kitty ray

Kitty Ray, born Kathryn-Leigh Beckwith, is an American hip hop artist who first gained attention performing as Kitty Pryde. She began as part of the comedy hip hop duo Jokers in Trousers before catching the attention of rapper Riff Raff, with whom she recorded «Orion's Belt» in June 2012 — a track that became a surprise viral hit, racking up over a million views and establishing her presence in the internet-rap scene of the early 2010s.

Her style blended a conversational, diary-like rap delivery with lo-fi, internet-native production, often self-aware and playful in tone, which made her a distinctive figure among the Tumblr-era rap and cloud-rap adjacent artists of that period. Tracks like «okay cupid» and «$krillionaire» reflect this blend of confessional lyricism and lightweight, hooky beats.

In 2016 she married musician Sam Ray and joined his indie band American Pleasure Club, marking a shift from her solo rap output toward broader indie and DIY music circles. Across her career she has continued to release music under variations of her name, maintaining a small but dedicated following built around her early viral breakthrough and her idiosyncratic, unpolished style.