ABRA is an American singer and actress. She is currently signed to

Polo Grounds Music Polo Grounds Music is a hip hop and R&B record label distributed by Sony Music's RCA Records. Polo Grounds Music is a full-service entertainment company with a focus in publishing, management, marketing and promotions. Founded in 2006 by Bryan ...

and

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, and was formerly signed to

Awful Records Centel Orlando Mangum (born 20 August 1990), known professionally as Father, is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, and record producer. He is the head of independent record label Awful Records. Career 2011–2017: Career begi ...

Early life and career

Born in

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, New York into a family of missionaries, Abra spent her first eight years in London, where her parents built the church they would ultimately work in. Her introduction to singing came from that church, too, where her father was pastor and her mother oversaw praise and worship. After London, her family settled in the quiet suburb of Lilburn outside

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

. At 14, Abra began playing guitar. She attended Parkview Highschool and was an active member of the drama department, graduating in 2007. Later in her teens, she began uploading her acoustic covers of rap songs onto YouTube. This led to her being discovered by Awful Records founder and rapper

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, who encouraged her to make original music. She later joined the label in 2014. Her first EP, ''BLQ Velvet'', was released in 2015. Her second EP, ''Princess'' was released by

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on July 15, 2016. It is her first release on a major label. The song "Fruit" off the album ''Rose'' was featured in an article on the best R&B songs of 2016 by ''

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''. Regarding Abra's style of clothing, ''

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'' commented in 2016 that "deliberate contrasts are part of her artistic identity on the whole: Abra is a member of the mostly male-dominated Awful Records coterie, an outlier crew swiftly taking over Atlanta with a sound that stands apart from ATL's rap oeuvre". Abra is one of the stars of the 2018 film ''

Assassination Nation ''Assassination Nation'' is a 2018 American satirical black comedy thriller film written and directed by Sam Levinson. It stars an ensemble cast led by Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef, and Abra. The film takes place in the fictional t ...

'' and plays Em.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

*''ABRA – Diamonds & Gold'' (2012) *''ABRA – Don't Kill Men'' (2012) *''ABRA – Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel'' (2014) *''ABRA – Sin City'' (2014) *''ABRA – NEEDSUMBODY'' (2014) *''ABRA – CENTERSTAGE 1.17'' (2015) *''ABRA – Then U Get Some'' (2015) *''ABRA – BFF'' (2015) *''ABRA feat. Father – U Ain't Got To Lie'' (2015) *''ABRA – Bounty'' (2016) *''ABRA – NOVACANE'' (2017) or_Adult_Swim_Singles.html" ;"title="Adult_Swim.html" ;"title="or Adult Swim">or Adult Swim Singles">Adult_Swim.html" ;"title="or Adult Swim">or Adult Swim Singles*''ABRA – BACARDI'' (2017) *''ABRA – B.R.A.T'' (2018) *''ABRA &

Boys Noize Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a Berlin-based German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter, and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he estab ...

– Unlock It (feat. Playboi Carti)'' (2021)ABRA teams up with Playboi Carti for “Unlock It”
August 20, 2021.

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Guest appearances

*''HYDRABADD feat. ABRA – Sanctuary'' (2013) *''DARKCERBERUSSOUND feat. ABRA – Kookaburra'' (2013) *''Archibald SLIM feat. ABRA – Luv'' (2015) *''Micah Freeman feat. ABRA – Movement'' (2015) *''salute feat. ABRA – Colourblind'' (2015) *''Ethereal feat. ABRA & Father – STYX'' (2015) *''KCSB feat. ABRA – All My Luv'' (2015) *''

Tommy Genesis Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj, known by her stage name Tommy Genesis, is a Canadian rapper. In 2016, ''Dazed'' magazine described her as "the internet's most rebellious underground rap queen". Her music incorporates experimental style and often sexu ...

feat. ABRA – Hair Like Water Wavy Like The Sea'' (2015) *''Hiko Momoji feat. Father & ABRA – Late Nights'' (2016) *''Ethereal feat. ABRA & Coodie Breeze – Treat You Right'' (2016) *''Ethereal feat. ABRA – Look At U'' (2016) *''

Chris Brann Chris Brann (born March 25, 1972) is an American electronic music producer and remixer. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Brann is known for his work under the monikers Wamdue Project and Ananda Project. Career Chris Brann's teamed up with DJ Dee ...

feat. ABRA – Once Before'' (2016) *''Father feat.

iLoveMakonnen Makonnen Kamali Sheran (born April 12, 1989), better known by his stage name iLoveMakonnen (often stylized as ILOVEMAKONNEN), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Makonnen is best known for his 2014 hit "Tuesday" which featured Ca ...

& ABRA – Why Don't You'' (2016) *''Rich Po Slim feat. ABRA – Make You Mine'' (2016) *''Stickz Greenz feat. ABRA – Just Chill'' (2017) *''LiL iFFy feat. ABRA – Dark Times Indeed'' (2017) *''

Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...

feat. ABRA – Drugs'' (2017) *''Da$H feat. ABRA – Deja U'' (2017) *''josh pan feat. ABRA – give it to ya'' (2017) * ''Father feat. ABRA – Lotto'' (2018) * ''

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– Sorcererz'' (2018) * ''

Toro y Moi Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick; November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is often recognized as a spearhead of the chillwave genre in the 2010s, ...

feat. ABRA – Miss Me'' (2019) * ''

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– Sound of Rain'' (2019) * ''

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feat. ABRA – My Head'' (2019) * ''

Bad Bunny Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), known professionally as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His musical style is defined as Latin trap and reggaeton. He rose to prominence in 2016 with his song "Diles", wh ...

feat. ABRA – SORRY PAPI'' (2020) * ''

feat. ABRA – Affection'' (2021)

Remixes

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Empress Of Lorely Rodriguez (born October 19, 1989), known professionally as Empress Of, is a Honduran-American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. To date, she has released three studio albums via XL Recor ...

– Standard (ABRA Remix)'' (2015) *''Father – Everybody In The Club (ABRA Remix)'' (2015)

References

External links

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