Emblazoned across the front of her turquoise, cropped t-shirt in yellow, pink, and blue are the letters EMP, short for the explicit depiction of oral sex that is the title of her debut studio EP. She picked up rapping with her older brother when she was seven, using a keyboard with built-in beats to make a mixtape. Even then, she already knew who she was — and the essence of her music was the same.

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Even after the release, and the success of the project, Key kept the streets buzzing. For the next couple of months, Key will be on tour, opening up for G Herbo and Southside on their Swervo tour. That tour kicks off on October 16th. Nah, not really actually.
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Follow Billboard. All rights reserved. She began rapping under her current moniker in and -- like many of her contemporaries -- relied on social media as her promo machine. I was just finding shit.
Queen Key is the opposite of that person. The habit has gotten her fired from jobs; she lasted less than two days working at the American Girl store before getting sent home for laughing at a co-worker. Around age 7, she made her first mixtape using a tape deck, recordings from the radio, and a keyboard around age seven.