SEXYY Red rose to fame after her hit song Pound Town was released in January 2023.
Nicki Minaj‘s remix and Sexxy’s dating rumors with fellow rapper Drake have also skyrocketed her career and popularity.
Who is rapper Sexyy Red?
Janae Nierah Wherry, who goes by the stage name Sexyy Red, is known for the album Hood Hottest Princess.
The album, which was released in 2023, features the hit songs SkeeYee, Looking For The Hoes (Ain’t My Fault), and Pound Town 2.
She first received online attention in 2018 after reworking Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles on her track Ah Thousand Jugs.
In a 2023 interview with Complex, Sexyy Red revealed why she began rapping.
She told the outlet: “My ex-boyfriend was cheating on me with a lame a** b****, so I made a song about it.”
Sexyy Red made a diss track about him, as well as the girl he cheated on her with, and her friends.
She added: “You know, because the friends be in on it too, so I was talking all this stuff about them.
“And then I showed my boyfriend the song and he was like, ‘Dang, you straight know how to rap. You straight snap’.
“And I’m sitting here talking stuff about him, but he was liking it.”
Sexyy Red’s music is inspired by the likes of Project Pat, Three 6 Mafia, Chief Keef, and Gucci Mane, among others.
How tall is Sexyy Red?
When Sexyy Red isn’t in the studio, she can be found posting about her life on Instagram to almost one million followers.
She often posts pictures standing alongside popular stars like Travis Scott, Tay Keith, and Drake.
These pictures have caused fans to wonder how tall she is.
At this time, Sexyy Red has not commented on her exact height, but online reports claim that she measures in at 5 feet 4 inches.
Are Drake and Sexyy Red dating?
Drake is just one of the many celebrities Sexyy Red has been spotted with since stepping into the spotlight, but their flirty social media interactions have some wondering if they’re more than friends.
On July 18, 2023, Sexyy Red attended Drake’s It’s All a Blur tour stop in Brooklyn, New York, and she posted a cozy picture of the two to mark the occasion.
The picture appears to have been taken backstage and shows the Degrassi alum kissing her on the cheek.
“I’m yo favorite rapper,” she captioned the pic, which Drake later reposted on his story.
In Drake’s snap, he wrote, “just met my rightful wife,” and fans quickly assumed that they were dating.
While fans might be convinced they’re together, a relationship status has not been confirmed as of this writing.
Where is Sexyy Red from?
Sexyy Red was born on April 15, 1998, in St Louis, Missouri.
Growing up, she said that her and her sisters thought their home was haunted.
In middle school, the rapper’s nickname was “Red” because she used to wear red hair and wore red clothes.
She later added “Sexyy” when launching her rap career, Her Campus reports.
“When I started rapping, I didn’t know what name I should use, and my cameraman was like, ‘What about Sexyy Red, because you’re sexy and your name’s Red?’ I’m like, ‘OK. I like that,’” she told Complex in May.
“We was putting different stuff in front of Red at first, but then when he said Sexyy, I’m like, it fits.”