Flyana Boss Talks Kanekalon, Quitting Their Jobs and How They Chose Their Name
09.08.2023 - 20:07
/ variety.com
Selome Hailu Before they were sprinting through Disneyland to the tune of their own viral hit, the girls of Flyana Boss were making rent by selling (legal) weed. “We were budtenders,” says Folayan, one half of the duo that blew up in June after their song “You Wish” achieved major traction on social media.
Her partner-in-crime, Bobbi LaNea, finishes the thought: “Same dispensary, different locations. A month and a half ago, we were like, ‘What are we going to do?’ We stopped working in January, and this is the first time it’s felt legit, like we won’t have to get regular jobs again.” They’ve been making music together for four years, since first becoming friends at Hollywood’s Musician’s Institute.
“It was literally my first day, my first class, and I saw her cute self. I was interested in her and what she was about ever since then,” LaNea says, emblematic of the brand they’ve built with their music since then.
As evidenced by their lyrics — “Me and my bestie are the same, like a synonym,” Folayan raps at the end of a verse of “You Wish” — Flyana Boss is a twosome before anything else. They find a way to reroute almost every interview question back to their love for each other: When asked about their eclectic style choices (colored hair, elf ears, etc.), they pitch the fashion line they dream of creating one day: Bestie Apparel, clothing designed to complement the person you wear it with.
On the topic of whether internet fame has led to any misunderstandings about who they are, Folayan quips that there’s only one thing she needs people to know about them: “We’re besties in real life.” But there are other misconceptions they’re happy to clear up, and they finish each other’s thoughts while doing so. On the list of things
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