Ashton Nicole Casey (born February 19, 1996), better known as Ashnikko (/ˈæʃnɪkoʊ/), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. She rose to prominence with her 2019 single "Stupid" with Yung Baby Tate, which gained viral popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok and was certified gold in the United States and Canada. Preceded by the singles "Cry" and "Daisy", Ashnikko's debut mixtape, Demidevil, was released on January 15, 2021.
Early life
Ashton Nicole Casey was born on February 19, 1996 in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, and raised in the city of Greensboro. Her parents exposed her to country music and Slipknot. She recalls becoming interested in music, specifically rap music, when she listened to Arular by M.I.A at the age of 10, and says she did not listen to male musicians until she was 16 years old. As a teenager, her family moved to Estonia for her father's studies, spending a year there before relocating again to Riga, Latvia. At one point, she was the only American in the country to attend a Latvian public high school. At the age of 18, Ashnikko moved to London, England by herself.