Was established in 2001 as a way for the  owner to market her soon  to be released cd “Starting Over” and to promote a karaoke show  along with a variety of TV shows that she was producing ,taping and hosting.  She managed to tape and host some open mics for rappers and singers in the area and have them aired on the local cable TV station.  Which meet with some community opposition,  but had great exposure.

The face of Maylay would soon change when one of her sons purchased a beat machine with money he earned from a summer job and stated his own production company ,Yell Boy Productions.  He would also form the first rap group associated with Maylay, Cut Boy Comity aka CBC.    They would go on to record the cd "Dangerous Group" and  Botherz By Blood and  quite a few other songs and cd’s  together and separately.  In 2005 they did the “Paying Your Dues tour, thru out the Chicago land area.   There would soon be a recording studio in the basement for them and other artists to record that would not cost them a lot of money.  The Headcutta ran the studio and had quite a clientele.  Unfortunately Maylay would face some hearting breaking changes “Life” ones.  The original members of CBC would eventually part ways, however songs would still be recorded under the CBC name.  Not really sure what direction to go in the she often wondered should she just stop!  The answer was always no. 

With the persuasion of a young man who has always been around Maylay she was asked to take a look at a couple of young rappers  that were aching to record.  It took quite a while but she did eventually audition The Gutta Boyz.   She liked what she heard, the sound was exciting and new. They would  soon be on their way to 23 Alignment Productions to record.  Eventually some of the original artist would return with a new perspective on their music and lives and would record some of the best sounds Maylay has ever had.  All of the pieces started to come together, with a new place to record, a great producer and phenomenal material Maylay will prove once again they are Not Just Another Face.  

Maylay Entertainment is stronger than ever moving forward, moving on and never looking back. 

Youlanda Burnett

President - Maylay Entertainment