American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Britanny Foushee
, known simply as
Foushee
, is an American singer-songwriter from
New Jersey
. She came to wide notice when the vocals for her song "Deep End" were used on a hit song by rapper
Sleepy Hallow
in 2020. She released her
RCA Records
second
extended play
Time Machine
in June 4, 2021, and has collaborated with multiple artists including
Vince Staples
,
[5]
Lil Wayne
,
James Blake
,
Steve Lacy
,
Lil Yachty
and
Lil Uzi Vert
.
[6]
She released her debut album,
Softcore
, on November 17, 2022.
[7]
Background and early life
Foushee was born and raised in
New Jersey
.
[8]
Her Jamaican mother was a drummer for PEP, an all-woman 1980s Jamaican reggae band. Foushee wrote her first song when she was five.
[9]
In her younger years she studied voice, media, classical music, background arranging, guitar, and piano
[10]
and performed with groups she had formed with her childhood friends. She attended
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
[11]
and continued her musical activities into college.
[12]
She released her debut EP
Speak Up
in May 2018.
[10]
In fall 2018 Foushee competed on
season 15 of The Voice
making it up to the battle rounds with
Adam Levine
as her coach.
[13]
[14]
In 2019 she moved to Los Angeles.
[12]
Career
2020: "Deep End"
Foushee was invited to contribute vocal samples to Splice, a royalty-free music database. American rapper
Sleepy Hallow
found her "Deep End" track and used it in his 2020 single "
Deep End Freestyle
". His track ended up going viral on TikTok and had an associated dance challenge which drove up its popularity; Foushee hadn't known about the trend and wasn't credited on the song for some time.
[15]
[16]
[17]
The Sleepy Hallow track, "Deep End Freestyle", was certified platinum by the
RIAA
in August 2020.
[18]
In the same year, Foushee released her own version of the song, simply titled "Deep End". The song reached the No. 10 spot on Billboard's March 27 Alternative Airplay chart. With that feat, she became the first Black woman to hit the Top 10 for that chart since
Tracy Chapman
with her song "
Crossroads
" in 1989.
[19]
2020?present: Solo career and collaborations
Foushee signed to
RCA Records
in June 2020.
[8]
She also had the video for her track "By One" premiered by
Essence
in October of the same year.
[20]
She was named
Billboard
's R&B/hip-hop rookie for the month of March 2021.
[9]
Her RCA debut EP,
Time Machine
, was released on June 4, 2021, under Trackmasters Entertainment. She was also named
Apple
's "Up Next Artist" for that same month and was the cover feature of
Wonderland
Magazine
's Summer 2021 issue.
[21]
[22]
In 2021, Foushee collaborated with French rappers
Laylow
and
Nekfeu
on the song "Special" on Laylow's album "L'etrange histoire de Mr. Anderson".
[23]
It was around the same time that she started collaborating with mainstream artists including
Lil Wayne
and
Vince Staples
.
[15]
[24]
In August, she performed the song "Take Me Home" on
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
with the latter.
[25]
In the fall, she toured with
James Blake
at venues including the
Chicago Theatre
and
Radio City Music Hall
.
[26]
[27]
[28]
The track "Clap for Him" from
Time Machine
also featured
Lil Yachty
; he appeared in the track's music video as well.
[29]
[30]
In 2022, she collaborated with
Steve Lacy
and not only co-wrote but contributed background vocals for the songs "Sunshine" and "
Bad Habit
," both of which were lead singles for his second studio album
Gemini Rights
.
[31]
"Bad Habit" made it to the number one spot on the
Billboard
Hot 100
, becoming both of the artists' first number one entry on the chart. She also appeared on
Ravyn Lenae
's debut album
Hypnos
the same year.
[32]
In the leadup to her debut album, she appeared in a feature article by
Flaunt
in which she was pictured in
Prada
,
Loewe
,
Louis Vuitton
, and
Dolce & Gabbana
.
[33]
Her debut album
Softcore
was released on November 17, 2022.
In January 2023, Foushee was featured on
Lil Yachty
's
Let's Start Here
tracks, "Pretty" and "The Alchemist".
[34]
[35]
In September 8, 2023, American rapper and singer
Teezo Touchdown
, released his debut album
How Do You Sleep at Night?
with a featuring from Foushee on the track, "Sweet".
[36]
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Other charted songs
References
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2023
- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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- ^
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- ^
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.
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"
.
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- ^
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, NJ Advance Media for
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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- ^
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- ^
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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"
.
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- ^
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"
.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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,
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- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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.
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.
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, retrieved
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2023
,
≪Pretty≫ marks their second official collaboration ever, following Foushee's 2021 song, ≪Clap for Him≫, from her 2021 EP,
Time Machine
. Foushee will appear again on the album with ≪The Alchemist≫
- ^
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"
.
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