Mahi was born in Flensburg, Germany to parents from the Ivory Coast and moved to East London when she was three years old with her father.

[5][6] Her mother initially stayed in Germany, later joining the family when Mahi was a teenager and her parents reunited.

[1] The music video for the track on YouTube reached a million views within a month.

[8] In December 2020, Birmingham rapper Lady Leshurr released a diss track about Mahi, "DIV".

Mahi has described Nicki Minaj,[6] Lil' Kim[12] and Foxy Brown[12] as musical influences.