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in February 2020. He is signed to

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and Cmnty Rcrds.

Career

In February 2020, he independently released the song " Rascal", which quickly went viral on YouTube overnight, due to the video's content and portrayal. He signed to

and Cmnty Rcrds in April 2020. He dropped the single "Dealer", debuting its remix days later. The remix features American rappers

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. On June 12, 2020, he released his debut extended play, ''Drug Dealing is a Lost Art''. The eight-track EP contains features from American rappers Future, Lil Baby,

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. On November 12, he released "The Wishing Hour", a reworking of the

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song " 3AM." It was subsequently announced RMR's next project would be called ''4th Qtr Medley'', a three-part series of re-imagined songs and interconnected videos similar to "Rascal," set to be released on November 24. On November 24, ''4th Qtr Medley'' was released and featured reworkings of songs from Matchbox Twenty,

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, and

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. As of 2021, the music video for ''4th Qtr Medley'' is no longer on YouTube, having been removed from RMR's channel, although the three individual songs are still accessible online. On January 8, 2021, RMR released "Her Honeymoon", the first single off of his upcoming debut album, ''Hotel''. The accompanying music video featured three possible endings to the narrative, concluding with RMR encouraging fans to call or text his personal cell-phone to vote for their preferred ending. On May 21, 2021, RMR released "Vibes" featuring

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. The song is the second single from RMR's upcoming debut album ''Hotel.'' On June 11, 2021, Billy Strings released a single for "Wargasm" that features RMR.

Personal life

RMR was born in 1996 in

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, Minnesota. He is secretive about his life, and remains professionally anonymous. As of 2020, RMR was living in Los Angeles, California, having been relocated from Atlanta. RMR was a panel member on A View From The Front Line, an introspective panel discussion hosted by one of his labels

. Moderated by Gail Mitchell, Executive Director of R&B/Hip-Hop for

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, the panel included artists involved in the

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and Paul Henderson, Director of Police Accountability for the City of San Francisco.

Artistry

RMR has received comparisons to

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for his musical style, fusing elements of hip hop and

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music. In addition to Rascal Flatts, he cites

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as influences on his music.

Discography

Extended plays

References

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