Naseem Rafeeq Young , known professionally as 2Rare, is an American rapper and songwriter from

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. He has been signed to American record executive Mel Carter since October 2022.

Early life

2Rare was a football player during his high school years. He believed the sport would be "his lane". Originally from Philadelphia, he temporarily moved to

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due to academic issues and altercations. Later, he eventually returned to Philadelphia where he discovered that his prolonged absence had barred him from returning to class. This led to his separation from football. In his early life he was affiliated with one of Los Angeles' biggest and most dangerous gang, the Bloods.

Career

In 2019, he came to light with the release of his single "Big Bag", which landed him a joint venture with record labels

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, and Homemade Projects. In 2020, he began gaining success with the release of his single "Big Drippa". In January 2022, he released the song "Cupid" and it went viral on TikTok with 21,000,000 streams. In June 2022, he appeared in the music video for Canadian rapper

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's song "

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" and had a dance battle with the latter. In August 2022, he released his song "Q-Pid" with a feature from American rapper

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. In October 2022, he appeared on American rapper

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's single " Do It Again" and in its accompanying music video. in July 2023 he was featured in the 2023 XXL freshman class with Central Cee, Glorilla and more. He ended up becoming a meme as his freestyle and cypher performances weren't liked by the community.

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