Sexyy Red

Janae Nierah Wherry, known professionally as Sexyy Red, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence with the release of her 2023 single "Pound Town" ; its popularity spawned the remixed sequel "Pound Town 2", her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

From St. Louis by way of Quality Control, Sexyy Red weaponized "Pound Town" into a cultural moment that transcended the usual summer single cycle, turning a 2023 breakthrough into legitimate chart real estate with its Hot 100-charting sequel. Drake's cosign proved decisive—the "Rich Baby Daddy" collaboration accelerated her ascent while Nicki Minaj's "SkeeYee" remix offered the kind of generational validation that only comes from being acknowledged by the blueprint herself. Her unapologetic sexuality and confident delivery echoed Cardi B's playbook, but Sexyy Red carved her own lane through relentless work ethic and strategic features, leveraging connections across Atlanta's Quality Control machine and Chicago's drill orbit through Lil Durk.