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Brittany Talia Hazzard, professionally known as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer and rapper. She has written over 14 singles thus far that have reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, three of which went number one, Camila Cabello's "Havana", Maroon 5's "Girls Like You" and "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion, and five peaking in the top 10. She also has co-written songs such as Rihanna's "Needed Me", The Weeknd – "Wasted Times", Halsey – "Now or Never", Kevin Gates' "2 Phones, and Nicki Minaj's "No Frauds". She has also contributed to studio albums including Travis Scott's Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight and five songs on Calvin Harris's Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, including "Feels" featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, and Big Sean.

As an artist, Starrah released a collaborative project with Diplo, titled Starrah x Diplo (2017). She released her debut single, "How It Goes", on August 12, 2020, and her debut album, The Longest Interlude, on March 15, 2021.

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Early Life and Career

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Starrah grew up in Delaware as the youngest of nine siblings. She has stated that she "grew up in the ghetto" and has written lyrics about police raids she experienced as a child. Her songwriting grew from writing short stories and poems. She attended Delaware State University and moves to Los Angeles after graduation to pursue a music career. After a period of uploading music to SoundCloud and selling samples through Instagram, a manager in the industry reached out to her. He connected her to more songwriters which led to Starrah writing "Be Real" by Kid Ink in 2015, which reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2016, Starrah wrote several songs that became top 40 hits. "2 Phones" by Kevin Gates reached double platinum status. Rihanna's single "Needed Me reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 42 weeks on the chart total.

On September 22, 2017, Starrah released a joint EP with producer Diplo titled Starrah x Diplo.

In April 2019, Starrah formed a partnership with Hipgnosis Songs Fund. She worked closely with Madonna for her 2019 album Madame X, writing on six tracks.

Starrah released her debut single "How It Goes" on August 12, 2020. Her debut studio album "The Longest Interlude" was released on March 15, 2021.

Artistry

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Starrah stated that she writes lyrics first, and then finds a melody and production to fit them. In her early career, she was sometimes turned away from studio sessions for being "too urban," but later found success with urban crossover into mainstream pop music.

Personal Life

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Due to a mixture of social anxiety and wishes for privacy, Starrah avoids being photographed and recognized in public.

The Longest Interlude (album)

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The Longest Interlude is the debut studio album by American singer, songwriter, and rapper Starrah. The album was announced on March 3, 2021 via Instagram and was preceded by the promotional single entitled Miss This which officially released on February 24, 2021. The single was also accompanied by a music video that was uploaded via Youtube coinciding with the albums release. The Longest Interlude was officially released independently through Starrah Inc. on March 17, 2021. The production on the album was handled by a handful of various producers including Starrah herself as well as being mixed and mastered almost entirely by Alex Tumay, Brad Bustamante, and Rich Costey.

The Longest Interlude debuted at #87 on the iTunes Chart and reached its highest position on March 28, 2021 at #21 on the Apple Music Charts for multiple countries including Canada, Finland, India, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates.

The Longest Interlude
Studio album by

Starrah

Released March 17, 2021
Length 29:00
Genre Hip-Hop
Singles from The Longest Interlude
"Miss This"

Released: February 24, 2021

Track-listing

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No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Miss This"
  • Suburban Plaza
1:42
2. "Made For You" 3:01
3. "Make Time"
  • Starrah
1:37
4. "Interlude"
  • Anderson "Vinylz" Hernandez
  • Tyler "Velous" Vryant
  • Matthew "Boi1da" Samuels
2:01
5. "Home Alone"
  • Suburban Plaza
2:40
6. "Forever"
  • Matthew "Boi1da" Samuels
  • Willis Lane
  • Vory
1:35
7. "Love Mania"
  • June Nawakii
  • Patrick Greenaway
2:12
8. "Who Decides War"
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Will Grands
  • Nana Rogues
2:31
9. "Thought Wrong" 2:42
10. "8 Days a Week"
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Giorgio Tuinfort
1:24
11. "Distance and Time"
  • Jason Evigan
  • June Nawakii
  • Patrick Greenaway
2:01
12. "Twenty 4 (feat. Skrillex)" 2:57
13. "56 Nights"
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Will Grands
  • Nana Rogues
2:48
Total length: 28:13


Discography

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Studio Albums

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  • 2021: The Longest Interlude

Singles

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As lead artist

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  • 2014
  • 2016
    • Starrah – "Rush / Rush (Remix)" featuring Kehlani
    • Starrah – "Dirty Diana"
  • 2017
    • Starrah and Diplo – "Imperfections"
    • Starrah and Diplo – "Swerve"
  • 2018
    • Starrah – "Codeine Cowgirl" prod. Aleksei
  • 2020
    • Starrah – "How It Goes" prod. June Nawakii
    • Starrah – "Keep Calm"
  • 2021
    • Starrah - "Miss This"
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Songwriting Credits

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Song Year Artist(s) Album
"Be Real" 2015 Kid Ink featuring Dej Loaf Full Speed
"2 Phones" Kevin Gates Islah
"Drank" Jeremih Late Nights: The Album
"Needed Me" 2016 Rihanna Anti
"Body" Dreezy featuring Jeremih No Hard Feelings
"The Half" DJ Snake featuring Jeremih, Young Thug and Swizz Beatz Encore
"Pick Up the Phone" Travis Scott with Young Thug featuring Quavo Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
"Way Back" Travis Scott
"Lose"
"Trust Nobody" Cashmere Cat featuring Selena Gomez & Tory Lanez 9
"Fake Love" Drake More Life
"True Colors" The Weeknd Starboy
"No Favors" 2017 Big Sean featuring Eminem I Decided
"Jump Out the Window" Big Sean
"Bigger Than Me" Big Sean featuring Starrah and Flint Chozen Choir
"Regret in Your Tears" Nicki Minaj Non-album single
"No Frauds" Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne Non-album single
"Ice Melts" Drake featuring Young Thug More Life
"Heatstroke" Calvin Harris featuring Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
"Feels" Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry &  Big Sean
"Skrt on Me" Calvin Harris featuring Nicki Minaj
"Prayers Up" Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott &  A-Trak
"Cash Out" Calvin Harris featuring ScHoolboy Q, PartyNextDoor &  DRAM
"Now or Never" Halsey Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
"Infinite Stripes" Cashmere Cat featuring Ty Dolla Sign 9
"Swish Swish" Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj Witness
"Know No Better" Major Lazer featuring Quavo, Travis Scott and Camila Cabello Know No Better
"Don't Quit" DJ Khaled & Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott &  Jeremih Grateful
"Havana" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug Camila
"Inside Out" Camila Cabello
"What Lovers Do" Maroon 5 featuring SZA Red Pill Blues
"Girls Like You" Maroon 5
"Wasted Times" 2018 The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy
"Hard White" Nicki Minaj Queen
"Run & Hide"
"Nip Tuck"
"2 Lit 2 Late Interlude"
"Come See About Me"
"Thought I Knew You" Nicki Minaj featuring The Weeknd
"Future" (feat. Quavo) 2019 Madonna Madame X
"Crave" (feat. Swae Lee)
"Crazy"
"Come Alive"
"Looking for Mercy"
"I Rise"
"Find Your Way Back" Beyoncé The Lion King: The Gift
"Already" Beyoncé featuring Shatta Wale and Major Lazer
"Smile" 2020 Katy Perry Smile
"Savage" Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé Suga
"Tangerine" Glass Animals Dreamland
"Are You Even Real" James Blake Non-album single
"All Due Respect" Vory featuring Starrah Vory

References

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