Brooklyn Candida Rodriguez (born August 30, 2002), known professionally as Bktherula, is an American

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

and

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from

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. She is recognized for her aesthetic and devoted fanbase.

Early life

Rodriguez recorded her first song at the age of 9 on a tape recorder. She started uploading songs to

SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming se ...

at the age of 13. Her father was a rapper in a group called ''Planet X''.

Career

She began getting traction on the streaming platform

in 2018 with the release of her singles "Faygo" and "Left Right". In 2020, her song "Tweakin’ Together" went viral on social media platform

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. In January 2020, she released her single "On Me". In July 2020, she released her single "Summer". In October 2020, Rodriguez released her album ''Love Santana''. In 2021, her single "Watch Me" was placed in video game

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. In October 2021, she released a music video for her single "Placement" with American rapper

Matt Ox Matthew Grau (born December 13, 2004), known professionally as Matt Ox, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Philadelphia. He is best known for his 2017 single "Overwhelming", and for being featured on the 2018 album track "$$$" on X ...

. In March 2022, she released two singles titled "Keep da K" and "Coupe". In April 2022, she appeared in the music video for the

Rico Nasty Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (born May 7, 1997), known professionally as Rico Nasty, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Maryland. She rose to prominence in 2018 with singles such as "Smack a Bitch" and "Poppin". While in high schoo ...

song "Vaderz" which she featured on. In August 2022, she performed at

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in Miami.

References

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* {{Authority control 2002 births African-American women rappers 21st-century American women musicians Living people People from Atlanta Rappers from Atlanta Southern hip hop musicians Warner Music Group artists