Southern Plug Magazine: Leaders of the New School 2017 Volume 2 Issue 1 A | Page 20

A specialist in singles that are woozy and hypnotic, Atlanta rapper Solo Lucci broke through in 2015 with his track "Whip It." Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Lucci landed in Atlanta, where he launched his career in 2012 with the track "RIP Tupac." When the video for the cut reached over half-a-million views, the rapper celebrated with his mixtape Fuck Your Favorite Rapper, released in 2013. In 2014 he was joined by singer Akon for the track “Killaz & Drug Dillaz,” which landed on his mixtape Life After Death. In 2015 he released the single "Whip It." Lyricist and rapper who became best known for her YouTube video "Brooklyn (Chiraq Freestyle)." She released a debut mixtape called Sleepwalkin and a debut project called Herstory. Growing up, she was never the girly girl and even played football. She began dropping tracks on YouTube in the summer of 2013, songs that included "Levels," "Kold World" and "OG Bobby Johnson."She has over 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 2.5 million followers on Instagram.Her real name is Katorah Kasanova Marrero. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.