Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi, who is known professionally as Toya Delazy, is a London-based South African singer, producer, pianist, dancer and performer from KwaZulu-Natal.

[9] Her debut studio album, Due Drop, was supported by the singles "Pump It On", "Love Is in the Air", "Are You Gonna Stay?

[13] She played hockey for KwaZulu-Natal and won provincial awards for discus, but lost interest in both games after her mother's death.

[15][16] She made her first solo appearance at the 2011 Africa Day concert in Newtown, Johannesburg, performing alongside Baaba Maal, Habib Koite and Tumi and the Volume, among others.

[18] Produced by Jax Van Heerden and Johnny De Ridder, the song received substantial airplay on 5FM and Metro FM.

[21] The music video for "Memoriam", which was filmed by Fausto Becatti and released in September 2013, shows an intimate side of Delazy.

In an interview posted on Between 10 and 5 in October 2013, Becatti said he fell in love with the song and was inspired to tell stories that would reverberate with people on a passionate level.

[23] On 25 February 2013, Sony Music Africa released the album's deluxe edition and the behind-the-scenes documentary film Takes a lot to make a Classic.

On 28 March 2017, she released a 10-track mixtape titled Jetlag, which features collaborations with producers and guest artists such as WTF, Moonchild Sanelly, Dopeboy LDN, EW, Amin and Synesthetic.

[27] She previously performed an Africanized cover of the Powerpuff Girls extended theme song, which was uploaded to Cartoon Network Africa's official YouTube channel.

[27] In December 2017, Delazy released her third studio album, Uncommodified, which comprises sixteen tracks and features guest appearances from Killason and Aaron Beezee.

[28] She describes the album as the third and final chapter of her musical trilogy and said it embodies her freedom as an artist and devotion to living her purpose and remaining true to herself.

Inspired by sounds from Solomun, Black Coffee, Stormzy and Benjamin Clementine, the album is a fusion of jazz, electro and hip-hop.