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LO S A N G E L E S , U. S . A .
BE C K Y G FAC T S
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A ND T W I T T E R
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BECK Y FROM
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BECK Y G
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ON THE MAP › LOS ANGELES
Inglewood native Becky G is proof
positive that a lil ingenuity and a lot of
internet can produce a fresh fairytale.
Back in 2011, she began to post remix
videos on YouTube of her rapping her own
lyrics to popular rap jams, sidestepping
the typical “cover” approach that
everyone and their keyboard playing
cat seem to post on the interwebz. Her
awesome version of Kanye West and Jay
Z’s “Otis” caught the attention of super
producer Dr. Luke (the man behind your
fave Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus
ch-ch-chunes) and he signed her to
Kemosabe, his powerhouse record label.
Talk about a game changer!
Releasing the catchy single “Becky from
the Block” last year — her choppedup answer to JLo’s “Jenny from the
Block” — Becky G hit it big time! Like,
we’re talking Katy-Perry-tweetingabout-your-mint-music-video big, and
she delivered on the hype by releasing
Play It Again, a spirited five song EP just
a coupla’ months later. Despite being a
fresh-faced 17-year-old, you’d be wrong
to write Becky G as a mere teenie bopper.
She’s already collabo’d with Wiz Khalifa
and Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J so we’d wager
that her upcoming full-length will mix
some grit with pop goodness, and become
a mainstay on summer playlists!
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