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Huey Remixed 2017: Kamaiyah

On April 20, 2017 in Oakland, CA, USA, a photograph of Oakland rapper Kamaiyah in a rattan chair, was published on Twitter as coverart for the upcoming mixtape “Don’t Ever Get it Twisted”.

Source: twitter.com

Wikipedia: Kamaiyah Jamesha Johnson (born March 13, 1992) is an American rapper and singer from Oakland, California. Her debut mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, was released in 2016 to critical acclaim. In 2017, Kamaiyah was named as one of the ten of XXL’s “2017 Freshman Class”. She released her second mixtape, Before I Wake, in 2017. She released her third mixtape, Got it Made, in 2020.” […] “Kamaiyah announced a mixtape, Don’t Ever Get it Twisted, which was delayed and eventually shelved, due to sample clearance issues and problems with her major label contract.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaiyah

On April 20, 2017, Miles Bowe wrote on FactMag.com:
“Kamaiyah’s Don’t Ever Get It Twisted mixtape delayed due to sample clearance issues
Kamaiyah’s new mixtape Don’t Ever Get It Twisted is supposed to be out tomorrow, but the rapper explains on Twitter that it has been delayed due to sample clearance issues.” (Factmag.com)