Bio

Kitty Ray (born Kathryn-Leigh Beckwith), also known mononymously as Kitty, is an American singer, rapper, and producer. She previously used the names Kitty Pryde and ♡kitty♡. Ray began making music in 2010, which she shared via Tumblr, and in 2011, she fronted the short-lived comedy hip-hop group Jokers in Trousers. Her 2012 single "Okay Cupid" became an internet sensation, and was ranked number 17 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the top 50 songs of 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, Ray released a string of extended plays. The first three—Haha, I’m Sorry (2012), D.A.I.S.Y. rage (2013), and impatiens (2014)—were predominantly hip-hop-based. In November 2014, Ray declared that she was “over hip-hop”, and explored trance on the EP FROSTBITE. In 2017, Ray released her debut album, Miami Garden Club. The album was crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. It saw Ray shift to a new synthpop sound, and was inspired by '80s and '90s pop music. With this project, Ray—formerly a rapper primarily—tried her hand at singing and music production. Ray’s second album, ROSE GOLD, was released in 2019. It was her first release to be entirely self-produced. The album reached number 9 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums charts. Ray formed her own record label, Pretty Wavvy, in 2019. In 2020, she released an EP titled Charm and Mirror. A follow-up to Ray's 2014 project FROSTBITE, to be titled Frostbite 2, is slated for release in 2025. In addition to her solo work, Ray is also a member of the groups The Pom-Poms and Teen Suicide (the latter was known for a period of time as American Pleasure Club), alongside her husband Sam Ray (a.k.a. Ricky Eat Acid). Between 2016 and 2018, the Rays also collaborated on music under the names 56colors and Kit & Sam Ray. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.