"Suffering is promised to us all, but so is joy. You have to find peace in that duality," says Yaya Bey, who commits to life's delight - humor, love, the power of human movement and connection - even if she has to do it afraid. With her new album, which follows a run of critically acclaimed releases and marks her debut on art-forward indie label drink sum wtr, the Queens, New York singer-songwriter thrives across uplifting, effervescent material. A rejection of past narratives projected onto her, 'do it afraid' finds Bey reclaiming her story with resolutely fun, full-hearted, and nuanced songs that pull from R&B, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and dance music, including the soca stylings of her family's Bajan roots. Do it afraid celebrates all sides of Yaya as part of a collective lifeforce that doesn't subscribe to fear but to the moments that move us.
| A1 | Wake Up B*tch |
| A2 | End Of The World |
| A3 | Real Yearners Unite |
| A4 | Cindy Rella |
| B1 | Raisins |
| B2 | Spin Cycle |
| B3 | Dream Girl |
| B4 | Merlot And Grigio |
| C1 | Breakthrough |
| C2 | A Surrender |
| C3 | In A Circle |
| C4 | Aye Noche |
| C5 | No For Real, Wtf? |
| D1 | Blicky |
| D2 | Ask The Questions |
| D3 | Bella Noches Pt. 1 |
| D4 | A Tiny Thing That's Mine |
| D5 | Choice |
