Rising Los Angeles-based artist Maya B unveils new song, “BAD,” featuring rapper and “Love and Hip-Hop” star Omeretta The Great. The new music showcases Maya’s lofty range as an artist and creator while growing her already fiercely passionate fanbase. Stay tuned for more music from Maya B to come soon as she’s gearing up to release a new body of work this year.
What was your most valuable experience writing and recording this? The most valuable experience making bad was was actually not in the studio for me. The records come easy. And for that I am grateful. But when I heard the song I heard the entire rollout. I had a vision of a female feature, dancing, a sick music video- so the biggest challenge as an independent artist was actualizing that. Everything had to match how undeniable BAD is as song. if there’s one thing about me it’s that I’m crazy ambitious when I come on my vison and so is my inner team. So I’m very proud that we pulled this off and we’re able to connect with someone saw the vision too like Omeretta The Great.
How was working with Omeretta The Great?
Working with Omeretta the Great was so refreshing. As black women who are trying to bring different things in this industry “BAD” was an anthem for us both. We talked before but didn’t meet until the day that we shot the music video and it was just an instant click. It’s always been important to me to make sure that my culture and what I represent doesn’t get lost in pop records. But I am the culture and so is Omeretta. It’s such a statement. We really are in our black popstar bag HA! I’ve been wanting a female feature for the longest – just haven’t found the right timing until now. So i’m really hyped it ended up being Omeretta The Great.
How would you describe your act and message in a few words?
My art is an extension of myself. And just like me my art is femme, confident, and honest. I’ve made a lot of different types of music by the message remains the same. I love making tunes that makes the listener feel invincible. “Bad” from the lyrics to production is definitely an ode to that.
Is there a difference in the way you approach your original music vs writing for someone else?
There’s no difference to the way I approach my original music or writing someone else’. Because writing is my therapy and I have to approach it with honesty. If there’s a song that I end up not feeling as connected to then I would pitch it – but I always have to create from an authentic and personal space.
You collabed with so many great names! Who did you learn from the most?
There’s so many iconic people that I’m grateful to have worked with. I think that I’ve learned something different from each collaborator. Pharrell, Dave Siteck , and Malay Ho are all very different minds ya know? But I think I have learned the most from Soulshock and Karlin because I’ve worked with them the longest. That’s family now. They have such a legendary track record and sometimes it throws me off when they share stories of their journey. They throw around names like Tupac, Whitney, Brandy, Usher–so casually sometimes I’m like wait hold up what? haha! I wanna soak it all in.
Future plans and goals?
I have big plans and goals. I want to perform Super Bowl halftime show. I want to be in songwriters hall of fame. I want to clean the f*ck up at the Grammys and the VMAs. But most importantly through it all I want to keep my peace and authenticity in tact. For the near future though- I’m really excited to release a couple of records called Ladidadide and believe.. They are really special and add more danceable depth into my black popstar era.
