Young M.A “Therapy” (Official Music Video)
Young M.A (Katorah Kasanova Marrero) is an independent American rapper from Brooklyn, New York who shot to global stardom with her quadruple-platinum 2016 hit single “OOOUUU”. Known for her fierce, unapologetic lyricism and distinct masculine-feminine identity, she has carved out a unique legacy by remaining an independent artist despite intense major-label attention.
In the song “Therapy” by Young M.A, the artist details several major childhood and early life experiences:
- Birth & Nickname: She was born on April 3, 1992, in Brookdale (0:11). Because she was the new baby in the family, her grandmother nicknamed her “New” (0:11).
- Early Music Support: She reveals that music served as her personal therapy to release bottled-up feelings (0:25). Her mother heavily supported this passion, buying her a karaoke machine for Christmas (0:34) and later paying for all of her studio time (0:29).
- Childhood Personality: She describes herself as a tomboy, a misfit, and someone who always needed her distance (0:39). She was also the only girl on the neighborhood football team (0:45).
- Moving to Virginia: Living in Virginia (VA) taught her patience and gave her structural foundation for the musical dreams she was chasing before she moved back to Brooklyn (0:56).
- Loss of Her Brother: She experiences a profound tragedy when she loses “the love of her life”—her brother—the same year she moves back to Brooklyn (1:07). Holding his obituary and seeing him in the casket caused her to spiral, hate her circumstances, and briefly walk out on traditional therapy (1:13).
- High School Graduation & Street Life: She graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School with the class of 2010 (1:42). Since her mother wasn’t working, she felt intense pressure to make money (1:47). She quit her 9-to-5 job to sell marijuana instead, finding herself heavily caught up in the streets and drinking (2:02).
- First Arrest: She notes that the first time she ever got booked (arrested) was around 2013 (2:12).
