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Make sure you check out Aye Yo Smiley on the front webpage of Cosmopolitan Magazine this week, placing her as one of the top 7 Latina rappers whose music you have to hear. Read the full story by Raquel Reichard here.

Aye Yo Smiley, 21 yr old MC/Singer, brings a new dimension to the female artist arena. Aye Yo Smiley is brilliantly versatile with an ability to switch style and moods throughout a string of records that bounce from R&B with candid and confessional lyrics to tracks where she’s straight out wrecking the mic.

Born to her Peruvian parents, Aye Yo Smiley grew up in Washington D.C. At the age of 15, Smiley was influenced by a variety of music like Selena, Aaliyah, A Tribe called Quest, and the music of TLC, specifically Left Eye, which inspired her to take up rapping. Although, being a female MC was a struggle throughout high school, Smiley kept at it and continues dedicating herself to her music. At the age of 17, Smiley knew it was time to take music seriously. She began developing her sound and flow by performing at community open mics as well as filming videos for her YouTube channel.

Aye Yo Smiley received a lot of attention from the video to her single “Bang Bang”, which premiered in October, 2013 on Mun2, the nations #1 Hispanic cable network and listed on the front page of WorldStarHipHop.com, where she introduced her skills with fellow lyrical chopper, Kleva and his Htown entourage.

In December of 2011, her homemade YouTube video, "93 'til," received over 4,000 views in less than a day. Today, that video has received over 30,000 views and continues to reach more fans across the country. Smiley is an emerging innovative artist on the road to great success. This is just the beginning for her and she is definitely one to watch.

Follow @ayeyosmiley on Facebook, Twitter, IG, YouTube, SoundCloud, and more. For more information on this or this artist, please contact Jessica Martinez at 832.606.7180 or email [email protected].