Leray in 2019, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 11, 1997
Ethnicity:
*father – Puerto Rican, Cape Verdean
*mother – African-American
Coi Leray, full name Coi Leray Collins, is an American rapper and singer. She is known for the songs “Huddy,” “No More Parties,” “Blick Blick,” and “Players.”
She is the daughter of rapper and media mogul Benzino (born Raymond Leon Scott). Her mother is pictured here. She was raised in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Coi’s paternal grandfather was named Edward DeJesus.
Coi’s paternal grandmother was Mary A. “Kinky” Timas (the daughter of Manuel Lopes Fontes and Ella Barros). Mary was born in Carver, Massachusetts. Ella was the daughter of Joseph Barros and Catherine Pires.
Sources:
Obituary of Coi’s paternal grandmother, Mary A. “Kinky” Timas Scott –
Obituary of Coi’s paternal great-great-uncle (great-grandmother’s brother) –
