Siril Pettus, known professionally as Bandmanrill, is an American rapper and songwriter from Newark, New Jersey. He is currently signed to Warner Music Group and is noted as a pioneer of the hip-hop scene with his fusing of elements of Jersey club and

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Career

He began rapping in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2021, he released his track "Heartbroken" which was selected by Pitchfork as the "must-hear rap song of the day". In November 2021, he released a freestyle titled "Tonight’s Da Night Freestyle". In August 2022, he released his single titled "Real Hips", which is described by Jon Caramanica of '' The New York Times'' as "a surprisingly luscious and nimble offering from the Newark rapper Bandmanrill that makes plain the through lines that connect drill music, Jersey club and bass music". In October 2022, he released his debut project ''Club Godfather''., which contains collaborations with NLE Choppa, Lay Bankz, Skaiwater,

Sha EK Chalim Perry (born April 8, 2003), known by his stage name Sha EK, is an American rapper and producer from The Bronx, New York. He is currently signed to Warner Records and Defiant Records. He released his major label debut mixtape, ''Face of t ...

, and DJ swill.

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* Living people 21st-century American rappers African-American male rappers People from New Jersey Rappers from New Jersey Rappers from Newark, New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-hiphop-bio-stub