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Britanny Fousheé, (born August 1, 1996) known professionally as Fousheé, is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from New Jersey. She came to wide notice when the vocals for her song "deep end" were used on a hit by rapper Sleepy Hallow in 2020. She released her RCA Records debut album, time machine, in June 2021, and has collaborated with Lil Wayne, James Blake, Steve Lacy and Lil Yachty.

Fousheé
Born	August 1, 1996 (1996-08) (age 26)
Genres	R&B Soul Alt pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active	2018–present
Labels	RCA Records
Website	www.fousheeofficial.com

Background and early life

Fousheé was born and raised in New Jersey.[1] Her Jamaican mother was a drummer for PEP, an all-woman 1980s Jamaican reggae band. Fousheé wrote her first song when she was five.[2] In her younger years she studied voice, media, classical music, background arranging, guitar, and piano[3] and performed with groups she had formed with her childhood friends. She attended Bridgewater-Raritan High School[4] and continued her musical activities into college.[5] She released her debut EP Speak Up in May 2018.[3] In 2019 she moved to Los Angeles.[5]

Unexpected fame: "Deep End Freestyle"

Fousheé was invited to contribute vocal samples to Splice, a royalty-free music database. Sleepy Hallow found her "deep end" track and used it in his 2020 single "Deep End Freestyle," which was credited for several months only to him before she received the credit she was due.[6] Thanks to a dance challenge[7] Fousheé's uncredited vocals went viral on TikTok, though she didn't know it at first.[8] Sleepy Hallow's "Deep End (Freestyle)" was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 2020.[9]

Breakthrough as solo artist and collaborator

In 2020 she released her own version of the song. Fousheé's deep end reached the No. 10 spot on Billboard's March 27 Alternative Airplay chart, making her the first Black woman to hit the Top 10 there since Tracy Chapman's "Crossroads" in 1989.[10] By September 2022 the track had amassed more than 234 million streams on Spotify.

RCA Records signed her in June 2020.[1] Essence premiered her video for her track "By One" in October 2020.[11]

Billboard named her its R&B/hip-hop rookie of the month for March 2021.[2] Her RCA debut album, time machine, was released in June 2021 on Trackmasters Entertainment/RCA Records. She was named Apple's Up Next Artist for that month[12] and was the cover feature of Wonderland Magazine's Summer 2021 issue.[13]

Her March 2021 single "gold fronts" featured Lil Wayne,[14][7] and she featured on the 2021 Vince Staples track "Take Me Home," performing it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[15] In fall 2021 she toured with James Blake at venues including the Chicago Theatre and Radio City Music Hall.[16][17][18] Her track and video for "Clap for Him" featured Lil Yachty.[19]

In 2022 she collaborated with Steve Lacy on the single "Sunshine",[20] which she co-wrote, and also co-wrote the Billboard Hot 100 #1 song "Bad Habit," both of which appeared on Lacy's album Gemini Rights; she also collaborated with Ravyn Lenae.[21] In September, as she prepared for the release of her sophomore album softcore, Flaunt published a feature article and fashion spread picturing her in Prada, Loewe, Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana.[22]

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