{"id":17497,"date":"2025-04-23T19:28:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/yaya-bey-announces-new-album-do-it-afraid-shares-two-new-singles-unveils-us-tour-dates\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T19:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:28:41","slug":"yaya-bey-announces-new-album-do-it-afraid-shares-two-new-singles-unveils-us-tour-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/yaya-bey-announces-new-album-do-it-afraid-shares-two-new-singles-unveils-us-tour-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaya Bey Announces New Album \u2018Do it Afraid\u2019 + Shares Two New singles + Unveils US Tour Dates."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yaya Bey announces her new album do it afraid out June 20th via drink sum wtr. She first signaled this new chapter of her career with surprise new single \u201cmerlot and grigio\u201d featuring Father Philis, and brings do it afraid into clearer view with two new singles \u201cdream girl\u201d and \u201cwake up b*tch\u201d also out today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><iframe title=\"Yaya Bey - dream girl (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2BLt9ax3C54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Yaya Bey - dream girl (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2BLt9ax3C54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These two new songs embody the duality of do it afraid \u2013 the fantastical, fun-loving funk of \u201cdream girl\u201d is all about \u201cescaping to the party for a little while\u201d and \u201creally tapping into your desires \u2013 knowing there\u2019s a million heavy things that need your attention but also leaving room for fantasy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These two new songs embody the duality of do it afraid \u2013 on \u201cwake up b*tch\u201d, the album\u2019s opening track, Yaya wastes no time setting the tone, opening the album with searing realism through a single, meticulously-rapped verse that ends with the melodic question of \u201cwhat are you afraid of?\u201d It\u2019s a cathartic release that opens the door for \u201cdream girl\u201d and the embrace of fantasy. As Yaya puts it, the song is all about \u201cescaping to the party for a little while\u201d and \u201creally tapping into your desires \u2013 knowing there\u2019s a million heavy things that need your attention but also leaving room for fantasy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/yaya-bey-announces-new-album-do-it-afraid-shares-two-new-singles-unveils-us-tour-dates\/about:blank\" seamless=\"\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4134334779\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayabey.bandcamp.com\/album\/do-it-afraid\">do it afraid by yaya bey<\/a><\/iframe><noscript><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4134334779\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayabey.bandcamp.com\/album\/do-it-afraid\">do it afraid by yaya bey<\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI wrote this album from the most vulnerable parts of me, which contrary to what many people want to believe about me, is not my trauma but my desire to love, to feel joy\u2026to be free,\u201d Yaya says of her new album. \u201cIn this life, pain and loss are promised to us; it takes real courage to dance in the face of the inevitable. To savor the now and make it beautiful. I come from a people who are masters at this. Onlookers like to make a spectacle of us. Rob of us of our nuance. But the truth is we are brave, resilient and joyful. I made this album for us. May we continue to do it afraid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Following the album\u2019s release in June, Yaya Bey will be embarking on a headlining tour in September across the East &amp; West Coasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yaya Bey 2025 Live Dates<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6\/7 \u2013 New York, NY @ Governor\u2019s Ball Festival<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/10 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/11 \u2013 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/12 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY @ 99 Scott<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/13 \u2013 Washington, DC @ Union Stage<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/16 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/18 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/19 \u2013 Urbana, IL @ PYGMALION<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/23 \u2013 Seattle, WA @ Neumos<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/24 \u2013 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/26 \u2013 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9\/27 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yaya Bey announces her new album do it afraid out June 20th via drink sum wtr. 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