Dockery was born October 24 in
Memphis, Tennessee and raised in
Southaven, Mississippi. and enrolled at
Berklee College of Music after high school but left in 2009 to pursue music full-time. She was influenced by
Kanye West's
The College Dropout. She began a
YouTube challenge where she posted videos of herself singing a new original song for 275 days. She has worked with artists such as
Christina Aguilera,
Jennifer Lopez,
Brandy, and
Timbaland. Kirby co-wrote the track "
FourFiveSeconds", which went through several rounds of edits as directed by Kanye West. Her second album,
Miss Black America, was released in August 2025. The album is deeply influenced by Kirby's enslaved ancestors and their collective roots in Mississippi. On November 26, 2025, Kirby appeared on the
Tamron Hall show on
ABC, as part of their Friendsgiving episode, discussing her ‘A Song A Day’ challenge, and her first album,
Sis, from 2020. She also performed on the show, live in the studio. == Discography ==