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Suffering is promised to us all, but so is joy. You have to find peace in that duality, says Yaya Bey, who commits to life's delight - humor, love, the power of human movement and connection - even if she has to do it afraid. With her new album, which follows a run of critically acclaimed releases and marks her debut on art-forward indie tag drink sum wtr, the Queens, New York singer-songwriter thrives across uplifting, effervescent material. A rejection of past narratives projected onto her, 'do it afraid' finds Bey reclaiming her story with resolutely fun, full-hearted, and nuanced songs that pull from R&B, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and dance music, including the soca stylings of her family's Bajan roots. Do it afraid celebrates all sides of Yaya as part of a collective lifeforce that doesn't subscribe to fear but to the moments that move us. Album Tracks 1. Wake Up B*TCH 2. End of the World 3. Real Yearners Unite 4. Cindy Rella 5. Raisins 6. Spin Cycle 7. Dream Girl 8. Merlot and Grigio 9. Breakthrough 10. A Surrender 11. In a Circle 12. Aye Noche 13. No for Real, WTF? 14. Blicky 15. Ask the Questions 16. Bella Noches Pt. 1 17. A Tiny Thing That's Mine 18. Choice
