Inside Brooklyn Rapper Young M.A's Budding Empire

By now, 25-year-old Katorah Marrero, also known as Young M.A, should be accustomed to industry accolades. In the whirlwind year that's followed the release of her 2016 banger "OOOUUU," the wins have been nonstop: a double-platinum plaque, a headline tour, label offers, multiple Beyoncé cosigns. But she says she's still adjusting to all the attention."I didn't know how to react, because I honestly didn't expect that," she tells me on the phone, reflecting on her first VMA nomination this s