LustSickPuppy
American rapper, artist and model (born 1997)
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Tommy Hayes (born January 2, 1997), known professionally as LustSickPuppy (sometimes stylized as Lust$ickPuppy), is an American rapper, painter, make-up artist, and model. Their[a] debut extended play, Cosmic Brownie, was released in 2020, and their second EP, As Hard As You Can, was released in 2022. Their self-released and self-produced debut studio album, Carousel from Hell, was released in 2024. Their music has been described as genre-bending, featuring a fusion of digital hardcore with genres such as hip hop, breakcore, and harsh noise.
- Rapper
- painter
- make-up artist
- model
LustSickPuppy | |
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| Born | January 2, 1997 New York City, U.S. |
| Other name | Tommy Hayes |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Musical career | |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
Life and career
Tommy Hayes[3][2] was born on January 2, 1997[4][5] in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where they were also raised. As a child, they wrote raps and attended rap cyphers. Hayes has described themself during their youth as "a raw ass kid growing up too fast".[6] While teaching prosthetic makeup at a middle school, Hayes began working professionally as a painter and make-up artist in 2017, also working as a model.[7][8][9]
Hayes released their debut single as LustSickPuppy, "Goatmeal", and an accompanying music video in May 2020, which preceded their debut extended play, Cosmic Brownie, released on June 1, 2020.[10] Their single "BustDuster" was released in July 2021.[11] In 2022, they toured as an opening act, first for Dorian Electra and later for Machine Girl, and released their second EP, As Hard As You Can.[12] After it was announced in March 2024, their self-produced first studio album, Carousel from Hell, was released on April 26 of the same year.[13] It was preceded by the singles "Blisster", "Chokehold", and "Exes".[3]
Artistry
For Vogue, Janelle Okwodu described Hayes's art as "impulsive, convoluted, and chaotic".[7] They frequently wear smiley or juggalo-inspired clown face paint while performing.[14][15] Hayes based their stage name on their Instagram username, which they had put "no real thought" into until they started to perform music.[16]
Hayes has described their music as "pretty genre-less" and has called their combination of genres "genrefucking".[6] Raphael Helfand of The Fader described their music as "a combination of hellacious beats and cracked, unhinged vocals" and described their "sex-crazed-canine persona" as having "an extremely specific self-mythology".[17][18] For the Chicago Reader, Micco Caporale described their music as "a perfect marriage between club-kid uncanniness and Juggalo attitude"; Leah Mandel, for Pitchfork, wrote that their music "typically exerts a hyper-confident lusty indignation" and "always [has] humor". Their music is largely digital hardcore and hip hop and also has elements of heavy metal, jungle, breakcore, nu metal, harsh noise, and electronic music.[19][12][20][3][11] They have cited Missy Elliott as an influence on their music and image.[16]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
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| Carousel from Hell |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Cosmic Brownie |
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| As Hard As You Can |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Goatmeal" | 2020 | Cosmic Brownie |
| "Thirst" (with Bonnie Baxter) |
2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Bustduster" | ||
| "Ego Bruiser" | As Hard As You Can | |
| "Might B" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Ride It" (with Machine Girl) |
2023 | |
| "Chokehold" | Carousel from Hell | |
| "Exes" |
2024 | |
| "Blisster" | ||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Suck Shit" | 2020 | Machine Girl, Rafia | U-Void Synthesizer |
| "Amnesia" | 2021 | Death Tour, Ghoulavelii, Kamiyada+, Prxjek, WhoKilledXIX | Scared? (0.5) |
| "Creepy Crawlers" | 2023 | Tripp Jones, Loko Los | Gladiator Season, Vol. 3 |