Rubi Rose
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Birth name | Rubi Rose Benton |
Born | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | October 2, 1997
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Rubi Rose Benton is an American rapper, songwriter and model.
Early life[]
Rose was born Rubi Rose Benton and raised in Lexington, Kentucky to an Eritrean immigrant mother and Black American and Japanese father.[1] Her mother was born in Ethiopia although being an Eritrean. Her paternal grandmother is of Black American descent and her paternal grandfather is of Japanese descent. Her father is a lawyer named John Benton and her mother is a dentist named Nardos Gebreluel. She has an older sister named Scarlette and a younger sister.[2][better source needed] She lived for one year in Geneva, Switzerland. She moved to Snellville, Georgia in her junior year of high school.[3][4] She studied politics at Georgia State University.[5]
Career[]
Rose first gained fame as the main model for hip-hop group Migos' music video for the single "Bad and Boujee". Around this time, she started regularly featuring on a Twitch stream with Jamaican-born East Coast Hip Hop Commentator DJ Akademiks.[6][better source needed] Rose started releasing her own music and made traction in 2019 with her single "Big Mouth".[7] Rose made a cameo appearance in American rapper Cardi B's music video for her single "WAP", which was released on August 7, 2020.[8] In 2019, she signed by Chris Turner (A&R) to LA Reid's music label Hitco Entertainment.[9]
On December 25, 2020, Rose released her first official mixtape, For the Streets, featuring guest appearances from Future and PartyNextDoor.[10] Rose was featured in the 2021 XXL Freshman List.[11]
Discography[]
- For the Streets (2020)
References[]
- ^ Rose, Rubi (February 18, 2021). "I got a special delivery..." Youtube.
- ^ Rose, Rubi (February 18, 2021). "rubi rose q&a ... kinda". Youtube.
- ^ Rice, Lillyanne (July 22, 2020). "Inside Rubi Rose's life, Including her parents and boyfriend". TheNetline.
- ^ Ukiomogbe, Juliana (December 9, 2020). "Mulatto, Rubi Rose, and Sukihana: Meet the Women of "WAP"". Interview Magazine.
- ^ Ransom, Danielle (November 6, 2020). "Atlanta Rapper Rubi Rose Has Popstar Ambitions From Madonna And Industry Insight From Kendrick Lamar". BET.com.
- ^ Twitch, Akademiks (December 2, 2017). "Playboi Carti ex girlfriend 'Rubi Rose' clears up if he's actually gay or not". Youtube.
- ^ Inoyo, Vicky (December 29, 2020). "Rubi Rose is rising to the top while making music 'For The Streets' [Interview]". EARMILK.
- ^ Williams, Aaron (August 11, 2020). "Meet The Next Wave Of Female Rappers, Courtesy Of Cardi B's 'WAP'". UPROXX. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Ju, Shirley (December 6, 2019). "Rubi Rose On Signing To HitCo, "Big Mouth," DMs & More!". Flaunt Magazine.
- ^ Rose, Jordan (December 24, 2020). "Listen to Rubi Rose's New Project 'For The Streets' f/ Future & PARTYNEXTDOOR". Complex.
- ^ Rose, Rubi (July 9, 2021). "RUBI ROSE'S 2021 XXL FRESHMAN FREESTYLE". XXL.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Lexington, Kentucky
- American women rappers
- American people of Eritrean descent
- Southern hip hop musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American women musicians
- Songwriters from Kentucky
- Rappers from Kentucky
- People from Lexington, Kentucky
- American people of Japanese descent
- Hip hop models
- African-American women rappers
- African-American female models