Over the weekend, Joey Bada$$ might’ve let us in on a little secret. The Brooklyn rapper took to Instagram to show us a snap of him and possibly the new woman in his life. In the photo, you can see Joey dressed to the nines in a black and white suit with his durag to complete his fit. He is gazing into the eyes of his date, who is none other than Serayah as she wears a red dress giving him her whole attention.
The two look as if they are out on a date as they sit in a booth in front of utensils, napkins, and wine glasses. After the “Love Is Only a Feeling” rapper made his post on Instagram, Serayah put her own post up of the couple with a black heart as the caption. The 27-year-old singer has seen a lot of success since hitting the big screen and making music. She’s not a household name like Keke Palmer or Tinashe, but Serayah is just as talented.
Here’s five things to know about Serayah, in case you didn’t know.
She Dated Jacob Lattimore
Serayah was in a very public relationship with fellow actor Jacob Lattimore. Lattimore plays Emmett on Showtime’s hit series, The Chi. As, she has been seen with Joey Bada$$ lately, Serayah confirmed her breakup with Lattimore in a statement.
”Me and Jacob are no longer together. —Sadly we just grew apart and I love and respect his journey moving foward.”
She also confirmed it over Instagram Live as fans kept asking her questions regarding the relationship. Lattimore and Seryah met in 2016 at the BET Awards. They finally made it official to the world in March of 2019 when Lattimore posted a picture of the two of them on Instagram. Serayah confirmed the relationship to Cardi B a few months later at a Fashion Nova event. Both have shared scenes in shows such as Empire, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and The Chi.
BET even interviewed the couple for an episode of their series, “Millennial Love Stories”, where Lattimore went in detail how they met. The actor credits mutual friend, Shameik Moore, for getting them together. -In the same interview, Serayah describes being impressed during their first date as Lattimore went with the Empire actress to the nail salon. After six years, it looks like Serayah has moved on.
Serayah is an Actress
Seryah has been acting since 2015, landing her first major role in the hit series, Empire. She played Tiana Brown for six seasons. During that time, she also landed movie roles in Lucky Girl, Burning Sands, and other movies that were set for television. 50 Cent picked up Serayah for his hit STARZ series, BMF after Empire ended. She plays Meech’s baby’s mother. This year, she has a recurring role on Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
Yes, She Sings Too
Not only is she an actress, but she is a singer as well. Serayah has released seven singles, four from her EP, Addicted. She released Addicted in 2018 and followed it up with Ray’’. Serayah also contributed to the original soundtrack for the series, Empire. In 2015, the song “Drip Drop”, featuring herself and Yazz. The song reached number 37 on the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B charts.
Last month, the 27-year-old released her new single, “Love or Die” featuring Village Boy Prince. It is expected to be on her upcoming EP, though a date has not been announced yet. The BMF actress also spends her time starring in music videos as well. Serayah has appeared in “Undecided” by Chris Brown, Ne-Yo’s “Don’t Love Me”, Diddy & Bryson Tiller’s “Gotta Move On”, and Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood”. Joey Bada$$ is set to make a new short film starring Serayah for his song, “Show Me”. The video for the song is out now.
Friends with Taylor Swift
As I mentioned above, Serayah was in Taylor Swift’s music video for “Bad Blood”. Even before the video, the two hit it off as Swift wanted to meet the Empire actress. Swift contacted Serayah before the video shoot to discuss what would be going on and also to thank her for being involved. Ultimately, Serayah became apart of the “Anti-Hero” singer’s “Girl Group”. The group includes GiGi Hadid, Martha Hunt, Hailee Steinfeld, Selena Gomez, and Mariska Hargitay to name a few.
Around the time of the release of the video “Bad Blood”, Serayah told People that they are all just girls hanging out.
”We all hang out. We get together and we go eat and go to late-night cafes. I think people think it’s this celebrity gathering, but it’s just a bunch of girls, hanging out”.
Serayah applauds Swift for encouraging her to always use her voice and always remembers her for giving her a NARS red lip pencil to use, in which she always gets compliments when she wears it.
Serayah’s Drink of Choice is Tequila
After taking Tequila shots with Taylor Swift, Serayah ultimately became a tequila fan. She never drank tequila until then and now she’s the ambassador for DeLeon Tequila. It’s also her go-to drink! This past Christmas, she teamed up with the brand to deliver a new DeLeon Cranberry Margarita. The singer also hosted a Thanksgiving event called friendsgiving with DeLeon last year at TAO restaurant in Los Angeles. She’s even made friends with the owner of the agave spirit as well, none other than Diddy himself.
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