Maiya the Don

Maiya Early, known professionally as Maiya the Don, is an American rapper and songwriter. She is best known for her song "Telfy".

Life and career
Maiya Early was born in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoyed rapping from her youth and would battle rap with her brother. Using the name Maiya The Don, she initially used TikTok to produce beauty related content. In 2022, when she had approximately 500,000 followers, she shifted to making and releasing rap music. She gained notice on the platform for the songs "Chiraq" and "222."

Her breakout single "Telfy" was released in October 2022, and garnered approximately one million views on YouTube. The song refers to the popular shopping handbag from the luxury brand Telfar.

In January 2023, she and fellow Brooklyn rapper Lola Brooke were featured artists on the remix of the song "Conceited" by Flo Milli. Maiya performed at MEFeater's Galentine's show at New York Fashion Week. In March 2023, she was selected by TikTok as an inaugural Visionary Voices honoree to celebrate their #WomeninHipHop campaign. Maiya the Don was a supporting performer on Flo Milli's Thanks For Coming Here, Ho tour in late 2023.