Friday, June 23, 2023

GloRilla

One Liner: Crunk lady rapper bragging her way into a Cardi B guest spot

Wikipedia Genre: hip hop, crunk, trap
Home: Memphis

Poster Position: Level 2 (6) 
Both Weekends.
Weekend One - Sunday.  Weekend Two - Friday.

Thoughts:  Fun stuff!  This is in the neighborhood of Bia, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, etc.  In fact, her top track features Cardi B.  Real name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, which is a fantastic name.  Born in Memphis, she was a part of her church choir until she apparently "lost her voice" and switched over to rapping when she was 16.

Just one album - 2022's Anyways, Life's Great - with a pile of singles floating around before that.  Her first big single popped off for good reason, because it is catchy as hell.  "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" was a 2022 single that was even nominated for Best Rap Performance.  46.5 million streams.
I'm sorry, but watch that video and try to not have fun.  She looks like she is having a legitimately good time with her rachet ass friends.  Good times.  And of course, the song reached peak popularity because of a TikTok challenge called the #FNFChallenge.  Afterwards, she got signed to Yo Gotti's Memphis label and finally dropped her album.  That album features her top song, which features Cardi B.  "Tomorrow 2," with 96.5 million streams.
She really does a great middle finger.  Like, absolutely unequivocal.  Beat is like a 3 on that one, so I'm not in love with it.  I wish there was a little more meat on it.

Weird entry on her Wikipedia says: "In February 2023, a stampede at a concert at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York resulted in 3 deaths and 7 people injured. The stampede started after audience members thought they heard gunshots while people were leaving the venue."  Great reporting there.  Was that at a GloRilla concert?  Doofus ass Wikipedia people.

These tunes are fun, although pretty aggressive.  I was trying to get substantive work done today while listening along and finally had to just turn it off because it was stressing me out.  But I could see her show being fun for the young kids.

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