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COI LERAY

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Hackensack, New Jersey. Her single “No More Parties” is 2× Platinum (RIAA), and “Players” earned a Grammy nomination.

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Official video · CoiLerayVEVO · 2021

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Official video released September 18, 2026 on CoiLerayVEVO, the VEVO channel linked to her Official Artist Channel; its description links her official profiles.

BIOGRAPHY

I. Identity

Coi Leray was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Hackensack, New Jersey. USA Today Network (December 4, 2024) and Office Magazine (December 20, 2019) both report the two facts. XXL (June 26, 2019) names Hackensack as her hometown.

2018–2025

II. Labels

She started independently with Everythingcoz (March 30, 2018). Her later releases carry copyright notices from Republic Records (2019), Uptown Records, a Republic division (since 2021), and Island Records (2024). In February 2025, her deal with Epic Records was announced, under exclusive license from her own label, Trendsetter Studios (Hot 97, February 11, 2025; The Source, February 13, 2025).

2020–2025

III. Albums And EPs

Trendsetter (April 8, 2022), a 20-track studio album, and COI (June 23, 2023) are her studio albums. Her EPs include Now or Never (2020), Blue Moon (2023), Lemon Cars (2024), and What Happened To Forever? (2025).

2026 · DOCUMENTED PRESENT

IV. Recent Activity

In 2026 she released three singles with notable collaborators: “Better Than Yours,” with YoungBoy Never Broke Again (March); “Outside,” with Eladio Carrión (June); and “Nothing Into Something,” with Diplo (September) — her most recent release.

RECOGNITION

RIAA And Grammy

The RIAA's database certified “No More Parties” 2× Platinum (September 9, 2022), “Players” Platinum (June 22, 2023), and Gold certifications for “BIG PURR (Prrdd)” (September 13, 2021), “Blick Blick,” with Nicki Minaj, and “TWINNEM” (both November 25, 2024).

According to the Grammy's own site, at the 66th Grammy Awards (2024) she was nominated for Best Rap Performance for “Players” and, alongside David Guetta and Anne-Marie, for Best Pop Dance Recording for “Baby Don't Hurt Me”; she didn't win either.

MUSIC · TRAJECTORY

Trajectory

Documented moments, each with its exact source.

  1. 2018-03-30

    Everythingcoz

    13-track project, self-released.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify

  2. 2019-01-18

    EC2

    9-track project with Republic Records.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify

  3. 2020-08-14

    Now or Never

    6-track EP.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify

  4. 2021-01-22· KEY MOMENT

    “No More Parties”

    Single with Uptown Records — her highest certification (2× Platinum, RIAA), and one of three Gold-or-higher certified songs documented on this profile.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify; RIAA

  5. 2022-04-08

    Trendsetter

    Detailed in Albums And EPs, above.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify

  6. 2022-11-30

    “Players”

    Detailed in Recognition, above.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify; RIAA; grammy.com

  7. 2023-06-23

    COI

    16-track studio album.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify

  8. 2024-05-24

    Lemon Cars

    6-track EP with Island Records.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify

  9. 2025-02-11

    Signs with Epic Records

    Announced alongside the EP What Happened To Forever?, released February 12, 2025.

    Source: Hot 97 (11 de febrero de 2025); The Source (13 de febrero de 2025)

  10. 2026-03-20

    “Better Than Yours” — with YoungBoy Never Broke Again

    Single; its official video was released March 19, 2026.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify; YouTube (CoiLerayVEVO)

  11. 2026-06-26

    “Outside” — with Eladio Carrión

    Single; its official video was released June 25, 2026.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify; YouTube (CoiLerayVEVO)

  12. 2026-09-18

    “Nothing Into Something” — with Diplo

    Single and official video.

    Source: Apple Music; Spotify; YouTube (CoiLerayVEVO)

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