Coi Leray Is "Glad" She Didn't Drop Album Amid Drake & Kanye West Releases

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She's ready to take notes from the Rap icons as she "tightens up."

Kanye West's Donda dropped over the weekend, Drake's Certified Lover Boy is set to arrive this Friday (September 3), and Kendrick Lamar created a buzz after sharing that his forthcoming album will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainment. These are just three announcements of the many that have taken over Hip Hop in 2021—a year that has poised itself as a memorable time in music history. 

We have also seen several new and rising artists brand themselves as the next international Rap star with hopeful longevity, including Coi Leray who has been quickly capturing attention. As her single "Big Purr" and "No More Parties" have helped put her on the map, her fans continue to await news about her debut album.

A tweet from Leray suggests that if things had gone according to past plans, her project would have arrived within this time of Kanye and Drake hype. It is unclear why the record's release was delayed but Leray took to Twitter to express that she isn't bitter that her album hasn't arrived just yet.

"Glad my album ain’t drop. Between drake and Kanye, sheesh," she wrote. "Everything happens for a reason. This gives me more time to tighten up. Maybe take some notes from the both of them [thinking face emoji]." It will be interesting to hear what Leray cooks up in a full-length project, and in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, she said she wanted to bounce genres, eventually being seen as a "Pop girl."

“I’m so confident in who I am that I don’t look at nobody as competition. I could be in a room with anybody and [not] feel like they’re overshadowing me," she told the publication. "I write my own music. I’m not a hundred percent where I want to be, but I’ve gotten better because I’m growing up.”

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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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