# Black Yaya | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/black-yaya
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/black-yaya/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 07:58 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/black-yaya
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/black-yaya/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/black-yaya/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Black Yaya
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `black-yaya`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 07:58 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-ade8bf79938e89e7
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 905
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Paint a Smile On Me
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Black Yaya formed in New York City in the late 2000s around vocalist and songwriter Yaya Bey. The band's sound came together with multi-instrumentalist and producer Chris Dave, working in a space between soul, R&B, and jazz. Their debut album 'For the Culture' arrived in 2014, followed by 'The Healing Project' in 2017 and a self-titled record in 2020. The single 'Paint a Smile On Me' from that first album...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Paint a Smile On Me — https://lyroverse.com/black-yaya/paint-a-smile-on-me