Plumpiana Built House of Plumpiana One Independent Single at a Time

Plumpiana has a discography most independent artists spend a decade building, and she has done it without a label or a manager behind her. Her Apple Music artist page lists a run of singles and features stretching from 2023 into a 2026 album, PLUMPILICIOUS, alongside tracks including "94," "DIMÉ," "NOT A SOFT GIRL," "VIPER," and "NOT MY TYPE (PSQ)," plus guest features on Thee Queen Princess's "Where We Collide PART DEUX" and Josh Lumsden's "LET IT OUT!"

Born Talaya Moore, the Harlem- and Chelsea-based artist came to music from a different stage entirely. In an interview published by CanvasRebel, she said she earned a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication, with a minor in event planning, from SUNY Oneonta in 2017. She then began performing as a storyteller with The Moth, telling her own story of growing up homeless as a child in New York City in sold-out theaters around the country. She also studied improv with the Upright Citizens Brigade before turning to rap in earnest around 2019, debuting with the single "Break Dat Bag."

That CanvasRebel interview is also where she put her first single in its own context: "I took people judging me for my photos and body shape and turned it into my self love mantra." She described herself, in the same interview, as "a creative and a black, plus size, busty female rapper" who has "faced a lot of criticism and judgement" for lyrics she calls an expression of "my sexuality and feminine energy, which is constantly misunderstood."

Plumpiana releases her music through her own brand, House of Plumpiana, rather than a label deal — a fact she's plain about in the same interview: "I am very proud of my music journey in these past 2 years and all I have been able to accomplish as an independent artist with no manager or label behind me." By her own account she has funded the work by day, serving at a bar and restaurant, while performing at night — a schedule she says isn't just for her: "I want everyone to have music that makes them feel like they belong apart of this chaotic world."

That independence shows in the release pace. Beyond the 2026 album, her Apple Music catalog credits her with six singles in 2023 alone, and she's described her sound to CanvasRebel as "tenacious, glamorous, independent" and "very sexy, erotic and New York." She's also turned up on other artists' stages and platforms — CanvasRebel's interview lists appearances including "RAP IT UP," "TALK OF THE STREETS," Daniel's Leather, The Model Experience, Daily Paper, and Queerchella.