By: Amelia-Rose Williams
Recently, I’ve spoken a lot about being authentic with yourself and not being afraid of what other people think about you. Slayyyter, a 29-year-old singer and songwriter, debuted her first album on SoundCloud back in 2019. Since her debut, she has had quite the journey of ups and downs when it comes to flourishing as a musician. Â
Now, before we get ahead of ourselves, let me remind you this isn’t a sad story. Slayyyter recently released her album “Worst Girl in America”; with its uniquely addictive sound, it has gone viral. I mean, the girlies are loving it all over social media, and especially at her recent performances at Coachella. Â
From my understanding, Slayyyter wasn’t getting the love she deserved previously; a lot of people were overlooking her music and she was trying really hard to produce something that people would like, to give her the moment she deserved. However, that wasn’t working. So, she decided this was going to be her last album.
When I first heard about Slayyyter, it was when she was accompanying Kesha on her tour last year, if I remember correctly. Now, I did have a few of her songs grace my Spotify feed, but I didn’t think much of it. However, after watching her performance at Coachella, I was intrigued and really wanted to learn more about who she was.
So after listening to the album, I immediately fell in love. Slayyyter claimed that she didn’t care what anyone thought regarding the album; she just knew that this was going to be her last album and whatever she dropped was going to be what the public got. And the public freaking loved it.Â
The music industry, like anything regarding the arts, loves to take inspiration from one another. Now, while that isn’t a harmful thing, sometimes it takes away from what I like to call a “creative breakthrough”; artists often lose their touch of what makes them so unique because they are so focused on making something people will like.Â
They pour all their energy into something basic with the hopes that it will appease the public and give them a chance at the spotlight. However, since COVID, a lot of people crave something unique that stands out from the rest and can stand on its own without any assistance. Something you can look back on and say, “What a time to be alive!”
Through perseverance, desperation and finally defeat, authenticity came by on its own and gave Slayyyter the spotlight she craved. She produced something that was unapologetically her and that is something to be proud of. She didn’t care what people thought and remembered who the music was for and where that hidden passion lay, and that was within herself.