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Layton Greene
Born (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 26)
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2017–present
Labels

Layton Greene (born December 4, 1998) is an American singer from East St. Louis, Illinois. She is best known for her 2019 single "Leave Em Alone" (with Lil Baby featuring PnB Rock and City Girls), which peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Previously in January of that year, she signed with Georgia-based record label Quality Control Music as its first female R&B artist. Her debut extended play (EP), Tell Ya Story, was released on September 9, 2019.

Personal life

Greene was born in East St.Louis, Illinois. She was raised by her mother and her step father, who eventually separated when she was 14. Greene began singing at seven years old, reciting Keyshia Cole's "Love" to her mother.

Greene is in a relationship with music producer GStylesOnTheTrack, who worked with her on 2019 single "Open Wounds."

Greene names Keyshia Cole, Aaliyah, and Chris Brown as her musical influences.

Discography

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
US
R&B/HH
US
Rap
CAN
Control the Streets, Volume 2
(with Quality Control)
  • Released: August 16, 2019
  • Label: Quality Control, Motown
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
3 3 2 5

Extended plays

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Tell Ya Story
  • Released: September 9, 2019
  • Label: Quality Control, Motown
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
R&B
/HH

US

R&B

"Roll in Peace" 2017 12 Non-album singles
"Myself" 2018
"Leave Em Alone"
(with Lil Baby featuring City Girls and PnB Rock)
2019 60 27 5 Control the Streets, Volume 2
"I Love You" Tell Ya Story
"Blame on Me"
"Chosen One" 2020 Non-album single
"Spin Again" 2023 rowspan="3" 0TBA
"Something"
"Cinderella Story"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

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