The song reached number one on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and the Spotify Viral 50 chart. The second official single, " Stupid", featuring Yung Baby Tate, gained viral popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok. The EP was preceded by the promotional single "Special" and was launched alongside the EP's title track and lead single, "Hi It's Me". Īshnikko released her third EP, Hi It's Me, in July 2019. The EP spawned the singles "Blow", "Nice Girl", "Invitation" featuring Kodie Shane, and "No Brainer". Ashnikko's second EP, Unlikeable, was released in November 2018. The EP was produced by Raf Riley and features appearances from Avelino. She released her first EP, Sass Pancakes, under Digital Picnic Records in 2017. Career 2016–2019: Career beginnings and Hi It's Me Īshnikko's first song, "Krokodil", was produced by Raf Riley and published to SoundCloud in July 2016. At the age of 18, Ashnikko moved to London, England by herself. At one point, she was the only American in Latvia to attend a Latvian public high school.
As a teenager, her family moved to Estonia for her father's studies, spending a year there before relocating again to Riga, Latvia. at the age of 10, and says she did not listen to male musicians until she was 16 years old. She recalls becoming interested in music, specifically rap music, when she listened to Arular by M.I.A. Her parents exposed her to country music and Slipknot. 2.2 2020–present: Breakthrough and DemidevilĪshton Nicole Casey was born on February 19, 1996, in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, and raised in the city of Greensboro.2.1 2016–2019: Career beginnings and Hi It's Me.