
Born: 31 March 1998
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Years Active: 2018–present
Genre/s: Hip-hop, trap, drill
Label/s: Giant
Cashmere Lavon Small (born March 31, 1998), known professionally as Cash Cobain, is an American rapper and record producer. As a producer and vocalist, he has collaborated with artists including Ice Spice, Nav, Justin Bieber, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Don Toliver, Charlie Wilson, J. Cole, Cardi B, PartyNextDoor, Drake, Rob49, and Loe Shimmy.
Cashmere Lavon Small was born in the Bronx, New York City, on March 31, 1998. He first started making beats at a young age in his grandmother's house in New York City in the Forest Houses. He grew up in the South Bronx and moved to Queens as a teenager. Being inspired by drill, trap, and Jersey club music, he taught himself how to produce music using VirtualDJ and FL Studio.
Small released his debut mixtape, 719, in 2018. He released 2 Slizzy 2 Sexy, a collaborative mixtape with Chow Lee, in 2022. On August 23, 2024, Small released his debut studio album, Play Cash Cobain, to positive critical reception.
Small has been called a pioneer of "sexy drill", a subgenre of drill music focused on sex, and "sample drill", a subgenre of drill music focused on R&B samples and melodic rapping. His music often features samples from a wide range of sources. He is widely known for his producer tag, "And this beat from Cash, not from YouTube", voiced by rapper Big Yaya.