Haviah Mighty

Haviah Mighty is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario. Haviah rose to prominence in 2016, as a member of the hip hop group, The Sorority, before releasing her debut EP in 2017. Her debut album, 13th Floor, was released in 2019, and won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.

XXL named her one of the "15 Toronto Rappers you should know"and CBC Music named her one of the "New Faces of Canadian Hip Hop".

Haviah was born in Toronto and took music lessons in Scarborough beginning at the age of 4, before moving to Brampton for high school.

Haviah began producing at age 15. At 17, she released her first mixtape, No Studio, independently in 2010. She then went on to release 3 projects entitled “#EIGHTEEN”, “Dominant 7eventh", and “Bass Loud". She then won ‘So You Think You Can Rap Canada’, a national talent competition and also won the opportunity to perform at CNE's Rising Star Talent in 2016. A freestyle cypher with three other Toronto-area female rappers was released for International Women's Day and went viral in 2016. The four rappers formed The Sorority together, releasing tracks throughout 2016 and 2017. The Sorority released their debut album, Pledge, in 2018 and toured throughout 2018.

Haviah released a solo EP in 2017, Flower City, which garnered media attention and critical acclaim. Flower City was named one of Complex's favourite Canadian releases of 2017. A song from the EP, "Pull Up" , was named one of the best Toronto tracks of the first half of 2017 by Now Magazine. On September 7, 2018, her single "Vamonos" was featured on the third season of HBO’s Insecure. Haviah was announced as a member of the Juno's Masterclass program for 2018/19.

On March 23, 2019, Haviah announced her debut studio album, 13th Floor, via social media and that the album would arrive in 2019. 13th Floor became one of the most anticipated Canadian albums of 2019, according to both CBC Music and Exclaim!. The lead single for the album "In Women Colour" was released to positive reviews and was deemed an anthem by Complex. The album was released on May 10, 2019, to positive reviews. In July 2019, 13th Floor was shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize, which she won on September 16, 2019.

Albums

Solo

• 13th Floor (2019)

With The Sorority

• Pledge (2018)

Extended plays

• #Eighteen (2011)
• Dominant 7eventh (2013)
• Flower City (2017)

Mixtapes

• No Studio (2010)
• Bass Loud (2015)