Coi Leray is a rapper and creative entrepreneur from Hackensack, New Jersey. Her music began taking off on SoundCloud in 2018, beginning with her debut mixtape, Everythingcoz. After signing a deal withRepublic Records, Leray released her second mixtape EC2 (2019) and her debut extended play, Now or Never (2020). In 2021, the Lil Durk remix of her single "No More Parties" reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum.<br /><br />In January 2023, Leray was featured on the song "Happy Fools" from Tomorrow X Together's fifth mini album, The Name Chapter: Temptation. She also collaborated on the track "Self Love" with Metro Boomin, which was included on the soundtrack of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. On June 23, 2023, Leray released her second studio album, Coi. <br /><br />Coi Leray talks with Forbes Reporter Rosemarie Miller about her hustle mentality from a young age, how being fun makes life better and her spirituality. <br /><br />00:00 Introduction<br />01:32 Coi Leray On Being Doubted<br />02:55 Securing A Multi-million Dollar Record Deal<br />04:50 Coi Leray On Investing In Her Career<br />09:09 Why Age Doesn't Matter<br />11:11 Keeping Things Fun In The Limelight<br />14:45 Making Mistakes In Your Career<br />17:30 Focusing On Inner Beauty And Spirituality<br />20:55 Coi's Best And Worst Purchases<br />23:51 Coi's Future Career Focus<br /><br />Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br /><br />https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br /><br />Stay Connected<br />Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br />Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br />More From Forbes: http://forbes.com<br /><br />Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
