2001–2012: Education Lamayne attended Dominican Convent School in
Johannesburg (2001–2012) and started writing
poetry at the age of 11. Lamayne attended
Wits University and obtained a degree in Media and Anthropology.
2010–2014: Career beginnings Her interest in
rapping began at the age of 16, In 2013, she was a runner-up at National Sprite Uncontainable Festival and competed on
Shiz Niz Mixtape competition and won, before signing a record deal with
Bentey Records. In 2014, Lamayne was contestant at Jack Daniel's Music Scouts Competition and won. Her first project album
Colour Reign was released on October 2, 2014, produced by Tuxman.
2015–2020: iGenesis, VI, Jobs Woods In early 2015, she released her single "Ice Cream" which became successful and topped radio charts, and was later remixed by
Khuli Chana. On September 15, "Jungle Fever" was released as the album's lead single and debuted at number 1 on the African Top Ten Charts. In 2016, She signed a record deal with Mabala Noise and began to record her new album. Her debut studio album
iGenesis was scheduled to be released in July 2016.
iGenesis was released in October 2016. The album was supported by three singles, "Jungle Fever", "Shisa" and "Is'gubhu" featuring Duncan. In December 2016, she headlined the
NH7 Weekender event, which was held in
Pune. At the 2016
South African Hip Hop Awards, Lamayne was nominated for Best Female, Best Mixtape and the Hustler of the Year. In June 23, her single "Lobola" featuring Maraza was released accompanied with a music video. She headlined to Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival on June 24. In early January 2018, Lamayne signed a record deal with Ambitiouz Entertainment and released her new extended play,
VI on July 13, 2018. On January 29, her single "Iphupho" was released. On May 17, her single "Fufu" featuring
King Monada was released. On February 1, her single "Bozza" featuring
Kwesta was released and debuted at the summit of the Top 50 RAMS Chart. On July 26, 2019, her extended play
Jobs Woods was released. In April 2020, she made her screen debut on
Hair Jury as a presenter, which premiered on April 1 on the Soweto TV channel. In May 2020, she embarked on the Gigi Gang Show in South Africa and toured alongside
Nadia Nakai, Moozlie and
Boity Thulo. In March 2020, she made her screen debut on
Hairy Jury as a host, which airs on Soweto TV.
2021–present: Mermaids and Stuff and Set In Stone On June 4, her single "Feelin U" featuring Blxckie and
Mi Casa was released as the album's
lead single. On July 15, 2021, her fourth studio album
Mermaids and Stuff was released and received positive reviews from music critics overall. On September 17, it was announced that she would host TikTok's Africa music chart show. At the 2021 Women of Wonder Awards, she won an award. She received a nomination for Best Female at the 2021 annual South African Hip Hop Awards. In February 2022, she announced her fourth studio album,
Set In Stone, and the release date.
Set In Stone was released on May 20, 2020. It features artists Majorsteez,
Big Zulu, Busiswa, MusiholiQ,
Makhadzi and Kid X. In 2023, Lamayne made her voice acting debut in the
Disney+ animated original
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire. ==Influences==