Milwaukee and worked at McDonald's, Gap, and Walmart, with aspirations of working as a mortician or as a backup dancer. Myaap began rapping in 2023 while attending Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School, recording songs at Milwaukee's Hi-Five Studios. She posted her songs "HTS" and "Party Crackin'" on TikTok, both of which went viral on the platform in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Her 2023 song "Getting to It", which was released in November with a music video and heavily samples the 1976 ABBA song "Dancing Queen", also became popular on TikTok due to a dance associated with the song. It was used in videos by Meghan Trainor, Coco Jones, and Reneé Rapp before being removed from YouTube and streaming platforms due to its sample of "Dancing Queen" being uncleared by Universal Music Group.
Myaap's extended play (EP) Big Myaap, Not the Little One was released in January 2024. The following month, Myaap began performing as an opening act throughout Veeze's Ganger Tour. Later in 2024, she released the collaborative extended play Yop! with producer Nedarb on May 31 and the singles "Crunch Time" and "Wrist Buss" in August and September, respectively. By November 2024, she had released a total of four projects. , she is based in Atlanta.
In 2025, Myapp released her new single "Fairy."
Musical style Myaap's music is lowend, a style of Milwaukee hip hop music defined by heavy 808 drums and handclaps, with Piet Levy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calling her a "chief ambassador" of the genre. She is also known for incorporating Milwaukee dance moves into her performances. She has stated that she makes songs intended for online virality and writes her songs on her phone. She has listed Milwaukee rappers such as, Chicken P, and Coo Coo Cal as her musical inspirations.
Discography Mixtapes +List of mixtapes, with selected detailsTitleMixtape detailsWorth the Wait Released: July 28, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming The Bigger Picture Released: December 20, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected detailsTitleMixtape detailsNo Guarantee Vol. 1 Released: April 20, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingBig Myaap, Not the Little One Released: January 26, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Yop! Released: May 31, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with year released and albumTitleYearAlbum "Get In Mode" 2022 rowspan="15" "Party Crackin" "Lowend Christmas" 2023 "HTS" "Do Yo Shi" "First Place" "Woahh" "Wham" "Dakota" "Check the Stats" "Big Mad" "Back It Up" "Getting to It" "I'm Leaving" "Wine 4 Em" "I Ain't Hidin 2024 Big Myaap, Not the Little One "Actin Up" "Rotation" Yop! "Show Me Money" rowspan="8" "From the Front "Crunch Time" "Wrist Buss" "Dripping" "Michael Myers "Trick or Treat" "Wait"
As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist, with year released and albumTitleYearAlbum "Let Me Bam" 2023 rowspan="2" "On My Daddy" "Projectz" 2024 YonaaThon
Guest appearances +List of guest appearances, with year released, other artist(s), and album name shown Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Do That" 2023 Munch Lauren April Fool "Hood Rat" Mariboy Mula Mar Just Getting Started "Set the Play" Certified Trapper Deep End "Paint the Town Red" Mg Sleepy Hit Different "Bill Belichick" 2024 I Just Woke Up Vol. 2 "Shut It Up"
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