In 2017, Maya released her debut single, "Kiss On My Neck".[3] She was signed to Capitol Records the next year.[3] Her 2018 single "Selenas" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2020 film Promising Young Woman.[4][5] She wrote and produced the single herself.[3] In 2019, she released the single "Dollar to a Diamond",[1] produced by Soulshock.[2] That year, she went on her first tour as the opener for Summer Walker on the Girls Need Love Tour.[1] Her 2020 single "Sink" features the rapper SAINt JHN, and the music video was animated by Carolyn Knapp.[6][7]
Her debut EP, [B]1, was released on May 7, 2021.[8] It is a blend of R&B, pop, hip hop, and trap,[8] and features production by Soulshock, Karlin, Hydrate, and Malay.[4]
As a visual artist, she also produces a series of zines, including one called Her Pain / Her Brain, featuring her own artwork.[6]