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k.flay
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k.flay

k.flay is a hip-hop artist formed in 2004. 61 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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61
Releases
2005–2026
Active years
2004
Formed

Discography

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Every Where Is Some Where cover

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Every Where Is Some Where

2017 · 12 tracks

Singles & EPs

50

Credits

1

Records k.flay worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

8

Releases by other artists featuring k.flay.

Featured tracks

6

Videos

1

Collaborators

6

Community

More about k.flay

k.flay at a glance

Born in
Wilmette
From
United States
Active since
2004
Instruments
voice
Labels
Interscope Records
Educated at
Stanford University

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About

K.Flay (born Kristine Flaherty on June 30, 1985 in Wilmette, Illinois) is a rapper, producer and alumna of Stanford University in California. K.Flay grew up in suburban Wilmette, Illinois, a town approximately 17 miles north of downtown Chicago. At age seven, her parents were divorced. Shortly thereafter, she received a new step-parent and two step-siblings. For a time, she was a self-described tomboy, wearing "ridiculously baggy attire" and "avoiding all things girly." K.Flay had mostly abandoned her tomboy ways by the time she arrived at New Trier Township High School at age 14. Her freshman year brought the untimely death of her father, affecting her profoundly. Her father had been an excellent guitarist and a true lover of all music, and many of K.Flay's songs are a tribute to him.

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In 2004, K.Flay became a student at Stanford University in California, pursuing a double major in psychology and sociology. At college she met and befriended many people who would later become the backbone of her musical life. During her freshman year, K.Flay and a friend were discussing modern rap music. Believing that most hip-hop hits on the radio were simplistic, misogynistic, and formulaic, she proclaimed that even she could do a song like that. To demonstrate, K.Flay spent that night writing a song called Blingity Blang Blang, which she described as "a low-budget rap parody that contained far too many obscenities." Realizing that she actually enjoyed it, she wrote two more songs before the end of the year. The summer after her freshman year at Stanford was a period of experimentation. She continued to write more songs and discovered how to record them as musical tracks on her laptop computer. During her sophomore year, she began performing for live audiences, and in her junior year she released her debut album, Suburban Rap Queen, which has earned her quite a local buzz and a myriad of fans, thanks in part to her internet web page and MySpace profile.

k.flay in brief

How many k.flay releases are on Riffiter?
61 releases are catalogued, spanning 2005 to 2026.
When was k.flay formed?
k.flay formed in 2004.
What genre is k.flay?
k.flay is catalogued under Hip-Hop, Indie.
What is the most recent k.flay release on Riffiter?
Don’t Judge A Song By Its Cover, released in 2026.

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