LustSickPuppy
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Born | Tomasyn Hayes January 2, 1997 New York City, U.S. |
Other names | Tommy Hayes |
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Years active | 2017–present |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Tomasyn Hayes (born January 2, 1997), known professionally as LustSickPuppy (sometimes stylized as Lust$ickPuppy), is an American rapper, painter, make-up artist, and model. Their[a] debut extended play, Cosmic Brownie, was released in 2020, and their second EP, As Hard As You Can, was released in 2022. Their self-released and self-produced debut studio album, Carousel from Hell, was released in 2024. Their music has been described as genre-bending, featuring a fusion of digital hardcore with genres such as hip hop, breakcore, and harsh noise.
Life and career
[edit]Tomasyn Hayes[3] was born on January 2, 1997[4][5] in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where they were also raised. As a child, they wrote raps and attended rap cyphers. Hayes has described themself during their youth as "a raw ass kid growing up too fast".[6] While teaching prosthetic makeup at a middle school, Hayes began working professionally as a painter and make-up artist in 2017, also working as a model.[7][8][9]
Hayes released their debut single as LustSickPuppy, "Goatmeal", and an accompanying music video in May 2020, which preceded their debut extended play, Cosmic Brownie, released on June 1, 2020.[3] Their single "BustDuster" was released in July 2021.[10] In 2022, they toured as an opening act, first for Dorian Electra and later for Machine Girl, and released their second EP, As Hard As You Can.[11] After it was announced in March 2024, their self-produced first studio album, Carousel from Hell, was released on April 26 of the same year.[12] It was preceded by the singles "Blisster", "Chokehold", and "Exes".[13]
Artistry
[edit]For Vogue, Janelle Okwodu described Hayes's art as "impulsive, convoluted, and chaotic".[7] They frequently wear smiley or juggalo-inspired clown face paint while performing.[14][15] Hayes based their stage name on their Instagram username, which they had put "no real thought" into until they started to perform music.[16]
Hayes has described their music as "pretty genre-less" and has called their combination of genres "genrefucking".[6] Raphael Helfand of The Fader described their music as "a combination of hellacious beats and cracked, unhinged vocals" and described their "sex-crazed-canine persona" as having "an extremely specific self-mythology".[17][18] For the Chicago Reader, Micco Caporale described their music as "a perfect marriage between club-kid uncanniness and Juggalo attitude"; Leah Mandel, for Pitchfork, wrote that their music "typically exerts a hyper-confident lusty indignation" and "always [has] humor". Their music is largely digital hardcore and hip hop and also has elements of heavy metal, jungle, breakcore, nu metal, harsh noise, and electronic music.[19][11][20][13][10] They have cited Missy Elliott as an influence on their music and image.[16]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Title | Details |
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Carousel from Hell |
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Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details |
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Cosmic Brownie |
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As Hard As You Can |
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Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"Goatmeal" | 2020 | Cosmic Brownie |
"Thirst" (with Bonnie Baxter) |
2021 | Non-album singles |
"Bustduster" | ||
"Ego Bruiser" | As Hard As You Can | |
"Might B" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
"Ride It" (with Machine Girl) |
2023 | |
"Chokehold" | ||
"Exes" |
2024 | Carousel from Hell |
"Blisster" | Non-album singles |
Guest appearances
[edit]Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Suck Shit" | 2020 | Machine Girl, Rafia | U-Void Synthesizer |
"Amnesia" | 2021 | Death Tour, Ghoulavelii, Kamiyada+, Prxjek, WhoKilledXIX | Scared? (0.5) |
"Creepy Crawlers" | 2023 | Tripp Jones, Loko Los | Gladiator Season, Vol. 3 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "TikTok - Make Your Day". 2024-01-18. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ a b Peters, Alex (May 15, 2020). "Watch Lustsick Puppy transform into an OAP gone wild in 'Goatmeal' video". Dazed. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ @lustsickpuppy (January 2, 2024). "Happy birthday kiddo. We made it further than we thought we could 🖤" – via Instagram.
- ^ Date, Isabel Slone (May 28, 2019). "How Mutant Alien Cyborg Beauty is Challenging What it Means to be Human". Fashion. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Moran, Justin (August 30, 2020). "LustSickPuppy: A 'Shape-Shifting Sex Canine From Outer Space'". Paper. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Okwodu, Janelle (February 27, 2018). "These Wonderfully Weird Instagram Artists Are Totally Mesmerizing". Vogue. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Crooked, Emily (February 16, 2019). "Tomasyn Hayes is the MUA leading the next generation of beauty hellraisers". Dazed. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Moen, Matt (May 31, 2019). "QUALIATIK's Creatures Come to Life in 'Mother Tongue'". Paper. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Farrell, Margaret (July 1, 2021). "Lust$ickPuppy Gifts Us with More Hypnotic Chaos on 'BustDuster'". Flood. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Caporale, Micco (July 3, 2023). "LustSickPuppy will sever you from the everyday with their feral, alien party music". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "New Music Friday: Stream new projects from Sega Bodega, LustSickPuppy, Anitta, and more". The Fader. April 26, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Bloom, Madison; Monroe, Jazz (April 26, 2024). "9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Rex, Hatti (November 23, 2018). "Why clown make-up is the latest beauty trend". Dazed. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Lauffenburger, Rebecca (January 26, 2024). "Burning the Midnight Oil at A2B2's Night of Fire". Ringtone. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Gorman-Buckley, Isobel. "LustSickPuppy: Unhinged, Feral Bliss". Metal. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Helfand, Raphael (August 29, 2022). "Song You Need: LustSickPuppy reclaims their iconography". The Fader. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Helfand, Raphael (October 17, 2022). "Song You Need: LustSickPuppy wants to eat you whole". The Fader. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Mandel, Leah (April 29, 2024). "LustSickPuppy: Carousel from Hell". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ MacRae, Meghan (November 10, 2021). "Experience the Techno Punk Terror of LustSickPuppy". CVLT Nation. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 21st-century African-American painters
- 21st-century American painters
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American rappers
- American LGBTQ rappers
- American LGBTQ painters
- American LGBTQ models
- American make-up artists
- American non-binary musicians
- American non-binary artists
- Digital hardcore musicians
- Hardcore punk musicians
- Non-binary models
- Non-binary rappers
- Non-binary painters
- Painters from Brooklyn
- People from Crown Heights, Brooklyn
- Rappers from Brooklyn