Jacqueline Mapei Cummings (born December 20, 1983), is an American-Swedish rapper and singer, best known for her single "Don't Wait", which was released via Downtown Records in 2013.
[2] She moved to Brooklyn at age eighteen, working as a bartender in a Swedish restaurant in New York's Chinatown neighborhood.
After the release of The Cocoa Butter Diaries, Mapei began work on her debut album with French electronic duo Justice.
After realizing that she was hitting a wall creatively, she came to the conclusion that she wanted to start singing, telling W: "I was just out there freestyling without writing any songs ...
"[1][6] The song was remixed by a number of high-profile producers, including a very popular edit by Australian DJ Brynny, and others from Frankie Knuckles, Kingdom, and Giraffage.
[16] She has cited Radiohead, Donna Summer, Irene Cara, Diana Ross, Missy Elliott, Brandy, Queens of the Stone Age, and Michael Jackson as influences.