Young M.A.: Biography in Details
Who is Young M.A.?
Young M.A. aka Katorah Marrero is an American rapper and entrepreneur from Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. The acrostic in her stage name, “M.A” stands for “Me Always”.
Marrero first gained widespread recognition with the release of the now triple-platinum hit single “OOOUUU”, which break the Billboard Top 20, boasting 150,000 radio spins and 300 million YouTube views on the music video.
Young M.A: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Nationality
Young M.A. is 30 years old. She was born on April 3, 1992, in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. Her father was sentenced to jail when she was just one, and he remained in jail until she was eleven years old.
Her mother has played a major role in her children’s upbringing. She has an elder brother named Kenneth Ramos.
M.A. lost him in 2009 and was killed in a gang violence in Pennsylvania. Marrero belongs to American nationality and her ethnicity is unavailable.
Education, School/College University
When Young M.A. was 7 years old her mother Latifa decided to relocate to Chesterfield, Virginia. In this school, they were provided with better school facilities.
She mostly scored high grades in school and was also involved in the football team. There is no more information about her college/school university.
Young M.A.: Professional Life, Career
When Young M.A. was a child, Marrero presented a passion for music. While working at Shake Shack and T.J. Maxx, she began seriously focusing on music as an adult, she self-funded a recording studio with local record producers.
She gained a reputation when a Facebook post criticized her song “Brooklyn Chiraq”, a freestyle to Nicki Minaj and G Herbo’s “ChiRaq”; the song then went viral in 2014.
In 2015, Young M.A. released a new song, called “Body Bag“, which became a “YouTube hit”, said Rolling Stone, along with the release of her mixtape called Sleep Walkin’.
Young M.A released her official debut single, “OOOUUU”, which peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100chart in 2016.
The song was widely remixed by other rappers and hip-hop artists such as Nicki Minaj, French Montana, Remy Ma, Jadakiss, Uncle Murda, ASAP Ferg, Bryan Mathers, and Tink in September 2016.
T. Remy Ma featured M.A. at Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2017, where she performed close to other female rap greats.
Young M.A.’s single titled “Praktice” is supposedly a reference to the idea that her earlier releases have all led up to the full album.
Since releasing “Praktice”, in 2018, she has released a multitude of singles, her most recent being “BIG” which was released.
During an interview with Rolling Stone, Young M.A said Lee Daniels offered her the role of “Betty Bars” on the show Empire in 2016.”
She directed her first movie, which was lesbian porn produced by Pornhub, titled “The Gift” in 2018.
Awards, Nominations
In 2017, Young M.A. was nominated for the BET Awards, A2IM Libera Awards, and MTV music video Awards for Best New Artist, Best Female Hip-Hop artist, and Breakthrough Artist.
Young M.A.: Net Worth, Salary
Young M.A.’s estimated net worth as of 2023 is $2 million all from her rapping achievements, her song streamings, and advertisements and subscriptions on her YouTube account.
Rumors and Controversy
There is a dating rumor of Young M.A and Bernice Burgos after both posted Valentine’s Day pictures, in addition to releasing music videos.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Young M.A is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 56 kg. Her eyes are dark brown in color and her hair is black in color.
There is no more information about his body measurements.
Social Media
Young M.A. is active on social media.
Young M.A. has over 1,204,488 followers on Facebook, more than 4.4 million followers on Instagram, and over 274k followers on Twitter.
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Young M.A.'s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | April | Wednesday |
| 2025 | April | Thursday |
| 2026 | April | Friday |
| 2027 | April | Saturday |
| 2028 | April | Monday |
