She released her debut mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, in March 2016 to critical acclaim. Complex placed it at number 21 on the “50 Best Albums of 2016” list. Pitchfork placed it at number 47 on the “50 Best Albums of 2016” list. Rolling Stone placed it at number 17 on the “40 Best Rap Albums of 2016” list. The Guardian named it one of the 15 best mixtapes of 2016. Music videos were created for “Out the Bottle”, “How Does It Feel”, “For My Dawg”, “F*ck It Up”, “Mo Money Mo Problems”, “I’m On”, and “Freaky Freaks”.

After releasing her debut mixtape, Kamaiyah performed at South by Southwest that month in Austin, Texas. That year she was also featured, along with Drake, on YG’s “Why You Always Hatin?”, a single from his 2016 Still Brazy. Later that year, Kamaiyah performed as an opener for YG on his Fuck Donald Trump Tour. Kamaiyah signed to Interscope Records in 2016.

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