Layton Greene

Layton Greene (born December 4, 1998) is an American singer from East St. Louis, Illinois.^[2] She is best known for her 2019 single "Leave Em Alone" (with Lil Baby featuring PnB Rock and City Girls), which peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Previously in January of that year, she signed with Georgia-based record label Quality Control Music as its first female R&B artist.^[3] Her debut extended play (EP), Tell Ya Story, was released on September 9, 2019.^[4]

Layton Greene
Born	(1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 26)[1] East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Pop R&B
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Quality Control Motown Universal

Personal life

Greene was born in East St. Louis, Illinois.^[5] She was raised by her mother and her step father, who eventually separated when she was 14. Greene began singing at seven years old, reciting Keyshia Cole's "Love" to her mother.^[6]

Greene studied at Jan Smith Studios in Atlanta, learning under vocal coach Mama Jan (Jan Smith).^[7]

Greene is in a relationship with music producer GStylesOnTheTrack, who worked with her on 2019 single "Open Wounds."^[8]

Greene names Keyshia Cole, Aaliyah, and Chris Brown as her musical influences.^[9]

Discography

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [10]	US R&B/HH [11]	US Rap [12]	CAN [13]
Control the Streets, Volume 2 (with Quality Control)	Released: August 16, 2019 Label: Quality Control, Motown Format: Digital download, streaming	3	3	2	5

Extended plays

List of mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Details
Tell Ya Story	Released: September 9, 2019 Label: Quality Control, Motown Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		US [14]	US R&B /HH [15]	US R&B [16]
"Roll in Peace"[17]	2017	—	—	12		Non-album singles
"Myself"[18]	2018	—	—	—
"Leave Em Alone"[19] (with Lil Baby featuring City Girls and PnB Rock)	2019	60	27	5	RIAA: Platinum[20]	Control the Streets, Volume 2
"I Love You"[21]		—	—	—		Tell Ya Story
"Blame on Me"[22]		—	—	—
"Chosen One"[23]	2020	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Spin Again"[24]	2023	—	—	—		TBA
"Something"[25]		—	—	—
"Cinderella Story"[26]		—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.