# Starrah

Brittany Talia Hazzard, professionally known as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer, and rapper from Delaware. Best known for her songwriting work for other music industry artists, Starrah has co-written three singles that peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100: "Havana" for Camila Cabello in 2017, "Girls Like You" for Maroon 5 the following year, and "Savage Remix" for Megan Thee Stallion (featuring Beyoncé) in 2020; the latter won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song. In addition, she has co-written songs that have peaked within the top 20 of the chart: Rihanna's "Needed Me," Normani's "Wild Side" (featuring Cardi B), Halsey's "Now or Never," Kevin Gates' "2 Phones," Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne's "No Frauds," and Drake's "Fake Love."
Her album credits include Travis Scott's Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2017), Calvin Harris's Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2018)—including the top 20 single "Feels" featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, and Big Sean—Nicki Minaj's Queen (2018), and Madame X (2018) by Madonna.
As a recording artist, Starrah signed with Diplo's Mad Decent record label to release an eponymous collaborative project with the producer (titled Starrah x Diplo) in 2017. She released her debut commercial single, "How It Goes" on August 12, 2020, which preceded the release of her debut studio album, The Longest Interlude (2021).

## Early life and career

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 moved 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 seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 42 weeks on the chart.
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.

## Artistry

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

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

## Discography
### Studio albums

* 2021: The Longest Interlude

### EP

* Starrah x Diplo (with Diplo) (2017)

### Singles
#### As lead artist

* 2014
** Starrah – "Low" prod. Noah "40" Shebib
* 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"
** Skrillex, Starrah and Four Tet – "Butterflies"

#### As featured artist / guest appearances

* 2015
** Kid Ink featuring Starrah – "Blowin' Swishers Part. 2"
** Jeremih featuring Starrah – "Pass Dat"
** The Weeknd featuring Starrah and Jeremih – "Pass Dat (Remix)"
** G-Eazy featuring Starrah – "Order More"
* 2016
** Belly featuring Starrah – "It's All Love"
** Travis Scott with Young Thug featuring Quavo – "Pick Up the Phone" (Additional vocals)
** Cashmere Cat featuring Starrah, 2 Chainz, and Tory Lanez – "Throw Myself a Party"
** The Weeknd – "True Colors" (Additional vocals)
* 2017
** Charli XCX featuring Starrah and Raye – "Dreamer"
** Big Sean featuring Eminem – "No Favors" (Additional vocals)
** Big Sean – "Jump Out the Window" (Additional vocals)
** Big Sean featuring Starrah and Flint Chozen Choir – "Bigger Than Me"
** Calvin Harris featuring Young Thug, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande – "Heatstroke" (Additional background vocals)
** Halsey – "Now or Never" (Additional vocals)
** Kid Ink featuring Starrah – "No Strings"
** Major Lazer featuring Quavo, Travis Scott and Camila Cabello – "Know No Better" (Background vocals)
** Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – "Havana" (Additional vocals)

## Songwriting credits

| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "Be Real" | 2015 | Kid Ink featuring Dej Loaf | Full Speed |
| "2 Phones" | 2015 | Kevin Gates | Islah |
| "Drank" | 2015 | Jeremih | Late Nights: The Album |
| "Needed Me" | 2016 | Rihanna | Anti |
| "Body" | 2016 | Dreezy featuring Jeremih | No Hard Feelings |
| "The Half" | 2016 | DJ Snake featuring Jeremih, Young Thug and Swizz Beatz | Encore |
| "Pick Up the Phone" | 2016 | Travis Scott with Young Thug featuring Quavo | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
| "Way Back" | 2016 | Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
| "Lose" | 2016 | Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
| "Trust Nobody" | 2016 | Cashmere Cat featuring Selena Gomez and Tory Lanez | 9 |
| "Fake Love" | 2016 | Drake | More Life |
| "True Colors" | 2016 | The Weeknd | Starboy |
| "No Favors" | 2017 | Big Sean featuring Eminem | I Decided |
| "Jump Out the Window" | 2017 | Big Sean | I Decided |
| "Bigger Than Me" | 2017 | Big Sean featuring Starrah and Flint Chozen Choir | I Decided |
| "Regret in Your Tears" | 2017 | Nicki Minaj | Non-album single |
| "No Frauds" | 2017 | Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne | Non-album single |
| "Ice Melts" | 2017 | Drake featuring Young Thug | More Life |
| "Heatstroke" | 2017 | Calvin Harris featuring Young Thug, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 |
| "Feels" | 2017 | Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 |
| "Skrt on Me" | 2017 | Calvin Harris featuring Nicki Minaj | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 |
| "Prayers Up" | 2017 | Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott and A-Trak | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 |
| "Cash Out" | 2017 | Calvin Harris featuring Schoolboy Q, PartyNextDoor and DRAM | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 |
| "Now or Never" | 2017 | Halsey | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom |
| "Infinite Stripes" | 2017 | Cashmere Cat featuring Ty Dolla Sign | 9 |
| "Swish Swish" | 2017 | Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj | Witness |
| "Know No Better" | 2017 | Major Lazer featuring Quavo, Travis Scott and Camila Cabello | Know No Better |
| "Don't Quit" | 2017 | DJ Khaled and Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott and Jeremih | Grateful |
| "Havana" | 2017 | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | Camila |
| "Inside Out" | 2017 | Camila Cabello | Camila |
| "What Lovers Do" | 2017 | Maroon 5 featuring Sza | Red Pill Blues |
| "Girls Like You" | 2017 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues |
| "No I Love Yous" | 2017 | Era Istrefi featuring French Montana | Non-album single |
| "Wasted Times" | 2018 | The Weeknd | My Dear Melancholy |
| "Hard White" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj | Queen |
| "Run & Hide" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj | Queen |
| "Nip Tuck" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj | Queen |
| "2 Lit 2 Late Interlude" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj | Queen |
| "Come See About Me" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj | Queen |
| "Thought I Knew You" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj featuring The Weeknd | Queen |
| "Checklist" | 2018 | Normani and Calvin Harris featuring WizKid | Normani x Calvin Harris |
| "Future" (feat. Quavo) | 2019 | Madonna | Madame X |
| "Crave" (feat. Swae Lee) | 2019 | Madonna | Madame X |
| "Crazy" | 2019 | Madonna | Madame X |
| "Come Alive" | 2019 | Madonna | Madame X |
| "Looking for Mercy" | 2019 | Madonna | Madame X |
| "I Rise" | 2019 | Madonna | Madame X |
| "Find Your Way Back" | 2019 | Beyoncé | The Lion King: The Gift |
| "Already" | 2019 | Beyoncé featuring Shatta Wale and Major Lazer | The Lion King: The Gift |
| "Hate Me" | 2019 | Ellie Goulding featuring Juice Wrld | Brightest Blue |
| "Back For You" | 2019 | Cashmere Cat | Princess Catgirl |
| "Smile" | 2020 | Katy Perry | Smile |
| "Savage Remix" | 2020 | Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé | Good News |
| "Tangerine" | 2020 | Glass Animals | Dreamland |
| "Are You Even Real" | 2020 | James Blake | Non-album single |
| "All Due Respect" | 2020 | Vory featuring Starrah | Vory |
| "Prices" | 2020 | Lil Uzi Vert featuring WanMor | Eternal Atake |
| "Wild Side" | 2021 | Normani featuring Cardi B | Dopamine |
| "Coming Back" | 2021 | James Blake featuring Sza | Friends That Break Your Heart |
| "Paradise" | 2021 | CL | Alpha |
| "Automatic Woman" | 2021 | H.E.R. | Bruised (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Netflix Film) |
| "Remedy" | 2021 | Maroon 5 featuring Stevie Nicks | Jordi |
| "Usain Boo" | 2022 | Kodak Black | Back For Everything |
| "Feeling Like The End" | 2022 | Joji | Smithereens |
| "Self Love" | 2023 | Metro Boomin and Coi Leray | Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) |
| "Fall Back" | 2023 | James Blake | Playing Robots Into Heaven |
| "Birds Calling" | 2024 | Kevin Gates | The Ceremony |
| "Ammunition" | 2024 | Zara Larsson | Venus |
| "1:59" | 2024 | Normani featuring Gunna | Dopamine |
| "Big Boy" | 2024 | Normani featuring Starrah | Dopamine |
| "Tantrums" | 2024 | Normani featuring James Blake | Dopamine |
| "Candy Paint" | 2024 | Normani | Dopamine |
| "Grip" | 2024 | Normani | Dopamine |
| "Little Secrets" | 2024 | Normani | Dopamine |